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Heather MacDonald in the Wall Street Journal:
Some in Mr. Wright’s crew of charlatans have already had their moments in the spotlight; others are less well known. They form part of the tragic academic project of justifying self-defeating underclass behavior as “authentically black.”
Obama is coming out hard against the man he previously dismissed with “Oh, [...]

This movie is long, but worthwhile. Very worthwhile.

Tags: Christian, GodTube, Pastor Paul

On government responsibility and prerogative and power:
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
~P.J. O’Rourke
“If the Internet has taught us anything, it’s that it’s pretty presumptuous to predict what the future will be. We should be very, very cautious about imposing regulations based on what we think [...]

Survival of the fittest- a predominant thought and prevailing theme in our modern society (especially in the scientific world) - or at least it seems to be.
Do we really live this way, though?
No. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have homeless shelters, orphanages, food kitchens, etc.
However, if survival of the fittest is true, we should just dismiss all [...]

People who don’t:

use their eyes to perceive
their ears to hear
their minds to comprehend
or their hands to explore

That’s what frustrates me.
What frustrates you?

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This morning in chapel at the small Christian College I attend, the speaker made several statements which I found very interesting and thought-provoking:
“I heard about a man who was accused of scaring people into heaven. I asked him about this recently and he said, ‘When my children were little, I scared them from touching a [...]

I attended an impromptu comedy troupe performance on Saturday at a local Christian College of impeccable reputation.
During one of the skits there was a stirring speech about the American justice system complete with flag waving behind the speaker.
As the skit progressed though, the heroic moment was over and for convenience sake, the flag was wadded [...]

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Neil gets around. A lot.
There have been at least two cases this week where I’ve found some new blog or something outside my regular reading and there in the comments was Neil, arguing with lucidity and alacrity for truth in whichever topic was being discussed.
Truly an amazing man… being from the greatest state in America [...]

“I know what I am headed for but I face my destiny with my head held high, standing upright and with the interior solidity of one who has the certainty of his faith.”
~Magdi Allam, Journalist and Christian convert from Islam

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Tags: Christian, Islam, Magdi Allam, Muslim, Pope Benedict