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IDEAS IN ACTION by KEN CONNOR

Encouraging Death

Even the most despicable ideas can be made palatable when euphemisms are used to spin them. That's why abortion advocates call themselves "pro-choice" rather than "pro abortion." It's also why they talk about "terminating a pregnancy" rather than "killing a baby." Controlling the language not only controls the argument, it often determines the outcome of the argument. Proponents of euthanasia understand the power of language in shaping debate....

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Ideas in Action
Encouraging Death
It May Be 2008 at Home, But in the Academy It's 1984
Small Town Conservatives: Bitter or Better?
Scientific Manipulation and the Dignity of Man
Slavery in the Land of the Free
Disposing of the Disabled
America in Black and White
Sin and Scandal
The "Changing" Evangelical Movement?
A Preemptive Strike
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May 9: On Science, Politics and Religion, Part III by Dr. Joel Brind
May 2: Lawsuit Reform and the Right to Trial by Ken Connor
April 25: "Secular" Discrimination Against Religion by Zachary Gappa
April 21: Radical Racism, Darwinism and Hitler, Pt. II by Thomas Gilson
April 16: Radical Racism, Darwinism and Hitler, Pt. I by Thomas Gilson
April 10: On Science, Politics and Religion, Pt. II by Dr. Joel Brind
March 11: On Science, Politics and Religion, Pt. I by Dr. Joel Brind
February 27: Promises for the Poor by Francisco Gonzalez
February 21: The Artistic Dialogue of Juno by Mattias A. Caro
February 5: Restoring the Ten Commandments by Chip Hammond
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Ideas in Action
Friday, May 09, 2008
Evangelical Manifesto Revisited and Revealed
The Dreaded R-Word
Food and Federal Fuel Follies
The Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment Already Exists?
Librarians Against Censorship?
Thursday, May 08, 2008
What's In a Name?
The Right Price to Pollute
A Crime So Monstrous
American Idol and the Presidential Race
Paying More to Eat
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When it comes to politics, few elected officials publicly discuss the most important questions, like "What is the nature of man?" or "What is justice?" Nevertheless, the way one answers these fundamental questions influences their entire political perspective. Building on centuries of Christian reflection, these Just Society 101 articles will articulate a political theory that provides the 'first principles' for a just society.

Click here to read the first article: What Is Social Justice?