In a recent column in the Washington Post, the journalist George Will wrote a column on sexual assault entitle “Colleges Become Victims of Progressivism” (June 6, 2014) in which he was critical of the Department of Justice’s new standards for proving sexual assault on college campuses and skeptical of the statistics backing those new standards. […]
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Inequality, CEO Compensation and Thomas Piketty
27 May 2014
What do the three phrases in the title of this blog have in common? This is not a trick question, although some may be tricked by the rhetoric that has come from these. OK, you have had enough time to think about it. The answer is: Inequality is the “new” social justice term, median CEO […]
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It looks like Bryan College is in the news again, this time in an article of May 20 in the New York Times. Congratulations Bryan. You now have equaled Cedarville University for the number of times you have been in the “Gray Lady.” But to the serious issues raised. Again, the hubub centers on the […]
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I am a bit torn as to what to write about today, there are so many interesting and important subjects. But I dedicate this day to all of the “sister” schools of Cedarville University, especially Bryan College in Tennessee. If they care to read I would also dedicate this blog (to modify a phrase used […]
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She Didn’t Make the Grade
05 May 2014
Another commencement speaker bit the dust, as Condoleesa Rice, former Secretary of State, withdrew from her appointment to speak at Rutgers University, the New Jersey flagship institution of higher (or lower) education, due to the vocal and aggressive protests by a handful of faculty and students. Now let me say that I was not in […]
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It isn’t widely reported, though religious liberties organizations are well aware, but religious liberties are under attack from a significant portion of the modern liberal political class. More than that however, religion in general, specifically the Christian religion is being mocked by that same element. Snickers could almost be audible when some public figure or […]
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Recently, we have witnessed two high-profile instances of how different communities have mobilized their supporters to produce conformity over the issue of gay marriage. World Vision, a Christian ministry that assists refugees, decided to change their employee policies regarding homosexuality. The ministry said it was leaving theological disagreements to churches while attempting to remain focused […]