Archive for the ‘Current Events’ Category
Reduce Spending. Reject Tax Increases. Reform Government.
From StateBudgetSolutions.org: “Reduce spending. Reject tax increases. Reform government. Sounds like a winner to me.” Sounds like a winner to me.
Sharia law trumps U.S. Constitution in Dearborn
Via AP and PowerLine:
Four Christian evangelists were arrested on charges of “disorderly conduct” for distributing copies of the Gospel of John on a public street outside an Arab cultural festival in Dearborn, Michigan, which is heavily Muslim. One of the men filmed the event and had his camera confiscated, even though he wasn’t distributing the gospel tracts. Both the arrest and the request to stop videotaping are atrocious violations of the First Amendment.
Happy St. George’s Day
Today is St. George’s Day among Western Christians. It’s celebrated on May 6 by Eastern Christians because they follow the Julian rather than the Gregorian calendar. You can read about my namesake here. Here’s the St. George Cross, which was the flag of England before its union with Scotland. George, it turns out, is the patron saint of England, as well as Palestine, interestingly enough.
On the Abuse of Sex
This is the eighth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
From Pornography to Porno to Porn: How Porn Became the Norm
This is the seventh video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
Acquiring Tastes and Loves
This is the sixth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
Industry Size: Measurement and Social Costs
This is the fifth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
Freedom, Virtue, and the Politics of Regulating Pornography
This is the fourth video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
Desire and the Tainted Soul
This is the third video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
This video is interesting because it presents an Islamic perspective on the topic of pornography
Pornography’s Effect on Interpersonal Relationships
This is the second video from The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations, a report issued by The Witherspoon Institute based on a two-day, multidisciplinary academic consultation held in Princeton, New Jersey. The complete video library is here. You can purchase the written report and/or the video of the consultation at Amazon.com.
