Category Archive: Culture Wars

May 07

A Rant About Arguing (oy!….)

There are a lot of ways that we are called to endure injustice. Some of them we are more comfortable with than others. One of them is how we conduct ourselves in discussion/debate with those we disagree. Principled people of any sort face the challenge today of a public that is, at large, irrational, illogical, …

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May 02

State of Family and Marriage Research

Terri Carrol, a sociology professor at Bowling Green and the co-director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR), has a lot of interesting information to share in the article “State of the American Family” that was recently published in BGSU Magazine. But what goes unsaid in fact speaks far louder. Behind the …

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Feb 08

Don Smith – Direct Evangelization at Gateway Moments

A big part of the New Evangelization is the restatement of the obvious. Catholic convert Don Smith gives fantastic advice for identifying and seizing important evangelistic moments.

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Fr. Stephen on Religious Liberty – Religious Freedom Rally in Zanesville, Ohio

Fr. Stephen on Religious Liberty. Religious liberty – free exercise rather than mere freedom to worship – is the first and primary human right

Oct 18

“Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” Documentary – Sex Trafficking

“But when he knows that he is not only worse than all those in the world, but is also guilty before all people, on behalf of all and for all, for all human sins, the world’s and each person’s, only then will the goal of our unity be achieved. [...] Only then will our hearts …

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Sep 25

Memes, Clever Sound Bytes, & Funny Pictures – “Discourse” in an Entertainment Culture

I saw this on facebook today: Wow, where to start? (Wonka, it is hard to dissect your argument since I can’t hear myself think over the sound of your condescension. Who wants less science and more religion in schools? Who is this even directed at? Is it a fair summary of a particular groups’ thought?…..) …

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