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Jul 24, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Kimberly Ells |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
In praise of men
I went to the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations this spring. Man-hating is never in short supply there and this year it was in especially fine form. I went to numerous presentations where the call to action was to “dismantle the patriarchy,” “eradicate the patriarchy,” or “smash the patriarchy.”I began to wonder if anyone actually knew what the patriarchy was, so I decided to ask.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Massimo Introvigne |James Bradshaw |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez
First, while the text of the agreement remains secret, he confirmed that the CCP had breached it. “It is indispensable that all episcopal appointments in China, including transfers, be made by consensus, as agreed,” Parolin said, to avoid “disagreements and misunderstandings.” With “surprise and regret,” the Vatican had to note that the agreement had not been respected.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
greenevillesun.com | David Hoinski
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Jul 20, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Louis March |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
The Far East and most of the West have already blown through their demographic dividend, where low dependency ratios (workers to dependents like children and retirees) meant there were sufficient resources for robust economic expansion. Those days disappeared with the birth dearth. From Ms Leatherby’s piece:Today’s young countries aren’t the only ones at a critical juncture. The transformation of rich countries has only just begun.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Mathew Otieno |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
Has Christianity been bad for Africa?
“When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.” So goes a famous quote often attributed to either Jomo Kenyatta, the founding president of Kenya or Bishop Desmond Tutu, the late South African anti-Apartheid campaigner.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Steven Tucker |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
Political problemsYou can find any number of such lesson plans easily available for teachers to make use of online.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Laurie DeRose |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
If you asked me if my parents passed on their affiliations to me, my answer would be a simple “no.” But in pondering Cooperman’s findings, I’ve realised it isn’t quite that simple. Surveys translate complex realities into simple questions. My dad believes in God and even prays, but he has no religious affiliation. I’ve even described him as worshipping at the altar of small government because among Republican core values, that’s his highest value.
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Jul 16, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Karl Stephan |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
Pardon the mixed metaphor—roses don't drive—but I couldn't think of another way to summarize the current prospects for truly autonomous vehicles. For several years now, we have been promised that self-driving cars are just around the corner.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
It's been one whole year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. These are dark times, as NPR and other media outlets keep reminding us. Did you know that because of Dobbs, a woman can get pregnant just by having sex. And this is leading people into scary, unfamiliar territory. "I find myself in this really bizarre state where I'm asking guys about things like their values and trustworthiness before sleeping with them."An hilarious – and slick and professional -- video from Live Action.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
mercatornet.com | Kimberly Ells |David Hoinski |Rudolph Lambert Fernandez |Samuel Gregg
With the sobering and inspiring film, Sound of Freedom hitting theaters this week, we are faced with the reality that there is a huge appetite for child sex throughout the world. While Operation Underground Railroad is fighting the child sex movement, there is an international effort pushing it forward in the name of “children’s rights.”Here is a crucial piece of background. In 1983, two members of the Pedophile Information Exchange (PIE), a pro-pedophile group, were interviewed for Newsnight.
