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The Volokh Conspiracy - “Moral Consideration of Plants”:
I swear, this has absolutely nothing to do with the latter state of Christendom. Really.

The Volokh Conspiracy - "Moral Consideration of Plants": via kwout

No one is having any issues here. It’s business as usual, for the majority who conclude that “something bad” is “morally impermissible” if […]

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Good News Film Reviews: I like my odds Discerning Christian Movie Reviews
Now, Mr. Nehring over at Good News Film Reviews was just innocently reporting his zombie survival scores, of course. He just included this old documentary footage in case we needed to understand what zombies were. (right?)

….right.

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San Fran Columnist - “Are Americans Unusually Stupid?”

There’s an old stereotype that rural people are small-minded and think every way of life other than their own is stupid or immoral. These days, thanks to mass media, that just isn’t so. No matter how backwater your town, you’re exposed to “progressive” ideas and alternative lifestyles. Ironically, it’s people living in […]

Liberal-Conservative Litmus Tests

In my experience, you can tell a liberal from a conservative with about 95% accuracy by a single question: “Are you more freaked out by your children seeing sex on TV or violence on TV?” (Although if the person is a liberal, you’ll probably need to substitute “Yorkiepoo” for “children”.)
Almost without exception, liberals worry […]

Liberal and Conservative Birth Rates, Part II

This is Part II of an earlier post.  Here’s some more data on the birth rates of conservatives versus liberals and Evangelicals versus non-religious people:
“Undoubtedly, the next “right” liberals will discover is canine suffrage. Can you imagine how many votes they’ll be able to dig up in Chicago pet cemetaries?”
The new book Reagan’s Children, authored by Hans Zeiger and […]

Republicans and Evangelicals Have Babies, Democrats and Seculars Buy Small Dogs

Demographics may not be destiny, but they’re the next best thing. Since about 75-80% of children embrace the beliefs of their parents in adulthood, it’s reasonable to expect that those political and religious groups in America with the largest birth rates will benefit in the future. And since religious and party affiliation most strongly correlate […]

Big Media: Is it really all about the money?

The current spate of turkeys Hollywood is turning out should finally put an end to the old argument — “the media is just there to make money.”

1. If it was about the money, at least one of the Big Three networks would be trying to appeal to the plurality of conservatives in this country.
2. If it was just about the money, Hollywood would make more G- and PG-rated films and less R-rated ones.

3. If it was just about the money, the massive success and profitability of Passion of the Christ would have spawned a host of religion-themed movies.

4. But most of all, if it was just about the money, this flood of anti-war stinkbombs would have been killed two years ago.