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Obama Passing New Law to Allow Searching of PC's, Laptops, and Media Devices

The mainstream media and far left were crying about the Patriot Act and warrantless wiretaps. Where are they on this?

Out of the Closet and Into the Fire: According to Kinsey, Deviancy Is the New Normal

By Selwyn Duke

If you're like most Americans, when hearing the term "sexual revolution," you think of the 1960s. Conjured up are images of hippies in tie-dyed t-shirts, Woodstock, rock 'n' roll, and everything else that attended that tumultuous time in our history. Lying in contrast is the image of the 1950s, supposedly a time of white picket fences, Leave It to Beaver, and sexual "repression." Yet some would trace the beginning of the sexual revolution back to that purportedly staid decade, and among these are the creators of a new documentary, The Kinsey Syndrome.

The documentary identifies a seminal year in the sexual revolution: 1953. What happened then? Alfred Kinsey, the famous — perhaps we should say infamous — "sex researcher" and professor at the University of Indiana in Bloomington, issued the second volume of his research, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, a work likened to an "atomic bomb" dropped on traditional morality in America. It was a follow-up to Kinsey's 1948 work Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, and together, they were a one-two punch, the Fat Man and Little Boy of the new morality, helping to change the way Americans viewed their nation — perhaps forever.

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Speaking Up About the Day of Silence

By Selwyn Duke

Today marks the 13th annual “Day of Silence,” an activist endeavor ostensibly designed to draw attention to the “problem” of “anti-gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender" bullying. Now officially sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN — They’re missing a few sexual designations there. It’s hard to keep pace with the times), participating students take a vow to speak only when necessary on the appointed day, and some will express their sentiments in other ways as well. Maggie Owner writing at CivilRights.org provides a brief synopsis of the history, scope, and methods of the event:

The first Day of Silence was organized in 1996 by students at the University of Virginia. A year later, nearly 100 colleges and universities participated. Last year, more than 8,000 middle schools, high schools, and universities participated nationwide.

This year students are choosing different ways to spread the word about the Day of Silence. Some are using Twitter to encourage people to participate. Others are wearing face masks with an “X” over the mouth to represent their silence or t-shirts with messages like, “Gay? Fine by me.”

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Obama: Rescuing Dogs and Rending Babies

By Selwyn Duke

What a society talks about — and what it fails to — both speak volumes about it. And lately, the news has been replete with stories about the Obama’s new canine acquisition, a Portuguese water dog the first family has fittingly named Bo. Yet while the little curly-haired purebred is creating a tempest in a teapot — because Barack Obama said during the campaign that he intended to get a “rescued” dog, such as one from a shelter — few talk about a type of rescue to which Obama won’t even pay lip service.

Of course, it certainly is fashionable to lament the plight of abandoned animals, and for sure, no humane person wants to see any of God’s creatures suffer needlessly. Yet, shouldn’t this sublime compassion extend to His children as well? I speak of abortion.

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Barack Obama: Chairman of the Bored

By Selwyn Duke

Perhaps I was wrong about Barack Obama. Maybe his words can bring peace to the world. That is to say, if he keeps talking, he just may put all the world’s peoples to sleep and keep them that way.

The Ann Coulter Hang-Ups
This is a compilation of radio clips in which Ann Coulter dodges questions about her mischaracterization of Mitt Romney as a "conservative" "who fooled liberals into voting for him." These certainly aren't her finest moments, and she should understand that such ducking makes her seem very . . . well, Romneyesque.

Perhaps the problem is that her pride just won't let her admit she was wrong. And she was wrong. After all, perhaps you could have made the case that Romney was the best of the viable candidates, but he's not a traditionalist by any stretch of the imagination. He certainly will change with the times, though. We could call him Mighty Morphin' Mitt.

Happy Easter!

I wish you all a very happy and blessed Easter.

Selwyn Duke

The Lack-of-Purpose Driven Life: Rick Warren's Stance on Faux Marriage

By Selwyn Duke

Many think California pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren to be a purveyor of designer religion. Now these critics have been given some more ammunition in the form of an interview the mega-church mogul gave to CNN’s Larry King. At issue are comments Warren made in which he seemed to vacillate in his support of his state’s pro-marriage amendment, Proposition 8, and appeared indifferent to the matter of same-sex "marriage" in general.

For example, in the interview Warren said he was “oblivious” to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling legalizing faux marriage, and, when asked about the controversy surrounding his support of Proposition 8, he said:

In the first place, I am not an anti-gay or anti-gay marriage activist — never have been, never will be. During the whole Proposition 8 thing, I never once went to a meeting, never once issued a statement, never — never once even gave an endorsement in the two years Prop 8 was going.

Yet this seems to lie in stark contrast to what Warren said while addressing his church members mere weeks before the Proposition 8 vote. Here is a transcript (and video) of Warren’s remarks to those parishioners:

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Thursday's Savage Nation Appearance - The Separation of Church and State

— During this radio appearance I discuss the argumentation we should use to win the separation-of-church-and-state debate.

Notre Dame’s Betrayal of Faith

By Selwyn Duke

When John the Baptist said to King Herod, “It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife,” the price he paid was his head on a platter.  He had spoken Absolute Truth to power in a time when power was absolute.  It was the bravest of acts, the kind only undertaken by those very rare men for all seasons.