TCU’s mission is “to educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community,” and its vision is to be a “a world-class, values-centered university.” The language seems carefully crafted to downplay its Christian origins (the university is affiliated but not governed by the Disciples of Christ) and welcome... Continue Reading

While 40% of student-loan borrowers owe less than $10,000, a growing number have higher loan balances. Nearly 47% of borrowers owe between $10,000 and $50,000, up from 38% in the fourth quarter of 2005. The share of borrowers with balances of $100,000 or more has also jumped, to 3.7% from 1.7% during this period.  ... Continue Reading

…. “we will need to obtain blood samples from some members of your extended family to allow DNA testing.”….I naively asked why the genetic data was required. Waving a dismissive hand toward our daughter, who until this point had tried her darndest to win the doctor’s attention with coy smiles and giggles, this gifted physician... Continue Reading

In reference to the judges concerns, the government lawyer says, “I actually don’t think it is that important.” What he does believe is important is contraceptives, since they are “important to the health and well-being of women and to advancing gender equality.” Yet even if we concede this point, the Administration has given no rational explanation for why... Continue Reading

Scouts inherently believe in a moral law (almost certainly emanating from the Divine). The outline and summary for these principles can again be found in the Scout Law as well as the Slogan. Previously, this moral law was undergirded by both social norms and common American religious institutions, especially churches and synagogues….The BSA so assiduously... Continue Reading

Legalisation has not been emancipation. It has instead resulted in the appalling, inhuman, degrading treatment of women, because it declares the buying and selling of human flesh acceptable. And as the Dutch government reforms itself from pimp to protector, it will have time to reflect on the damage done to the women caught in this... Continue Reading

Instead of falling for overblown tales of Western Islamophobia, let’s take a real stand against the Christophobia infecting the Muslim world. Tolerance is for everyone—except the intolerant.   We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and combatants in the Arab Spring’s fight against tyranny. But, in fact, a wholly... Continue Reading

42 percent would not date a virgin; 47 percent report having a “friends with benefits” relationship; 44 percent of women and 63 percent of men have had one night stands. Almost a third say they’ve had sex by the third date and almost half said they had sex by the sixth date.   Match.com, the... Continue Reading

Crossroads’ water project partner group in Africa, Victory Outreach Ministries, states on its website that while homosexuality is sinful, gays are “created in God’s image, and we condemn the activities of those who are violent towards gays.” Don Hutchinson, with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said Mulcair should know the Supreme Court has ruled religious... Continue Reading

In a piece questioning the need for colleges offering majors in business, David Glenn writes  that employers are looking for “22-year-olds who can write coherently, think creatively and analyze quantitative data, and they’re perfectly happy to hire English or biology majors.”….The ability to use, understand, and communicate those facts is what must be taught and... Continue Reading