Ken Connor

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  Mar 26, 2013

  CBS's Decision to Degrade Veterans Poses Consequences of Historical Ignorance

  Unless you are a faithful watcher of the Fox News Channel's "The Five," you probably missed co-host Bob Beckel's scathing monologue discussing an episode of "The Amazing Race" in which the contestants were dispatched to Vietnam for one of their weekly challenges.

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  Mar 19, 2013

  Discounting Parents' Rights

  For people of faith in America, the Obama administration's birth control mandate represents an unprecedented assault on religious conscience.

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  Mar 12, 2013

  Is There Room in the GOP Tent for the Poor?

  Writing for the Wall Street Journal, American Enterprise Institute president Arthur C. Brooks recently suggested that the G.O.P. is way off base in their assumptions about the moral arguments that resonate most with the American people. Their focus on the economic advantages of capitalism and "values-voter" issues like abortion and gay marriage miss the mark, Brooks suggests. Instead, Republicans must convince the electorate that they are just as concerned about the plight of the poor and downtr

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  Mar 5, 2013

  Don't Wait Until It's Too Late to Make Health Care Decisions

  This past week, health care journalist Charles Ornstein wrote a compelling piece for the Washington Post detailing his personal experience with heart-wrenching end-of-life medical decisions. Ornstein's story of his mother's death highlights the complexity of this little-discussed topic, and should serve as a wakeup call to every American family: End-of-life issues should not be avoided or delayed until the last possible moment. They should be carefully considered and clearly communicated. Eve

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  Feb 26, 2013

  Abortion: The New American Family Value

  Most parents would agree that protecting your children from harm and doing everything possible to set them on a path of success and happiness are fundamental parental responsibilities. From the moment our children are born, their welfare becomes an almost singular obsession. Countless hours are spent dreaming about and planning for their future. We tell our children that they can be anything they want to be – the sky is the limit! Of course, as all parents quickly realize, things don't alway

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  Feb 19, 2013

  An Agent of Intolerance Seeks to Stifle Debate

  When you hear the name Southern Poverty Law Center, it immediately evokes images of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Freedom Rides... all iconic symbols of the civil rights movement. And rightly so, for these are the events that inspired its founding. Founded in 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) made a name for itself by defending the poor and disenfranchised against organized forces of hate and bigotry in a society torn by racial tension. Unfortunately, as the years have passed

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  Feb 13, 2013

  Defending the Right to Self-Defense

  Criminals aren't stupid. They are shrewd and they know how to take advantage of a population that has become complacent and vulnerable. The surest defense against an armed criminal is to be armed yourself. In the end, we the people are responsible for our own safety and that of our families, neighbors, and loved ones – and we have a constitutionally-protected right to the tools necessary to secure that safety.

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  Feb 6, 2013

  Progressives Embrace Moral and Medical Schizophrenia

  Enter the Affordable Care Act and it's punitive treatment of smokers, who will be subject to as much as 50% higher premiums. Making other people sick and costing other people money, well that's wrong. It's downright immoral! If only the 55 million or so unborn children that have been aborted since 1972 had been the beneficiaries of such clear-eyed moralism.

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  Jan 30, 2013

  A Call to Conscience

  Americans are living in an age where the actions of government increasingly come into conflict with Christian values. As issues like abortion and gay marriage continue to insert themselves into the cultural milieu, Christians and other traditional-minded Americans – including those of other religious faiths – find themselves marginalized and even demonized.

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  Jan 24, 2013

  Killing Begets More Killing

  In the wake of the brutal, senseless tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the gun control debate is once again aflame in Washington, D.C. Advocates of strict gun control laws are taking advantage of the visceral, emotional nature of the event to push their agenda, while the NRA and their adherents have been put on the defensive. As frustrating as it is for supporters of responsible gun ownership to witness the irresponsible politicization of this issue, we are seeing how government reacts wh