Ken Connor

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  Oct 29, 2013

  The Emperor Has No Clothes

  Obamacare isn't a political abstraction any longer. Its success doesn't depend on spin or solidarity. What matters for the law -- and for the people who are depending on it -- is how well it actually works. So far, it's not working well at all.

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  Oct 22, 2013

  Tea Party, Ted Cruz Cause Winds of Change in DC

  In the aftermath of the U.S. government shutdown and a close call with default, there is a political consensus among Democrats, many Republicans, establishment conservatives, business leaders and the inside-the-Beltway commentariat: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Tea Party members in the House have done grievous harm to themselves and their brand.

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  Oct 16, 2013

  Prolife and Animal Rights Activists Should Work Together

  If pro-life conservatives believe what I've outlined above – that this earth and everything in it was created by God and is precious to Him – it seems logical that we would take an interest in the welfare and dignity of all of Creation, not just human beings.

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  Oct 8, 2013

  Is Christian Education an Oxymoron?

  The concept of Christian education strikes many as a laughable notion, an oxymoron embraced only by morons. The idea that God has any involvement with or impact upon what man can know and how he can know it – indeed, the idea that God even exists – is anathema to academic elites. Sadly, even some Christians believe that Christ's exhortation to reject the things of this world means that engaging in the pursuit of knowledge is a waste of time and a potential impediment to one's faith. This is a mi

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  Oct 1, 2013

  Assisted Suicide: Blinded by the Light of Celebrity

  The push to legalize assisted suicide in the U.K. has been ongoing for several years. Three times, the British people have rejected the idea, but champions of "end of life choice" will not be deterred.

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  Sep 25, 2013

  Refuse to Render Unto Caesar

  It's been 18 months since Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced a new requirement that all U.S. employers must provide insurance coverage for birth control, including abortifacients, at no cost to their employees. As lawsuits against the infamous HHS mandate increase in number, it's looking more and more likely that the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.

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  Sep 17, 2013

  Wanted: More Jurists and Lawmakers to Join the Club of Rights for the Unborn

  In the last 50 years or so, America has become a nation obsessed with rights. Elites in government, academia, the media, and entertainment take great pains to inculcate an attitude of tolerance, acceptance, multiculturalism, and diversity in the American people.

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  Sep 10, 2013

  A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small

  A heartwarming report was recently published by the San Jose Mercury News telling the story of a family whose year's long dream of parenthood was finally realized when a couple they'd never met donated their 19-year-old frozen embryo to them for adoption.

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  Sep 3, 2013

  Time to Make 'Unborn' the New Gay?

  Today there is a new civil rights movement underway, so we are told. This time, it's not racial equality at issue, but marriage equality. And it's not African Americans carrying the banner of protest, but homosexuals

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  Aug 27, 2013

  Emasculating the Faith of Our Fighters

  The latest battleground in the President's campaign for fundamental change is the military, where chaplains and other persons of faith are finding themselves increasingly under pressure to subordinate their religious consciences to the dictates of tolerance and diversity