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Documentary Puts Russian Adoption Ban in Perspective
A new documentary that follows the lives of three Russian orphans adopted by American parents will be screened at the Moscow International Film Festival. The filmmaker, Sarah McCarthy, is trying to raise money to show the film across Russia in the hopes that it will build support to end the ban on Russian adoptions to the United States.
Poll: Dem/GOP Views of NSA Surveillance Shift Based Upon Who Is Prez
A strong majority of Democrats now say that National Security Agency surveillance programs are acceptable, nearly the same percentage who said they were unacceptable when the question was asked during the President George W. Bush administration, according to a report by Pew Research Center. The reverse shift was seen among Republicans.
Harvard Humanities Professors Admit Liberal Bias
There is some truth to conservative concerns that there is a liberal bias in the humanities, claims a new report on the state of humanities education at Harvard University.
Study: Charismatic Teachers Don't Help Students Learn More
The teachers who deliver the most engaging and interesting lectures may have been your favorite, but a new study suggests they probably did not help you learn more than your "boring" teachers. The study raises questions about the value of student evaluations of teachers.
Interview: Samuel Rodriguez on Reconciling Billy Graham and Martin Luther King, Jr.
A new social movement is needed in the Church in America that reconciles Billy Graham's message with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s march, the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez argues in his new book, The Lamb's Agenda: Why Jesus is Calling You to a Life of Righteousness and Justice.
Privacy vs. Security Debate Defies Party Labels
The recent debate over the appropriate balance between personal privacy and national security cuts across the Democratic/Republican and liberal/conservative divide. Some Republicans are defending, while some Democrats are criticizing, the Obama administration's use of broad surveillance techniques to track terrorists.
Judge Orders Sebelius to Add Dying Girl to Adult Donor List
A federal judge has ordered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to make an exception to lung transplant rules and add 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan to the adult lung transplant list so doctors may be able to save her life. Sebelius initially declined the request.
Martin Bashir: GOP Criticisms of IRS Is Code for Calling Obama a N*****
When Republicans criticize the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups, they are using coded language to call President Barack Obama a n*****, MSNBC host Martin Bashir argued Wednesday.
White House Defends Obtaining Verizon Customer Phone Records
The White House is defending Thursday the secret collecting of phone records for millions of Verizon customers by the National Security Agency. The action was necessary, officials argue, to track terrorists, and it was approved by both federal judges and Congress.
Will 2013 Be a Watershed Year for the Pro-Life Movement?
Partly due to their own hard work and partly due to events beyond their control, pro-life activists appear energized by new opportunities to reach the public with their message and advance legislation that limits abortions. Will 2013 be a watershed year for the pro-life movement? Some pro-life leaders interviewed by The Christian Post believe so.