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Political correctness, not Bible, upheld slavery
Slaveholders in America did not come to the notion of human slavery from an understanding of moral truth ...
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Alcorn: Slavery not found in the Bible
Those who denigrate or dismiss the Bible because people once used it to justify slavery understand neither the ...
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Alcorn: Jesus wasn’t indifferent about gays
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality, and of all the hypocrites he called such as “white-washed sepultures,” ...
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Respectful help earns customer’s gratitude
Often retail employees who have direct contact with customers fail to recognize problems reasonable customers have with products ...
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Mothers, take bow on Father’s Day
As I entered the kitchen for breakfast, my wife greeted me: “Happy Father’s Day.” I found this a ...
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Choose public over politics
Let’s listen, during the next several months, to the views expressed by our legislators .
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Opinion: Silently, fathers also grieve loss of child
As Memorial Day ceremonies were held throughout the nation this morning, many fine words were spoken in sincere ...
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Too many asylum cases don’t address real problem
Seeking political asylum in the United States is a valid and undeniable reason to admit someone to the ...
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Being mother as well as mom
Was Sunday “Mother’s Day” or “Mom’s Day”? Far more important than what we call the day is our ...
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Teaching life may be more important than subject
Many adults, obsessed with their own special interest, need to recognize they cannot expect every student to become ...
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The family Y is family
My brother and I used to take the streetcar to downtown Milwaukee for the Y, there being none ...
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A potpourri of ideas worth taking time to think about
I first smelled something unexpected in what my parents called our “front room” on an afternoon when my ...
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Opinion: College able to accommodate both sides of gay/straight lifestyle question
Included in most American societies these days is a majority of “straights” and a minority of “gays.” Their ...
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Immigration may not be in all cases an answer
In Honduras, where I once lived, I met a lot of Hondurans who were anxious to immigrate to ...
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Opinion: Media not the judge or jury in Trayvon Martin case
I do not know: if George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin was murder, if Martin assaulted Zimmerman who ...