Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week I wrote an article about DEI and argued that the political agenda of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” is broken, inconsistent, and self-refuting. My premise was that while these words may sound good, they lead to their polar opposites in the hands of today’s progressive demagogues and pedagogues.
More to the point: On the Animal Farm of contemporary politics, diversity now means division, equity means “some are more equal than others,” and inclusion demands that if you don’t parrot what’s popular, you will be excluded.… Continue Reading
Tags: and Inclusion, C.S. Lewis, DEI, Diversity, Equity, Jesus Christ, Truth, unity, university
Uncategorized | David E. Smith |
March 24, 2023 6:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
In our materialistic modern age, we sometimes need reminders that Lucifer is real and up to no good. And that God is infinitely more powerful.
Years ago, LGBTQ activists picketed a church in Anchorage, Alaska, because the church opposed a gay rights ordinance. The protesters noticed a guy dressed in a devil suit with a pitchfork marching beside them. When they asked what he was doing, he said, “Oh, the pastor sent me out here.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, After School Satan program, Black Power, Bob Dylan, C.S. Lewis, Dobbs v. Jackson, Leonard Downie Jr., Lucifer, New York Times, Racism, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, The Satanic Temple, Washington Post
Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith |
February 6, 2023 5:00 AM |
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Written by Peter Heck
Several years ago, the graduating class at the high school where I teach asked me to give their commencement address. In hindsight, I should have known better than to stray from the tried and tested formula for graduation speakers. Young, brash, and always eager to say something that would be remembered, I made the fateful decision to stray from the culturally approved list of platitudes that everyone knows you are supposed to tell high school graduates:
- “You can do anything you set your mind to.”
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Tags: Associated Press, Atlantic, Bethany Mandel, C.S. Lewis, Daily Caller, Fox News, Huffington Post, New York Post, New York Times, Today Show, Yahoo News
Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith |
December 1, 2022 8:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
One thing I’ve learned by living in the reality of rural America as opposed to the concrete and neon of Washington or New York City is that freedom can be deceiving. Or maybe better said, freedom is often the opposite of what it appears to be.
For example, when I drive through the ranches of Kansas and see cattle roaming freely in the fields, they are always surrounded by a fence.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
What do socialists, Marxists, “transhumanists,” Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse, the LGBTQ movement, “woke” academic and corporate leftists, Davos economic elites and the left-wing of the Democratic Party have in common?
They are all invested in a progressive, secular worldview based on the idea that humans evolve toward higher levels of being and just need help getting there.
Implicit is the idea that God is an antiquated superstition, not the benevolent, omniscient creator of the universe.… Continue Reading
Tags: C.S. Lewis, Charles Darwin, Cultural Marxism, Daily Mail, Davos economic elites, Democratic Party, Gallup Poll, Karl Marx, Mark Zuckerberg, Marxism, Meta Quest 2, pregnant people, pronoun war, The Wall Street Journal
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith |
February 28, 2022 7:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Thanksgiving is past, and Advent is once again upon us. Yet, the daily headlines prove our world is a broken mess, one that we are apparently helpless to fix.
The conflict we face between our dreams and reality can cause a peculiar mix of emotions. Gratitude is mixed with grief. Anticipation gives way to antipathy. Fortitude is compromised by fear.
This tension is addressed in one of my favorite stories from C.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Trevor Grant Thomas
A quote that is sometimes mistakenly credited to C.S. Lewis declares, “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” A clue that this was not uttered by Lewis is that it doesn’t quite capture the truth. As Lewis would well know, an education without values would be quite unlikely to be “useful.” What’s more, virtually all education incorporates some sort of values.… Continue Reading
Tags: Blaise Pascal, C.S. Lewis, Christian schools, critical race theory, Darwinian Evolution, evolutionism, Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, Men with Chests, The Abolition of Man
Education | David E. Smith |
June 28, 2021 9:48 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
On June 1, 2021, Joe Biden used his bully pulpit to encourage Americans to stand proud in our nation’s march for what he called equality. “Pride stands for courage. [Pride] stands for justice, and most of all [pride] stands for love … Happy Pride Month!” the president tweeted.
In the fall of 1942, C.S. Lewis took to the airways of his nation to encourage his fellow citizens to, likewise, stand resolute.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
“Caitlyn” (aka Bruce) Jenner has announced his candidacy for governor of California. The question is should conservatives support him? After all, Jenner stands for lower taxes, common-sense border security, and less government intrusion in our daily lives. Surely this would be better than the tyrannical rule of Gavin Newsom, wouldn’t it?
The answer, in a word, is no, and the simple reason is, likewise, one word — priorities.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act by a vote of 224-206.
Proponents of the legislation, such as U.S. Representative David Cicilline, Rhode Island Democrat, declared, “Every American deserves respect and dignity and [this is why it’s] important that the Equality Act become law …”
But here’s the thing: He’s lying. And so is every single Democrat who aligns with him and parrots this deceptive blather.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis, Chuck Schumer, David Cicilline, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, The Equality Act, Vicky Hartzler
LGBTQ Agenda, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith |
March 3, 2021 6:00 AM |
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