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As the father of a young man, I know the talks parents have with their sons--or should have. I have had plenty of those talks, and I know them from both sides. But there is one talk I never had to have with my son, and my father never had to have wit ...
1. Overwhelming celebration of homosexuality and marginalization of all who disagree Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now, Sports Illustrated (Jason Collins with Franz Lidz) ESPN’s Chris Broussard clarifies his views on Ja ...
The sight of the giant cruise ship Costa Concordia listing in the deadly embrace of the sea is now a graphic symbol of failure. Its timing is absolutely eerie, coming so close to the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. But, unlike the Ti ...
Herman Cain "suspended" his campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination on Saturday, ending one of the most interesting political campaigns of recent years. Cain's energy and ideas had catapulted him into the front ranks of Republican ca ...
Back in the nineteenth century, the British people were introduced to a fairy tale about "water babies" through a story written by Rev. Charles Kingsley. The water babies entered folklore, and generations of British children imagined the water babies ...
Historian Niall Ferguson reminds us that Ernest Hemingway once penned a collection of short stories entitled Men Without Women. The stories are haunting, demonstrating the brutality that comes to men without the presence of women -- and especially wi ...
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The "Sunday Styles" section of The New York Times is often a useful barometer of the culture. On October 17, that section featured a front-page spread entitled, "From Boys to Men," and the article is a sign of something larger than mere fashion and a ...
A Jewish perspective on homosexuality... Talking to children about God... Defections from the Church of England begin... China bars Christians from a conference... From boys to men in advertising... And a milestone in motherhood passes ...