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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Who knew that I would be a victim of the oppressive attacks of the IRS on people of conservative values and Christian faith. But I have, and it is a personal stinging reminder of how terribly close we are to losing all... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2013/05/21/when-the-irs-targets-anyone-america-loses-n1602298 e97fce39-5fea-4a2b-9afa-d46566a968c1 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:19:00 GMT Most parents hope that their children will grow to adulthood and find and marry a good spouse. But it's becoming increasingly difficult for young adults to date in ways that lay a solid foundation for a strong... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2013/01/29/culture-challenge-of-the-week-the-end-of-courtship-n1500214 f5d49506-9dc0-498f-8861-670b41aef65a Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:42:00 GMT Anyone who has been through a terrible storm, like Hurricane Sandy, knows that one of the first tasks in the storm's wake is to look at the landscape and assess the damage realistically. So too for us, in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/11/14/culture_challenge_of_the_week__obamaet_al___again af6caa7b-7c53-480b-a829-0ea6dabf39e6 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT “Mom, can I borrow some money?” Every parent has heard this question from a son or daughter---perhaps many times. How do you answer it? Typically, a child or teen who wants to borrow money... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/10/11/culture_challenge_of_the_week__money_troubles 375fd02c-db00-45e5-bd1f-f46a9006276d Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT Beware: During this heated election season, liberal self-styled 'public interest' organizations might be trying to fool you. Even though they advance larger government, more taxes, pro-abortion policies and the liberal... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/09/26/culture_challenge_of_the_week_bias_and_spin 00794824-acee-461d-b2c2-a3cc1c82f12c Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT As anti-American riots and murderous attacks continue to erupt across the Middle East, America's response will be dictated by a man that few Americans really know-Barack Obama. It's time to change that. A new movie,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/09/19/culture_challenge_of_the_week_obamas_america 9650ccd1-97e0-4cd9-99b3-7ed4fe18f5f7 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/09/13/can_a_christian_vote_for_a_nonchristian_candidate ea190067-d70b-4873-badd-a6c387070af7 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:27:00 GMT As our children head back to school, parents need to teach them this truth: Words matter. Many public schools, whether purposely or not, promote the liberal agenda through curriculum choices, print and video... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/08/22/culture_challenge_of_the_week_politically_correct_speech 7a8a1375-6470-4519-b0ad-9b7cce5de9a1 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Culture Challenge of the Week: Movies "Selling" Sex to Children Can you name the last five movies your teenage son or daughter has watched with friends? How strong was the sexual content in those movies? And... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/08/17/sexually_suggestive_movies_profoundly_affect_teens 90d078bf-311c-4a63-bf4f-755918e2a3e7 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT This Wednesday, August 1st, I will be eating chicken. More precisely, I will be enjoying a meal at Chick-Fil-A, savoring every bite in support of the free speech rights of a principled, and successful, American... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/07/30/culture_challenge_of_the_week_free_speech_under_assault 1e64b9ea-02a2-4e66-bc02-e965127ab750 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT Parenting is tougher than it used to be. And if California is any indication, parents may soon have to fight for the right to exercise any influence--not to mention authority--over their children's sexual behaviors.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/06/13/culture_challenge_of_the_week_parents_barred_from_influence_over_sex cd41abb6-357d-4ff0-9164-36582aa39093 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:01:00 GMT The American people are not stupid. Recently President Obama announced he’d discovered a new conviction in favor of homosexual ‘marriage” (conveniently timed to maximize his standing at a $15... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/05/25/the_gay_marriage_spin 23143eac-3466-4eac-8c0e-7e1829756185 Fri, 25 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT A recent Gallup poll highlights what many political insiders know intuitively: that the cultural divide between religious and non-religious Americans plays out at the ballot box. Two-thirds (66%) of Americans... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/05/15/culture_challenge_of_the_week__reaching_the_nonreligious 3bb807a2-061e-4da9-9689-36386ca0a7eb Tue, 15 May 2012 17:17:00 GMT Culture Challenge of the Week: Being Christian It’s a story that’s been largely ignored by the mainstream press--perhaps because it challenges the politically correct storyline that it’s gay... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/05/11/christians_savagely_bullied dd64e76b-f073-46e8-ab0d-56904d46bb46 Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Culture Challenge of the Week: Wrong Turns The news coverage of Chuck Colson's recent death betrayed our secular culture's continuing discomfort with God's power to transform hearts and lives. Colson, "born again"... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2012/05/01/chuck_colson_sin_and_the_power_of_love 4c26c8e5-19ee-4758-b0ee-03b783bbb85e Tue, 01 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT