Archive for September, 2007
« Previous EntriesWhen Sexual Impurity Is a “Healthy Thing”
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007“We as a society are finally growing up and it’s a healthy thing,” said Paul Levinson, communication and media professor at Fordham University.
He was referring to the “general attitudes about nudity” becoming more relaxed. Earlier this month, nude pictures of High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens surfaced on the Internet. Apparently, the pictures were intended [...]
Extreme Makeover: Education Edition
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Only the privileged few are able to actually redesign their educational experience. I was one of them. When I was in the fifth grade, I decided that I wanted to try homeschooling. I had been going to a private Catholic grade school while my mother had been homeschooling my younger sister. It was my choice [...]
The Worst Choice
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007Two issues of Civilized Revolt ago, I wrote an article entitled The Best Choice, endorsing Ron Paul as the next President of the United States. No candidate for either party has stronger conservative credentials than Paul, who has long been a staunch opponent of abortion, illegal immigration, and any and all anti-constitutional measures.
At the opposite [...]
“Because I Was a Girl”
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007If the goal of China’s strict one-child policy is to help the Chinese people, that goal has yet to be reached. Parents in China who long for the right to have more children is one sign of how the one-child policy is hurting the Chinese. Another sign is the thousands of baby girls abandoned every [...]
In a World of Pain
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007More than 20 years ago, Robert Paey was involved in an unfortunate traffic accident that left him with debilitating pain. Over the years, the wheelchair-bound Paey—who also went through a botched spine surgery and suffers from multiple sclerosis—needed to take an increasing amount of medication to deal with that pain.
After moving to Florida, Paey couldn’t [...]