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American Taliban?

Speaking of leftist overreactions to cultural conservatives, Jeff Jarvis is comparing Presbyterians to the Taliban. He starts out lashing Rick Santorum for his comments (see below) but soon picks up speed: And before I get to my point, also consider this story today out of Sinsinnati: A Mount Auburn Presbyterian minister was found guilty Monday [...]

Homosexuality and rights

Speaking of cultural litmus tests (see below), it seems Senator Santorum has stepped right into one: homosexuality. Ben Domenech rises to his defense. I agree with Ben that the Supreme Court should let the Texas law in question stand. As I have noted before, I think the law is stupid but that the people of [...]

Evolution: Cultural Litmus Test

Fascinating NRO piece from John Derbyshire. Using snobbery and Doonesbury as a touchstone the Derb goes on to discuss evolution. He believes that evolution in its basic form is a valid theory that seems to comport with reality as we know it. He admits to only having a basic familiarity with the details, however, and [...]