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July 09 2013 By virtueonline The Fall of the Humanities

Said Brodhead in a news release: "The humanities - languages, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, history and arts criticism - tell our shared story as a culture and help us appreciate our commonalities and differences. The social sciences - including anthropology, archaeology, economics, political science, sociology and psychology - analyze the lives of individuals and societies, revealing patterns of behavior and interpersonal dynamics."

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July 08 2013 By virtueonline Iran's Secret 'Interfaith' Outreach in America

The Alavi Foundation is not a small operation. Its 2010 financial report states that the market value of all its assets was almost $125 million. To this day, the Alavi Foundation is accepting applications for grants from its "interfaith dialogue and religious pluralism" initiative. The page states that the organization has funded interfaith conferences at the Temple of Understanding in New York, Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia and Hartford Seminary in Connecticut.

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July 08 2013 By virtueonline American Evangelist Arrested in London for Preaching Homosexuality is a Sin

Miano told police officers that he doesn't hate homosexuals, and then reiterated that he was preaching about all forms of sexual immorality - lust, fornication and addiction to pornography. He said that he "loves homosexuals enough to bring them the truth of the Gospel."

Subsequently, Miano was arrested and escorted uncuffed to the police station, where he was booked, photographed and fingerprinted. Police also took a DNA sample to ensure that he was not a wanted criminal.

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July 08 2013 By virtueonline News outlets reject pro-life ad for being "too controversial"

A national pro-life organization is outraged after three major American newspapers rejected a pro-life ad as "too controversial."

The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and the LA Times refused to run an advertisement created by Heroic Media.

Heroic Media Executive Director Joe Young said he was shocked and angered that the media outlets were willing to talk about the issue but were unwilling to show the reality of life at 20 weeks.

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July 05 2013 By virtueonline Aliens and strangers: "Foundations of West are eroding" says Os Guinness

Seeds sown many years before can produce a bountiful crop.

Many people today talk about "legacy," as if we can figure out what it is we've done-we don't know. We're faithful, we obey, we do whatever the Lord tells us, and the fruit may be beyond the horizon.

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July 04 2013 By virtueonline Will Supreme Court Reconsider?

Marriages between two women get one major advantage that is denied to heterosexual couples and male-male unions - the partnership of government.

Some female unions will bear children by men "outside the marriage," which makes them eligible for Medicaid, welfare, food stamps, the Earned Income Tax Credit, housing and day care subsidies, etc. The Heritage Foundation estimated the value of these benefits at $20,000 per year in 2004.

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July 03 2013 By virtueonline Catholics, Evangelicals, Others Join Forces for Religious Liberty

"Our religious convictions inform the way we live," Moore said. "We support freedom of conscience not only for ourselves, but for all," he continued. Even those who do not profess religious belief "have an interest in the protection of these liberties ... If the federal government can force organizations and businesses to pave over their own consciences ... what will stop the government from imposing its will on your conscience next?"

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July 03 2013 By virtueonline Justices' Same-sex Marriage Clash Portends the Culture War's Climactic Battle

It is important to note exactly what the court decided and did not decide. The Supreme Court did not create a constitutional right to same-sex "marriage," nor did the Supreme Court overrule the laws of those states that have voted to preserve marriage as the lifetime union of one man and one woman.

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July 02 2013 By virtueonline Why the simultaneous rise of homosexuality and Islam? An interview with P.Kreeft

"It is an amazing paradox that they're opposites in almost every way, and yet they're similar in that they will still fight," added Kreeft. "Christians are supposed to fight too, the notion of spiritual warfare, the true meaning of jihad - a war against sin rather than flesh and blood. This is central to Christianity and we've lost it, and therefore opposite forces are entering the vacuum."

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July 02 2013 By virtueonline National Cathedral Dean Slams "Filthy Enactment" of Voting Rights Ruling

Already thrusting the Cathedral into debates over firearms control and same-sex marriage, voting rights is just the latest in a string of politically charged issues championed by the activist Episcopal Church official.

Hall celebrated court marriage decisions overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8 as "victories for all of us who support marriage equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people."

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