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April 18, 2009

Out of the Closet and Into the Fire: According to Kinsey, Deviancy Is the New Normal

By Selwyn Duke

If you're like most Americans, when hearing the term "sexual
revolution," you think of the 1960s. Conjured up are images of hippies
in tie-dyed t-shirts, Woodstock, rock 'n' roll, and everything else
that attended that tumultuous time in our history. Lying in contrast is
the image of the 1950s, supposedly a time of white picket fences, Leave It to Beaver,
and sexual "repression." Yet some would trace the beginning of the
sexual revolution back to that purportedly staid decade, and among
these are the creators of a new documentary, The Kinsey Syndrome.

The documentary identifies a seminal year in the sexual revolution:
1953. What happened then? Alfred Kinsey, the famous — perhaps we should
say infamous — "sex researcher" and professor at the University of
Indiana in Bloomington, issued the second volume of his research, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, a work likened to an "atomic bomb" dropped on traditional morality in America. It was a follow-up to Kinsey's 1948 work Sexual Behavior in the Human Male,
and together, they were a one-two punch, the Fat Man and Little Boy of
the new morality, helping to change the way Americans viewed their
nation — perhaps forever.

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April 17, 2009

Speaking Up About the Day of Silence

By Selwyn Duke

Today marks the 13th annual “Day of Silence,”
an activist endeavor ostensibly designed to draw attention to the
“problem” of “anti-gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender" bullying. Now
officially sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network
(GLSEN — They’re missing a few sexual designations there. It’s hard to
keep pace with the times), participating students take a vow to speak
only when necessary on the appointed day, and some will express their
sentiments in other ways as well. Maggie Owner writing at
CivilRights.org provides a brief synopsis of the history, scope, and methods of the event:

The first Day of Silence was organized in
1996 by students at the University of Virginia. A year later, nearly
100 colleges and universities participated. Last year, more than 8,000
middle schools, high schools, and universities participated nationwide.

This year students are choosing different ways to spread the word about
the Day of Silence. Some are using Twitter to encourage people to
participate. Others are wearing face masks with an “X” over the mouth
to represent their silence or t-shirts with messages like, “Gay? Fine
by me.”

Read the rest here.
April 16, 2009

Obama: Rescuing Dogs and Rending Babies

By Selwyn Duke

What a society talks about — and what it fails to — both speak
volumes about it. And lately, the news has been replete with stories
about the Obama’s new canine acquisition, a Portuguese water dog the
first family has fittingly named Bo. Yet while the little curly-haired
purebred is creating a tempest in a teapot — because Barack Obama said
during the campaign that he intended to get a “rescued” dog, such as
one from a shelter — few talk about a type of rescue to which Obama
won’t even pay lip service.

Of course, it certainly is fashionable to lament the plight of
abandoned animals, and for sure, no humane person wants to see any of
God’s creatures suffer needlessly. Yet, shouldn’t this sublime
compassion extend to His children as well? I speak of abortion.

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April 15, 2009

Barack Obama: Chairman of the Bored

By Selwyn Duke

Perhaps I was wrong about
Barack Obama. Maybe his words can bring peace to the world. That is to say, if
he keeps talking, he just may put all the world’s peoples to sleep and keep
them that way.

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April 14, 2009

The Ann Coulter Hang-Ups
http://youtube.com/v/ywvqMAnHZd8
This is a compilation of radio clips in which Ann Coulter dodges questions about her mischaracterization of Mitt Romney as a "conservative" "who fooled liberals into voting for him." These certainly aren't her finest moments, and she should understand that such ducking makes her seem very . . . well, Romneyesque.

Perhaps the problem is that her pride just won't let her admit she was wrong. And she was wrong. After all, perhaps you could have made the case that Romney was the best of the viable candidates, but he's not a traditionalist by any stretch of the imagination. He certainly will change with the times, though. We could call him Mighty Morphin' Mitt.
April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!

I wish you all a very happy and blessed Easter.

Selwyn Duke
April 10, 2009

The Lack-of-Purpose Driven Life: Rick Warren’s Stance on Faux Marriage

By Selwyn Duke

Many think California pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life
Rick Warren to be a purveyor of designer religion. Now these critics
have been given some more ammunition in the form of an interview the
mega-church mogul gave to CNN’s Larry King. At issue are comments
Warren made in which he seemed to vacillate in his support of his
state’s pro-marriage amendment, Proposition 8, and appeared indifferent
to the matter of same-sex "marriage" in general.

For example, in the interview Warren said he was “oblivious” to the
Iowa Supreme Court ruling legalizing faux marriage, and, when asked
about the controversy surrounding his support of Proposition 8, he said:

In the first place, I am not an anti-gay
or anti-gay marriage activist — never have been, never will be. During
the whole Proposition 8 thing, I never once went to a meeting, never
once issued a statement, never — never once even gave an endorsement in
the two years Prop 8 was going.

Yet this seems to lie in stark contrast to what Warren said while
addressing his church members mere weeks before the Proposition 8 vote.
Here is a transcript (and video) of Warren’s remarks to those
parishioners:

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April 10, 2009

Thursday’s Savage Nation Appearance – The Separation of Church and State

https://selwynduke.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/savage-presentation-the-separation-of-church-and-state-04-09-09.mp3 — During this radio appearance I discuss the argumentation we should use to win the separation-of-church-and-state debate.
April 8, 2009

Notre Dame’s Betrayal of Faith

By Selwyn Duke

When John the Baptist said to
King Herod, “It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife,” the price
he paid was his head on a platter. He had
spoken Absolute Truth to power in a time when power was absolute. It was the bravest of acts, the kind only undertaken
by those very rare men for all seasons.

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April 7, 2009

Audio Snap Commentary — The Real Reason the Government Won’t Take the Tarp Money Back

https://selwynduke.typepad.com/files/ap-why-the-government-wont-take-the-tarp-money-back-4-7-09.wma — The government’s goal isn’t the creation of a new economic system but the resurrection of a very, very old one. In fact, it’s one of the oldest institutions of man.