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A Letter to Fatherless America

Zionica — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:51 +0000

Dear America, Your numbers of fatherless are numbing. So staggering are they both pachyderm and pack animal should blow and bellow. But they don’t because in their constant tug-of-war for dominance over a declining culture the dust they kick up obscures the truth that you are saying because fatherhood is dying. For all time it…

Generation Porn: Youngsters Watching Porn is on the Rise

Zionica — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:15:56 +0000

Young kids, having access to pornography on a regular basis – the thought scares parents to death. The number of kids seeing those images is growing at an alarming rate, though. Experts say it is not just “kids being kids,” or something they will grow out of, this porno problem could continue to haunt these…

Promoting a Virtuous Society, Part 2

Zionica — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:30:06 +0000

How are we to go about promoting a virtuous society? The first question is obvious: “What is virtue?” The Oxford English Dictionary says it is “behavior showing high moral standards.” And there is the rub. Whose standards are to be used? Some people believe they are virtuous because they don’t cuss, smoke, or drink. Others…

Promoting a Virtuous Society, Part 1

Zionica — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:55:51 +0000

Americans regularly make reference to “this great democracy” (we aren’t technically a democracy, by the way) or “the republic, for which it stands” (that’s more like it … kind of) or “the last great hope against Communism/Muslim theocracy/you-name-it-ism.” For some reason, we think that our form of government is eminently exportable simply because it is…

Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

Zionica — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:30:20 +0000

OSLO, Norway — It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway – one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe – the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise. The Scriptures, in a new Norwegian language version, even outpaced "Fifty Shades…

Globally, nations split on homosexuality

Zionica — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:30:29 +0000

WASHINGTON (BP) — Americans are divided over the issue of homosexuality, and the world is too, according to a new Pew study that examines attitudes about same-sex behavior in 39 countries. Majorities of adults in the United States, Canada, most of Europe and Latin America say society should accept homosexuality, while majorities of adults in…

Not all children raised by gay parents support gay marriage: I should know, I’m one of them

Zionica — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:30:40 +0000

June 3, 2013 (thePublicDiscourse) – During the oral arguments about Proposition 8, Justice Anthony Kennedy referred to children being raised by same-sex couples. Since I was one of those children—from ages 2-19, I was raised by a lesbian mother with the help of her partner—I was curious to see what he would say. I also eagerly…

ACLU Sues to Allow Abortions Based on Race, Who’s the Racist Now?

Zionica — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:15:24 +0000

June 3, 2013 (LiveActionNews.org) – On May 29, the ACLU filed suit (on behalf of two civil rights groups) to stop an Arizona pro-life law. This law, passed in 2011, is designed to prohibit doctors and abortion providers from performing abortions that they know are based on the gender or race of the child. One could reasonably assume…

Christian America

Zionica — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:45:19 +0000

In Peter’s first epistle he wrote, “Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake” (1 Pet. 2:13). If one were to borrow words from modern vernacular, one might simply say, “Obey the laws of the land.” However, in a society that seems to be pushing further and further away from God, is it possible…