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Ken Connor is an attorney and co-author of "Sinful Silence: When Christians Neglect Their Civic Duty" He is also Chairman of the Center for a Just Society. For more articles and resources from Mr. Connor and the Center for a Just Society, go to
www.centerforajustsociety.org.
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Ken Connor (Dec 21, 2011)
Humility is not a virtue readily found in America today – especially on the field of play. A football player makes a touchdown, a forward slam dunks the ball, or a... more
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Ken Connor (Dec 14, 2011)
The GOP primary process has been chaotic, resulting in ups and downs for candidates and voters alike. Dreams were dashed when Mitch Daniels, then Sarah Palin, then Chris... more
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Ken Connor (Dec 07, 2011)
The inevitable has happened. After weeks of steadily plummeting polls numbers and increasing political pressure, Herman Cain's campaign has finally collapsed under the... more
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Ken Connor (Nov 30, 2011)
Democrats blame the recent Super Committee's deficit reduction failure on Republican obstinacy and obstructionism. It was the GOP's refusal to raise taxes on the super rich,... more
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Ken Connor (Nov 23, 2011)
According to its website, "for more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood has promoted a commonsense approach to women's health and well-being, based on respect for each... more
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Ken Connor (Nov 16, 2011)
In March 1964, New York City was rocked by the grisly murder of Kitty Genovese. Returning home from her job at a local sports bar, Genovese was attacked in the parking lot... more
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Ken Connor (Nov 10, 2011)
Since the beginning of his meteoric rise to political stardom, Herman Cain has worn his lack of political experience like a badge of honor. That same lack of experience,... more
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Ken Connor (Nov 02, 2011)
For decades now, the "pro-choice" movement has successfully distorted the abortion debate by ignoring the essential question – is an unborn child a living... more
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Ken Connor (Oct 26, 2011)
After nearly a decade of deployments, surges, and setbacks, after thousands of lives lost and over one trillion in taxpayers dollars spent, President Obama has announced... more
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Ken Connor (Oct 19, 2011)
They say that money is the mother's milk of politics, and now that the field of Republican presidential hopefuls has solidified, the media has locked onto fundraising numbers... more
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Ken Connor (Oct 12, 2011)
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic - on the level with a man who says he is... more
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Ken Connor (Oct 05, 2011)
The need to worship is hardwired into the human psyche. Yet, as unfashionable as it's become in the last century to worship the God of Creation, the same cannot be said of... more
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Ken Connor (Oct 02, 2011)
Last week, the MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of their annual "Genius Grant" awards. Among the winners is Marie-Therese Connolly, an attorney and activist who... more
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Ken Connor (Sep 25, 2011)
In his seminal work, After Virtue, philosopher Alisdair MacIntyre argues that the abandonment of Aristotelian ethics lies at the heart of modern society's slide... more
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Ken Connor (Sep 18, 2011)
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Americans across the country and around the world joined together to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. On... more
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Ken Connor (Sep 05, 2011)
They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. Thanks to unbelievable gains in medical technology in recent years however, most Americans are now... more
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Ken Connor (Aug 28, 2011)
“In those days, there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.”
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Ken Connor (Aug 21, 2011)
In these difficult economic times, both sides of the political aisle are desperate to convince the American people that they are the party with the best plan for pulling... more
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Ken Connor (Aug 14, 2011)
In the wake of Congress's 11th hour vote to raise the debt limit through the fall of 2012, the Tea Party is once again the center of attention for Beltway insiders and media... more
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Ken Connor (Aug 07, 2011)
Let's face it, if your contentment level is tied to your 401(K), you're probably not feeling too good right now. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped... more
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Ken Connor (Jul 31, 2011)
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Campus Crusade for Christ, one of the... more
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Ken Connor (Jul 24, 2011)
Last week, I wrote that the current deficit and debt ceiling negotiations happening in Washington represent politics at their worst – politics on steroids. Amidst the... more
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Ken Connor (Jul 17, 2011)
Another week has come and gone, and our government still cannot agree on a plan for addressing America's impending financial disaster. Each day, Wall Street and Main Street... more
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Ken Connor (Jul 10, 2011)
Casey Anthony's acquittal of the killing of her precious child, Caylee, has shocked the nation. Many who watched the trial on TV – and who were not... more
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Ken Connor (Jul 03, 2011)
"[S]ome things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice." Ayan Hirsi
In her best-selling autobiography, Infidel, Somali-born... more
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Ken Connor (Jun 26, 2011)
In modern politics, the "single issue voter" gets a pretty bad rap. He is seen as unrealistic and intellectually myopic, a disservice to his party and,... more
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Ken Connor (Jun 19, 2011)
This week in Manchester, New Hampshire, seven Republican contenders faced off in the first GOP primary debate of the season, attempting to make their case to the American... more
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Ken Connor (Jun 12, 2011)
In December, 2007, the Boston Globe published a Q&A with then-candidate Barack Obama in which the subject of Executive War Powers was addressed. "In what circumstances, if... more
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Ken Connor (Jun 05, 2011)
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered with failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor... more
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Ken Connor (May 29, 2011)
"Israel has no better friend than America, and America has no better friend than Israel." -Benjamin Netanyahu
In a speech before a joint session of Congress this week,... more
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Ken Connor (May 22, 2011)
"Pay all your debts, except the debt of love for others – never finish paying that." Romans 13:8 (TLB)
As predicted, the American... more
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Ken Connor (May 15, 2011)
The desire for freedom is something hardwired into the fabric of the human soul. Unfortunately, so is the desire for power and control. This tension is playing out today in... more
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Ken Connor (May 08, 2011)
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Proverbs 11:10, NIV
We finally got him. Almost a decade after the... more
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Ken Connor (Apr 29, 2011)
Let's not kid ourselves: The policy train in American government has largely been driven by powerful special interests. These enterprises invest enormous amounts of time and... more
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Ken Connor (Apr 24, 2011)
With Washington's budget showdown over – for now, at least – attention has shifted to the next major government funding crisis on the horizon. With a mere $80 billion... more
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Ken Connor (Apr 17, 2011)
In the days leading up to the eleventh-hour budget deal reached last Friday, the Liberal Left was out in frenzied force, gnashing their teeth in opposition to GOP efforts to... more
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Ken Connor (Apr 10, 2011)
Monday, April 4, 2011 marked the 43rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s tragic death. Cut down in his prime by an assassin's bullet, Dr. King's... more
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Ken Connor (Apr 03, 2011)
As the Iowa caucuses loom, potential contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination are jockeying for position, each eager to establish themselves as the person... more
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Ken Connor (Mar 27, 2011)
It's deja vu all over again in Washington, as Republicans and Democrats face off over the budget and the possibility of a government shut-down looms on the horizon. Just as... more
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Ken Connor (Mar 20, 2011)
"Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its... more
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Ken Connor (Mar 13, 2011)
In America, it's easy to take freedom speech for granted. After all, for citizens of the United States, free speech is a birthright, an ideal deeply woven into the fabric of... more
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Ken Connor (Mar 06, 2011)
During his campaign, Candidate Barack Obama repeatedly cited his opposition to same sex marriage. On the Human Rights Campaign's 2008 Presidential Survey, he stated, "I do... more
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Ken Connor (Feb 27, 2011)
Many times, the problems in life that seem most complex are quite the opposite: They are simple issues that have been complicated and muddled by factors such as emotion,... more
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Ken Connor (Feb 20, 2011)
Inside the beltway, discussion of President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 has provoked the "Sturm und Drang" that we have come to expect in the polarized... more
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Ken Connor (Feb 13, 2011)
"We like to pretend that our experiments define the truth for us. But that's often not the case. Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just... more
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Ken Connor (Feb 08, 2011)
One of the hallmarks of contemporary Liberalism is an embrace of multiculturalism. A truly progressive society, so the thinking goes, is one in which people from all walks... more
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Ken Connor (Jan 30, 2011)
"[The right to trial by jury is] the most transcendent privilege which any subject can enjoy, or wish for, that he cannot be affected either in his property, his liberty, or... more
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Ken Connor (Jan 23, 2011)
The 50th anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's famous farewell address to the nation has prompted much discussion about the prescience of his message. Has... more
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Ken Connor (Jan 16, 2011)
The tragic shooting in Tuscon, AZ continues to dominate the headlines and occupy the attention of our President and Congress. Fueled by the relentless nature of the 24-hour... more
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Ken Connor (Jan 09, 2011)
An alarm has been sounded for Republicans who advocate big-government, abortion, gay marriage, and gun control: Take heed! The GOP is being taken over by (gasp!) actual... more