Multiculturalism can be a good thing; especially when used to teach tolerance for individuals who are different than us. However, it is no different than medicine or chocolate … too much of it taken indiscriminately can make you sick. There is a fine line between tolerance and endorsement. What happens when we endorse cultures that do not share our beliefs relating to human rights, respect for law, and the pursuit of happiness for all people?
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The Mainstream Media’s Unbiased Bias
Pardon me if I stand and cheer when I read and hear reports of newspaper organizations crumbling and going under, some out of business. Forgive me if I applaud loudly as the “unbiased” media gets it’s due.
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Jerseydale Farms’ Resumes Distribution of Bottled Raw Milk
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture announces Jerseydale Farms of Brookings, South Dakota, has resumed distribution of bottled raw milk. Further testing of the original sample determined the species to be Listeria innocua. This species of Listeria is generally not considered pathogenic bacteria.
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Can You Fact-Check Without Reading the Article?
On January 21, Paul Bedard at the Washington Examiner referenced our article. His headline read “Wall Street adviser: Actual unemployment is 37.2%, ‘misery index’ worst in 40 years.” Sadly, we’ve learned how a viral story often gets many of the facts wrong. Neither Adams nor Pethokoukis appear to have read our article.
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Which Words Work
What words mean is important. The ability to speak, to transfer complex and symbolic knowledge from one person to another is one of the hallmarks of humanity. When words lose their meaning, communication loses its ability to transmit thoughts. Obviously words can change their meanings over time. What isn’t natural is when, for ideological reasons, groups work to change the meanings of words to either confuse the discussion or to attract support from people who normally would not lend them their support.
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Recent American Clarion Articles
The Thinking Hasn’t Already Been Done For You
Whenever I encounter an online discussion about a big, contentious issue -- especially Christianity vs. atheism or creationism vs. evolutionism -- there are certain things I know I will see. Specifically, I know what kinds of things will be said by those taking the anti-Christian side.
Transgender Life, Liberty, and Property
On Tuesday, April 19th, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sided against a Virginia school board for simply protecting its students by not allowing a transgender student who was born female but claims to identify as a male to use the men’s restroom. What has this Virginia school board done
The Pilgrims: Laying America’s Foundations, Part 7
At the end of part six I said it is also important to understand that when we live for God, it is not unusual for God to bring trials into our lives so the people around us can see how we are different in the way we react to the trials. This is what some of the sailors saw when they were sick and
The Pilgrims: Laying America’s Foundations, Part 6
Trials come to reveal what is in our hearts. It reveals the kind of people we truly are, whether we will be the kind of people God wants us to be or
2016 American Clarion SD Legislative Scorecard
The 2016 South Dakota legislative scorecard from American Clarion is now available online. This is the first time American Clarion has put together a scorecard which scores legislative votes during the last legislative
Why Atheists are ‘Fools’
Illustrious NASA scientist (and agnostic) Dr. Robert Jastrow (1925-2008) put it this way: “For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountain of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself
Bart Simpson For President
That ultimate symbol of mischievous scamp Bart Simpson in Season One of the longest running show in TV history when caught red-handed offered up one of his signature phrases, “I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything.”
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