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Zoo's company - The Dawn Patrol Mar 18, 2008, 9:57 am
My friend Drusilla writes in an e-mail (published with permission):Caros todos - I just finished reviewing a series of German emails. They're spam - mostly advertisements for Viagra and similar drugs. Perhaps it's because I'm on so much pain medicine but it suddenly struck me that something was very bizarre about them. They all went on in rather graphic detail about how they would enhance a man's experience. Most of them promised a man that he would be able to have sex like an animal be all
Today's pick to click - The Dawn Patrol Mar 18, 2008, 6:49 am
RightWingNews features part two of its Blogging While Female interview series and it's excellent. Today's guests: Ann Althouse, LaShawn Barber, Emily Zanotti, and Mary Katherine Ham.
True sexual freedom - The Dawn Patrol Mar 17, 2008, 8:29 pm
More from my January 29 talk at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Beech Grove, Indiana—Part Two:Part Three:The line of the Litany of the Holy Name that I am trying to remember in Part Three is "Jesus, Purity of Virgins."For more on The Thrill of the Chaste, visit thrillofthechaste.com.Many thanks to those readers who answered my prayer request yesterday.
Prayer request - The Dawn Patrol Mar 16, 2008, 7:28 pm
Tomorrow is a difficult anniversary for me and I would like to request your prayers. Thanks and God bless.Also, I've received a date for my second thyroid surgery—it'll be May 27, the day after Memorial Day. As I mentioned earlier, the tumor that was removed in my first surgery was fully encapsulated, so there is no immediate danger to my health. The second surgery is on the advice of doctors who believe that, since the type of cancer found was multifocal, there is a significant risk
Hoosier mama - The Dawn Patrol Mar 16, 2008, 7:56 am
In which I tell the parishioners of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church where the resentment I felt upon initially attempting chastity was really coming from—and how it can be overcome. Many thanks to Jonathan Chamblee, coordinator of religious education at the Beech Grove, Ind., church, for making the professional-quality video.I have a bit of article trouble—I say "that life" when I mean "this life"—but otherwise, I think I kept it together pretty well, considering what w
Priests, religious get the Thrill —for free - The Dawn Patrol Mar 15, 2008, 6:16 pm
It occurred to me tonight that I can afford to send one copy of The Thrill of the Chaste or La aventura de la castidad to every priest or member of a religious order who requests it—so, why not?If you qualify, please e-mail me (you can use my online contact form) and include your mailing address. If you qualify but have already purchased a copy for yourself, I will be happy to send you a copy to give away. This offer stands until or unless I withdraw it.
*Royal college warns abortions can lead to mental illness - The Dawn Patrol Mar 15, 2008, 5:54 pm
A major fissure has emerged in medical authorities' longtime wall of silence in the face of numerous studies showing that having an abortion increases a woman's risk of depression and other mental problems. The Times of London has the story.
Free prize for a priest - The Dawn Patrol Mar 15, 2008, 2:40 pm
Today, I received an unsolicited review copy of Signs of the Times: Understanding the Church Since Vatican II, by the late Father Richard W. Gilsdorf (Star of the Bay Press). As my reading pile is already sky-high*, it seems the most charitable thing to do would be to give it to someone who might appreciate it.So, with the happy knowledge that some priests frequent this blog, I'd like to make the free offer of the book to the first priest who requests it. Just leave a comment here so others
The audacity of hype - The Dawn Patrol Mar 15, 2008, 1:00 pm
As I was opening my mail in the post office today after checking my P.O. box, a woman in her 40s sitting nearby called out, "Excuse me ..."She was holding up a copy of Barack Obama's latest bestseller, The Audacity of Hope, the title of which comes from a speech by his minister, Jeremiah Wright (the Farrakhan fan who just departed Obama's campaign).It took me a moment to understand what she was asking, although she spoke clearly enough. Her father was recovering from an operation, she
Society's child - The Dawn Patrol Mar 14, 2008, 4:42 pm
When I spoke in Spring Hill, Fla., two weeks ago, I finally had the pleasure of meeting John Brown S.J., whose CompanionofJesus.com site is a great repository of knowledge about the spirituality of the Society of Jesus, including the fascinating 1673 work depicting the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius in pictures. (There was another camera pointed at us as well, hence my sideward gaze.)John first contacted me before I made the decision to become Catholic; he wrote to express support
Fab forte - The Dawn Patrol Mar 14, 2008, 10:31 am
In answer to Charles G. Hill's question, my favorite Beatles song is "There's a Place." It belongs to that time when Lennon and McCartney were a true songwriting team, attempting together to rewrite Goffin and King ("Up on the Roof"), and coming out with a borderline Baroque melodic style that sounded like no one else on Earth. "Yes It Is" is of a piece with it.
*Dad's army - The Dawn Patrol Mar 14, 2008, 8:18 am
When I first saw Jerry LaPointe, the volunteer who manned the book table yesterday afternoon when I gave a talk sponsored by Oakland University Students for Life ...... I'm sorry to say that, reading the message on the front of his T-shirt—"... Who's your daddy ..."—my first thought was that he hadn't gotten the memo on chastity.Then I saw the back ...... and was delighted to discover I was mistaken.Had a wonderful time giving two talks in the Detroit area—more later.
Everything's east or west of Eden - The Dawn Patrol Mar 13, 2008, 2:39 am
Just a post before I go: My friend Kevin Walsh reveals that my neighborhood is the center of the world. I can't believe I haven't noticed that plaque in the two and a half months I've lived here.
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Mar 12, 2008, 5:24 pm
"As we have taken the circle as the symbol of reason and madness, we may very well take the cross as the symbol at once of mystery and of health. Buddhism is centripetal, but Christianity is centrifugal: it breaks out. For the circle is perfect and infinite in its nature; but it is fixed for ever in its size; it can never be larger or smaller. But the cross, though it has at its heart a collision and a contradiction, can extend its four arms for ever without altering its shape. Because it has a
Off to the Detroit area (see "Tour of the Cha ... - The Dawn Patrol Mar 12, 2008, 6:46 pm
Off to the Detroit area (see "Tour of the Chaste" below)—back home Friday. Thanks to those who offered prayer in response to the news I mentioned within the "Carolinas on my mind" post below.
Free GKC on MP3 - The Dawn Patrol Mar 12, 2008, 4:51 pm
Commuters, rejoice! You can now download a free audio version of G.K. Chesterton's classic Orthodoxy.Thanks to D'Artagnan for the tip.
*Tour of the Chaste coming to Detroit area (tomorrow!), Notre Dame, and beyond - The Dawn Patrol Mar 11, 2008, 8:00 pm
If you're in or around Detroit, hope you can come to one of my first-ever talks in the area tomorrow—both are free and open to the public. March 13Oakland University, at the Fireside Lounge in the Oakland Center, Rochester, Michigan, 12-2 p.m. Talk and Q&A will be followed by small-group discussion. Free and open to nonstudents. Sponsored by Students for Life.(Later that same day:) Our Lady of Refuge, 3750 Commerce Road, Orchard Lake, Michigan, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. The
Cross purposes - The Dawn Patrol Mar 11, 2008, 8:22 pm
"Somewhere along the line, I started drinking, and sometime after that, I moved to New York. At the time, I couldn't think of a reason why, but, looking back, I see that it was so that I could, in my own small way, set out on my via dolorosa."— Fallen Sparrow, from Part One of his new and compelling autobiographical series. Part Two is also online.
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Mar 11, 2008, 8:15 am
"There are, as I say, many reasons to dislike Eliot Spitzer. I, too, hope he goes away, and quickly. The music critic Tim Page, referring to an unpleasant and pretentious college president, observed that he was the sort of chap that gave “pseudo-intellectuality a bad name. ” I feel similarly about Eliot Spitzer and hypocrisy. His behavior gives that ambiguous vice a bad name. What's wrong with Eliot Spitzer is not so much that he praised good things and did bad ones. Most of the items he champi
Missing links - The Dawn Patrol Mar 10, 2008, 8:41 pm
My apologies if you've tried to link to an individual entry on this blog during the past week and have found that the link leads to a blank page. I have been having publishing problems for the past week and have written Blogger to no avail. Any advice from fellow Blogger users would be appreciated. (I am not ready to switch blog hosts right now, for lack of time to do the necessary setup.)
*Carolinas on my mind - The Dawn Patrol Mar 10, 2008, 7:56 pm
Arriving in Charleston, South Carolina, Thursday afternoon, I was met by Annette, a buoyant grandmother easily recognizable by her bright blue scarf bearing the image of the patroness of the Catholic diocese, Our Lady of South Carolina, Our Lady of Joyful Hope.On the way to the first stop of my Carolinas mini-tour, Pauline Books and Media on downtown King Street, Annette, a volunteer for the diocesan Respect Life office, told me that Planned Parenthood is planning an abortion megamill in Ch
*My 2008 prediction comes true ... - The Dawn Patrol Mar 10, 2008, 10:23 am
... and Eliot Spitzer has some explaining to do.I wrote in "InsideCatholic.com's Predictions for 2008":With crystal ball in hand, I would also predict that more prominent elected officials with ties to the abortion-rights lobby will be exposed for corruption. This has already happened with Paul Morrison, who, in the wake of scandal, is set to resign his position as Kansas Attorney General, and with New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who is under various investigations for wrongdoing. I
On tour--see below! Back Sunday night.UPDATE, ... - The Dawn Patrol Mar 6, 2008, 4:46 am
On tour--see below! Back Sunday night.UPDATE, 3/10/08: I'm back after a wonderful time and catching up—will write more tonight.
*Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Mar 10, 2008, 7:44 am
"For many years I was like most young women and had an immature understanding of marriage and all that it entails. I was (and still am) a romantic and thought that marriage would be a surreal experience where I was madly attached to my husband and would of course be the centre of his universe. Over time I realized that this was an extremely self-centred way of looking at a friendship which would be the cornerstone of marriage. I began to understand that a relationship of this kind needs to take
*Tour of the Chaste coming to Charleston (tomorrow!), Michigan, and beyond - The Dawn Patrol Mar 5, 2008, 10:02 am
Here are my latest tour dates, where I'll be speaking about The Thrill of the Chaste and signing copies of my book. Note the new Michigan dates, which are near Detroit. It will be my first time in the Wolverine State, and I'm very much looking forward to meeting Dawn Patrol readers in the area. March 6 (tomorrow!)Book signing, Daughters of St. Paul bookstore, 243 King St, Charleston, S.C., 3-5 p.m.Talk, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston, S.C., 7 p.m., free. Sponsored by the
'Saturday Night' and Monday morning - The Dawn Patrol Mar 4, 2008, 7:00 pm
The whole "Today" experience of this past week had a "This Is Your Life" quality for me, starting from when I first saw the number "212-664-4444" show up on my cell phone last Wednesday afternoon.When I was in fourth grade, living in Texas, I went bananas for "Saturday Night Live." For the next few years, until all the members of the original cast dropped out, that show and "Monty Python's Flying Circus" were my obsession. It was a pretty, ahem, mature show for a child to watch, but I was a
Hawk meets 'Sparrow' ... - The Dawn Patrol Mar 4, 2008, 3:24 pm
... and it's love at first sight.Who knew that a beautiful specimen of wildlife could be found on a fire escape in Sunnyside, Queens? My friend Fallen Sparrow is blessed!
Weigh in on 'sexless dating' on the 'Today' Web site - The Dawn Patrol Mar 4, 2008, 4:11 am
I'm elated to learn from the "Today" Web editor that, until later this morning, the show's main page is featuring a raft of "Thrill of the Chaste"-related items, including an opportunity for readers to weigh in on the question: "Is sexless dating a good idea?"If the page has changed by the time you see it, you can still contribute to the discussion about "sexless dating" via a link within my article on MSNBC.com—scroll down for the "Related TODAY content" link.
Behind the scenes at 'Today' - The Dawn Patrol Mar 3, 2008, 3:07 pm
Here I am ten hours ago in the "Today" green room after the show's stylists did my hair and makeup. It's been quite a full day, so I'll turn in early and save the stories for tomorrow evening. In the meantime, there is one thing I would like to share about the "Today" experience.During the commercial break between the segments of my "Today" appearance, one of the hosts, Natalie Morales, leaned over to her co-host, Hoda Kotb, and told her the show's Web site had gotten a big response to the
Welcome, 'Today' viewers! - The Dawn Patrol Mar 3, 2008, 7:00 am
Today is the big day: I'm appearing on NBC's "Today" show at 10:30 a.m. to discuss a topic related to my book The Thrill of the Chaste (also in Spanish, as La aventura de la castidad).This is my personal blog, where you'll find whatever's on my mind. If you'd like to read more specifically about my book and speaking engagements, visit thrillofthechaste.com. There is also a feedback form there (click the "Contact" tab) where you can drop me a line.In addition to my book's Web site,
'Baby Beatle' dazzles Korean TV viewers - The Dawn Patrol Feb 28, 2008, 5:51 pm
If you have 10 minutes to spare and need some smiles, this video comes courtesy recommended by Saint Kansas, my thrillofthechaste.com webmaster. It's Hero, the 4-year-old winner of a South Korean TV wunderkind competition, offering a spirited rendition of a Beatles classic.
Happy Leap Day! Leaving for my Florida t ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 29, 2008, 5:56 pm
Happy Leap Day! Leaving for my Florida talk today—back tomorrow. Please pray for me with regard to my "Today" show appearance Monday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern—much thanks!
*Kudos to Jessica Valenti ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 28, 2008, 4:35 pm
... the in-house blogger for NARAL, for her entry on her own Feministing blog condemning a Planned Parenthood staffer who was "excited" to accept a telephone donation from an man claiming to be a racist. (The call was a setup, part of an effort to prove Planned Parenthood had racist motives.)"What so awful about this, in addition to [the staffer's] horrifying response ... is that this plays directly into anti-choice talking points about abortion and race," Valenti writes.That it does. If yo
Motor City chastity - The Dawn Patrol Feb 28, 2008, 11:55 am
I got word the other day that I will be speaking at Oakland University and also Our Lady of Refuge on March 13, both near Detroit. Am waiting to learn if the public is invited—will post details as I receive them. It will be my first time ever in Michigan—yay!
RIP Mike Smith - The Dawn Patrol Feb 28, 2008, 12:12 pm
I am sad to hear that Dave Clark Five singer and songwriter Mike Smith has died at 64.The night I saw Smith live and was unexpectedly called to join him onstage in March 2003 (right) was one of the most joyful times of my life. The story is in the Dawn Patrol archives.
Just a reminder: Check out my upcoming t ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 27, 2008, 7:00 pm
Just a reminder: Check out my upcoming tour dates, which include Spring Hill, Fla., this Friday evening.
Quote, unquote - The Dawn Patrol Feb 27, 2008, 7:04 pm
Co-worker: That's great that you're going on the "Today" show. Remember Gore Vidal's advice. He said, "I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television."Me: Well, I guess in my case, one out of two isn't bad.
NBC's "Today" show gets The Thrill - The Dawn Patrol Feb 27, 2008, 11:55 am
It's true!This Monday, March 3, at 10 a.m. Eastern time, I am scheduled to be a guest on NBC's "Today" show.I don't know how much I'm allowed to reveal about the topic, but rest assured it will be about issues that figure prominently in The Thrill of the Chaste.Needless to say, my family is excited. I called both of my parents today and it was such a joy to share the news. For my part, I am in a glorious state of shock. This is not what an author expects when her book has been out for
*What will some Planned Parenthood staffers do to raise funds? - The Dawn Patrol Feb 26, 2008, 5:27 pm
Apparently, take money from an unapologetic racist, judging by this video by students from UCLA's Advocate (via Jill Stanek):I have mixed feelings about this. Those on the pro-life side of the argument object to abortion advocates who entrap a few unethical crisis-pregnancy centers and use the evidence to argue against all CPCs. It is hard see how this is any different. At the same time, there is good reason to accuse Planned Parenthood of racist motives, given its history. Also,
PATHs of glory - The Dawn Patrol Feb 26, 2008, 8:29 am
An article and fascinating photos on the New York Times Web site marks the 100th anniversary of the PATH train that took me home every night from my newspaper job when I was living in Hoboken and writing my book. Celebrate by revisiting my Chesterton-inspired "PATHs of Glory" article as it appeared in Hoboken's own Hudson Reporter (edited by my friend and former Tuesday Night Trivia co-host Caren Lissner), which later appeared in a revised version in The Thrill.Than
A taste of The Thrill - The Dawn Patrol Feb 25, 2008, 7:22 pm
Thought I'd share an excerpt of The Thrill of the Chasteay. The following is from Chapter 1, "Not the Same Old Song." Incidentally, since moving to the Washington, D.C., area, I have neither been able to locate Cheez Doodles nor an acceptable fat-free bran-muffin alternative. Currently the devil on my shoulder tries to get me to eat peanut-butter M&Ms and the angel tries to get me to opt for a Trader Joe's blood orange. The devil won tonight, I'm afraid. With no further adieu, from my book:
*Young artist hangs herself after grief of aborting twins - The Dawn Patrol Feb 25, 2008, 10:19 am
I see the tragedy of Emma Beck and her unborn children as, in large part, a result of the feminist culture that bullies women into keeping quiet about their post-abortive pain—unless that pain can be placed within the context of an abortion-advocacy message (e.g. "a painful decision" but "the right choice").
Mother Teresa on 'the dignity of that beautiful virtue, purity' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 24, 2008, 9:36 pm
A meditation on the Nativity. Watch, listen, and be blessed!
*Kansas D.A. scores victory in Planned Parenthood case - The Dawn Patrol Feb 24, 2008, 9:00 pm
American Papist has the story. Glad a grand jury understands that the "right to privacy" created in Roe vs. Wade does not give Planned Parenthood the right to privacy from investigations of whether it broke the law.
Prayer request - The Dawn Patrol Feb 24, 2008, 1:00 pm
Reader Jim writes that his parish priest, Father Jim Nibler of St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg, Ore., the priest's brother, Lawrence, and a friend died in a boating accident yesterday. Please pray for the victims and their families, and for Father Jim's parish family.Father Nibler "was my RCIA guy, confessor and one of two priests that I ever received the Eucharist from," Jim writes. "I feel selfish; he was responsible to so many. Please pray for our parish."
'And he's gotta have cream or die' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 23, 2008, 6:22 pm
If you recognize the source of that headline, I recommend avoiding drinking any liquids while reading Robert N. Going's meditation on how his auditory memory enabled him to (barely) survive medical-imaging "torture."
The Times they are a chaste-ing - The Dawn Patrol Feb 23, 2008, 10:58 am
Many thanks to St. Petersburg Times reporter Gail Hollenbeck for previewing my Florida talk this coming Friday with a feature interview in today's newspaper.Click on the image below to read the story as it appears in the print edition.Hollenbeck's mention of the title of my next book is inaccurate — an understandable mistake, as I did say it would be "a practical guide to chaste dating," but I didn't mean that would be the title. (That would actually be a lame title, in
The 'Last Lecture' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 22, 2008, 8:20 pm
A friend tipped me off to this inspiring clip: Professor Pausch's original "Last Lecture," given at Carnegie Mellon University, is also online.
Parting shots - The Dawn Patrol Feb 22, 2008, 5:43 pm
I just added some more photos to my post on Sex Week at Yale's "Sex and Spirituality" panel, so you can now see Dr. Susan Block's Yale-blue whip, among other sights.
*'Rebel with a cause' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 22, 2008, 9:23 am
Many thanks to Sean Gallagher of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis' Criterion for his great story on my recent appearance at Holy Name of Jesus Church. Gallagher writes:As Eden grew in her faith, her eyes were opened to how rebellious chastity truly is in a culture where freedom is understood as “freedom from responsibility, ” and where “there [is] nothing sacred about marriage and nothing sacred about sex. ”She learned that chastity, as a lifestyle, applies to a person's wholeness —to
Tour of the chaste coming to Florida, Charleston, Notre Dame, and beyond - The Dawn Patrol Feb 22, 2008, 5:45 am
Here are the latest. So happy to be touring the South during the winter! As mentioned earlier, my Florida talk has gotten some pre-publicity via an interview in the Florida Catholic. Tomorrow, the St. Petersburg Times is scheduled to run an interview as well.February 29St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church young-adult dinner, Spring Hill, Fla., 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for singles; $20 for couples, and may be purchased after the Feb. 17 and Feb. 24 Masses, at the door or by e-mail.
Worked late last night, so will blog the prom ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 21, 2008, 8:33 pm
Worked late last night, so will blog the promised tour update later this a.m. The EWTN Radio interview was a beautiful experience.
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Feb 21, 2008, 8:46 pm
"One way to make enemies and antagonize people is to challenge the spirit of the world. The world has a spirit, as each age has a spirit. There are certain unanalyzed assumptions which govern the conduct of the world. Anyone who challenges these worldly maxims, such as, 'you only live once,' 'get as much out of life as you can,' 'who will ever know about it?' 'what is sex for if not for pleasure?' is bound to make himself unpopular. ..."To marry one age is to be a widow in the next. Because [Jes
*Public school teens get an education in 'Monologues' ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 21, 2008, 7:51 pm
... at a Catholic university. Alicia Torres has the story.[Comment on Alicia's blog.]
Rave on - The Dawn Patrol Feb 21, 2008, 5:26 pm
Just found one of my all-time favorite songs on YouTube — the Dave Rave Group's "Weight of the World," recorded in 1989.The track captures the sense of unfulfilled longing that I experienced before discovering the thrill of the chaste. It's all the more poignant because its melody and arrangement are so upbeat and hopeful. Listening to it now takes me back to that place — a sort of Lenten mortification.The video itself is delightful — shot in Russia in 1990,
What's going on: EWTN Radio tonight, Charleston & N.C. next month - The Dawn Patrol Feb 21, 2008, 5:25 am
A few quick notes:Tonight, I will be a guest on EWTN Radio's "Next Wave Live" from 9-10 p.m. EST. Listen online on EWTN Radio's Web site (click on “Listen Live ”). On the same site, you can also find an EWTN Radio affiliate listing in your area. The show is also on Sirius Channel 160. It will encore Saturday night at 10 p.m. EST.I am delighted to announce that I am giving a talk on The Thrill of the Chaste on the evening of March 6 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Char
*If lux could thrillGiving Sex Week a chaste kiss-off - The Dawn Patrol Feb 20, 2008, 6:01 pm
On Sunday, one day after my appearance at the Sex Week at Yale panel on "Sex and Spirituality," I had the opportunity to make the case for chastity with a lecture in the university's WLH building, sponsored by three Christian groups: Yale Christian Fellowship (affiliated with InterVarsity), Yale Students for Christ, and the Veritas Forum.Meanwhile, in the room a few doors down where the previous night's panel had taken place, the last official guest-speaker event of Sex Week was taking plac
Was going to blog about the talk I gave on ch ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 19, 2008, 6:35 pm
Was going to blog about the talk I gave on chastity at Yale, but that will have to wait until I have more time tomorrow. I will say for now that I was pleasantly surprised to find that more students showed up for it than did for the official Sex Week panel the night before — not counting the ones at the panel who were on Sex Week's staff.
*'30 Day Sex Challenge' church gets The Thrill - The Dawn Patrol Feb 19, 2008, 5:09 pm
A worship community in Florida with the self-conscious name Relevant Church is making international news with its "30 Day Sex Challenge," a program in which participating couples commit to having sex every day for 30 days while singles commit to abstaining for the same duration.The guide for the challenge, available for download fromthe church's blog, recommends two books to singles participating in the challenge, one about marriage and one about chastity. And so it was with some surprise t
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Feb 19, 2008, 5:24 pm
"[T]he orders and congregations with a long tradition in the Church [have suffered a] difficult crisis due to the aging of members, a more or less accentuated fall in vocations and, sometimes, a spiritual and charismatic 'weariness.'"[Today, many young men and women] experience a strong religious and spiritual attraction, but are only willing to listen to and follow those who give coherent witness to their adherence to Christ. "It is interesting to note that those institutes that have conserved
If you read yesterday's unfinished post on&nb ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 18, 2008, 7:11 pm
If you read yesterday's unfinished post on Sex Week at Yale's "Sex and Spirituality" panel, check it out again; I just completed it.
Yale student reports on 'Sex and Spirituality' panel - The Dawn Patrol Feb 18, 2008, 5:05 pm
Nicola writes on yesterday's event:"I am endlessly amused by the fact that, to Yale (or at least the Sex Week coordinators — Dara keeps reminding me that it is not, in fact, a University-run event), 'spirituality' means four New Agers and a Catholic."Apparently, 'spirituality' also means a great deal of attention paid to chakras and tantric sex ([Dr. Judy] Kuriansky), 'deeply meaningful' moments of true soul-to-soul connection with much-younger men one never sees again ([Stevie] Jay), love
*Lux be a ladyChampioning chastity at 'Sex Week' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 18, 2008, 9:13 am
Sex Week at Yale — less than a day after its organizers offered a backhanded apology for showing a violent sadomasochistic porn film (as opposed to a kind and gentle one) to over 200 students — hosted a "Sex and Spirituality" panel last night where I was the token chastity advocate.That there was a chastity advocate at all during Sex Week #8212; which was otherwise packed with promotional events for a pornography conglomerate and a sex-toy business ̵
Reynolds rap - The Dawn Patrol Feb 18, 2008, 6:24 am
Running off to Mass, so am posting a couple of blurry shots from last night's panel; full story and more (hopefully better) pics to arrive later this afternoon.Pictured from left in the top photo: moderator Joey Reynolds (yes, that Joey Reynolds), Dr. Susan Block, and yours truly. If you know Joey Reynolds's show, you have an idea of what last night was like. Yale's Reform Jewish chaplain, Rabbi James Ponet, whom an organizer had told me would participate, must have known; he showed up but
I survived the Sex Week at Yale "Sex and Spir ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 17, 2008, 6:21 pm
I survived the Sex Week at Yale "Sex and Spirituality" panel! Details and photos to come tomorrow, as my hotel's Net connection is bad right now. Thanks for your prayers!
I survived the Sex Week at Yale "Sex and Spir ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 17, 2008, 6:21 pm
I survived the Sex Week at Yale "Sex and Spirituality" panel! Details and photos to come tomorrow, as my hotel's Net connection is bad right now. Thanks for your prayers!
Prayer request - The Dawn Patrol Feb 16, 2008, 7:00 pm
I know I've been heavy on the prayer requests lately, but I really need them today as I leave for two days of appearances during Sex Week at Yale.Please pray for me and for those who attend both evenings' events, especially tonight's "Sex and Spirituality" panel.In particular, I would be grateful if you would pray that God arm me with spiritual armor, giving me the wisdom and strength to speak the truth in love.Thanks very much! Will post from New Haven as time permits; retur
The Thrill — made in Taiwan! - The Dawn Patrol Feb 16, 2008, 7:05 pm
Thrill of the Chaste publisher Thomas Nelson informs me that in addition to Polish and Spanish, my book will soon be available in Chinese Traditional.It is being published in Taiwan by the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.Needless to say, I am utterly thrilled.I don't yet know exactly why the demand for my book in that part of the world, but methinks this has something to do with it.
Clerical era - The Dawn Patrol Feb 16, 2008, 7:21 pm
If you agree that the Church should bring back men in black, check out Father Damian J. Ference's article for U.S. Catholic and make sure to vote in the poll at the end.
Painting the town rad - The Dawn Patrol Feb 16, 2008, 7:23 pm
Got one more wonderful testimonial from my Georgetown talk last week, this one from the Protestant co-sponsor:"We so appreciated the evening of the Dawn Eden talk and the ensuing discussion. Dawn has a way of getting at the heart of a very important issue — chastity — without shame or embarrassment, and yet she speaks in a way that is winsome and gentle. Especially encouraging was her charge for us to consider ourselves (i.e. the chaste) as today's 'radicals'! This gave
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Feb 15, 2008, 4:53 pm
"Once after watching the movie 'The Song of Bernadette,' my father remarked that Jennifer Jones, the young actress who played Bernadette, beat out the Blessed Mother for Best Actress at the 1944 Academy Awards."— Hugh Vincent Dyer O.P., "The Healing Love of Lourdes"
*Fox News, Bloomberg get The Thrill in time for Sex Week at Yale - The Dawn Patrol Feb 15, 2008, 9:46 am
My appearance on a "Sex and Spirituality" panel at Sex Week at Yale this coming Sunday has Fox News and Bloomberg News buzzing. From the Bloomberg article: Pure Romance, a sex-toy company based in Loveland, Ohio, with more than $80 million in sales last year, gave the student organization that runs the week $30,000 to pay for most of the 21 events, a student-made video documentary and a 60-page magazine circulated at Yale and the seven other Ivy League schools."Yale's Sex Week is prett
Muy caliente! - The Dawn Patrol Feb 15, 2008, 10:20 am
I'm thrilled to report that the Spanish version of The Thrill of the Chastei>La aventura de la castidad, is on fire.It sold out its first printing in a week, and, as I write, is No. 2 on Amazon's chart of best-selling Spanish-language religious-studies books.
V is for virtue - The Dawn Patrol Feb 14, 2008, 6:47 pm
Reader Kenneth Wolfe sends St. Augustine's homily for St. Valentine's Day, which used to be a feast day on the Catholic calendar for the martyred saint (the date is now the feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius):The day of triumph of the blessed Martyr Valentine returns to us today in its yearly celebration. As the Church rejoices in his glorification, so it proposes that his footsteps be followed. For if we suffer together, we shall also be glorified together. In his glorious struggle two
*Ammo and amas - The Dawn Patrol Feb 14, 2008, 7:14 pm
Just received this very kind testimonial from the president of Georgetown University Right to Life:"As Christian students at Georgetown, we sometimes feel alienated by a campus culture that leaves little room for discourse about chastity, abstinence and the impact of our faith on our romantic relationships. Dawn's talk was invigorating and inspirational for us; she gave us the spiritual ammo to persist in our decision to remain chaste even in the face of the dominant 'hookup culture.' The s
*Chastity for the Hoyas? Oh boyas! - The Dawn Patrol Feb 14, 2008, 5:16 am
If you had told me before last night that, out of the 50-odd talks I've given on chastity to young adults since The Thrill of the Chaste came out in December 2006, the best one ever would be at Georgetown University, I would not have believed you.I knew there was a pro-chastity contingent at the Jesuit institution, to be sure, including the groups who wanted me to appear on campus — InterVarsity Fellowship, the Protestant Student Forum, Catholic Daughters of America, and Kni
Primary intention - The Dawn Patrol Feb 14, 2008, 4:27 am
Right Wing News has a selection of political valentines.
'A proposal of purest love' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 14, 2008, 4:22 am
Deacon Dennis Schenkel offers a beautiful Valentine's Day homily.
Love from above - The Dawn Patrol Feb 13, 2008, 7:32 pm
Happy Valentine's Day! Send your sweetie a free Thrill of the Chaste e-card. Mad props to thrillofthechaste.com webmaster Saint Kansas for devising this beautiful and fun promotion.* * *And, speaking of love from above, please send up prayers for Brett's wife, Tracey Hallman, a gifted poet and creator of the endearing lupus-awareness podcast "Butterfly Mom," as her illness has been flaring up.
Quote of the day - The Dawn Patrol Feb 13, 2008, 7:17 am
"There is a wonderfully funny and eclectic show that started at the beginning of the season called 'Pushing Daisies.' The plot line is that this boy discovers that if he touches something dead it comes back to life. ... In the series as an adult he brings his childhood sweetheart who was murdered back to life and he can never touch her again without her immediately dying. The same goes for his childhood pet dog who he had also brought back to life. Watching the show you get the sense of the lo
Valentine's Day in the picture - The Dawn Patrol Feb 13, 2008, 5:59 am
My old friend Tony Carnes, a photojournalist and senior news writer at Christianity Today, is giving a free talk tomorrow in Greenwich Village on photographer and social activist Jacob Riis, whose photo of a Lower East Side ragpicker, officially titled "Italian Mother" and nicknamed "Madonna of the Slums," is at left. (Click on the photo for a larger image.) The evening starts with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. and the talk and show is at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, February 14, at the All Thi
*What is 'pro-life'? - The Dawn Patrol Feb 12, 2008, 7:34 pm
Evangelical blogger Julie Neidlinger asks the question in a thought-provoking post on her recent mission trip, "Thank you for this life":[W]hat is pro-life? Is preventing a life, even if it saves a child from an existence in misery and poverty, pro-life?It seems to be a larger concept than just an interpretation of abortion or of controlling the number of lives brought into a world in which I, a Westerner with a limited understanding of the storehouses and blessings and plans of God, deem a
The way of all fleshpots - The Dawn Patrol Feb 12, 2008, 6:02 pm
"A 'G-string diva' is a no one to be envied or admired. This is not an 'art form.' It's a tragic, lonely, and dangerous lifestyle. Behind the sexy stripper facade is a deeply wounded and confused little girl who needs help, who needs compassion, in short, who needs Jesus. She usually ends up hating men for being stupid enough to give her money for gyrating in front of him. She knows deep down that he is exploiting her, and that she is using him. And she knows that the whole thing is a con
Every week's Sex Week at GW - The Dawn Patrol Feb 12, 2008, 6:42 am
Prominently displayed in the George Washington University Ivory Tower food court is this ad for a food-delivery Web site:That's right; late-night pitas and snacks are "ALMOST AS GOOD AS A BOOTY CALL FROM SOMEONE OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE."GW students fed up with the "booty call" culture that their university apparently condones are invited to hear me speak at Georgetown tomorrow night.
'Yale Sex Week glosses over porn's dark side' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 11, 2008, 5:36 pm
A Hartford Courant op-ed by a member of feminism's anti-porn wing describes how the Ivy League university's event showcases a "glamorous" pornography production house that "acts as a recruitment tool for a mass-production sweatshop industry."
*'Feministe' to Dawn Patrol: Stop using post-abortive women for political ends - The Dawn Patrol Feb 11, 2008, 2:20 pm
Only feminists are allowed to do that — with copious personal insults and profanities, of course including comments by former John Edwards webmistress Amanda Marcotte, who takes the opportunity to indulge in sadistic fantasies about me.Moral: Ask people to pray for a "pro-choice" post-abortive woman who has written that she "grieve[s]" in a "fountain of pain" and You.Will.Be.Crushed.Thou shalt not put a pro-choice narrative into a pro-life context. Or else.For all the t
Vile 'Bodies' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 11, 2008, 7:25 am
A Cincinnati Enquirer columnist finds the skeletons behind the traveling exhibition of Chinese citizens' corpses.
Healing groovy - The Dawn Patrol Feb 11, 2008, 5:45 am
As I mentioned earlier, if you've been praying for my recovery since my partial thyroidectomy, it's safe to move me down your prayer list (unless you'd like to give me spiritual support for my Wednesday talk at Georgetown and Sunday talk at Yale's Sex Week).Pretty much everything anyone could have prayed for me with regard to the operation was answered. The operation went beautifully, I am healing very well and in good spirits, and it now turns out I may not even need a second operation to
A time to draw near to God - The Dawn Patrol Feb 10, 2008, 7:49 pm
Marcin, the proofreader of the Polish edition of The Thrill of the Chaste, offers a thought for Lent:"During Mass on Ash Wednesday, a visiting Capuchin told us in his sermon that started a retreat session something illuminating for me. Namely, we normally start Lent promising so much change for the better. Yet it is not (most frequently unatttainable) virtues that will save us, but God, and the thing is to be as close to Him as possible. In other words, we should focus more on the relations
*What do pro-lifers do to help pregnant minority women? - The Dawn Patrol Feb 9, 2008, 7:04 pm
That's the gist of one of several questions asked by the post-abortive blogger I wrote about last week ("When the 'right choice' leads to a 'fountain of pain'") in an entry titled "Are anti-choice Americans motivated by racism?" (Link contains profanity.)She writes of pro-lifers, "Have they EVER done anything to help make it easier for economically exploited minorities to have children?"Knowing that the Catholic Church is, after the federal government, the greatest provider of social s
*Planned Parenthood's racist roots - The Dawn Patrol Feb 9, 2008, 6:55 pm
The following is an updated version of a post that originally appeared on The Dawn Patrol February 22, 2005.Planned Parenthood's Web site currently has a feature article "celebrating the leadership of African Americans who led the fight for reproductive freedom."To those who know Planned Parenthood's history, the organization's flattery of blacks is nothing but a sick joke. Brian Clowes, PhD, of Human Life International, has compiled a remarkable collection of nearly 1,200 quotes from the B
Congratulations ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 9, 2008, 6:18 am
... to Cleveland priest Fr. V, whose blog Adam's Ale is currently celebrating its first anniversary.I had the pleasure of meeting Father Valencheck when he arranged a Cleveland mini-tour for me last February, the first time I got to fly (rather than take a commuter train) to out-of-town speaking dates.With thrillofthechaste.com" webmaster Saint Kansas (singer/instrumentalist of "Chastity Rome-Chick Blues" fame and Fr. V. Bingo!
*Prayer intentions for the young people of the world - The Dawn Patrol Feb 8, 2008, 6:18 pm
Last night, the St. Stephen Martyr young-adult group sponsored a Holy Hour for the intentions of young people. Following is the text of the handout given to those in attendance, reprinted by permission of one of the organizers, Brother Hugh Vincent O.P.:You are invited to pray for these and any other intentions you may have for young people. We gather to pray especially for those who do not pray for themselves that the young people of the world will be transformed and led to a life of true
Haven't run a photo in a while, so here's one ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 8, 2008, 6:20 am
Haven't run a photo in a while, so here's one of me signing books at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in the Indianapolis suburb of Beech Grove after speaking there last month. I know it looks posed, but it's not. As I wrote earlier, I had a beautiful time at the church, and you can hear the talk I gave there on the parish's Web site — see the link to my name on the upper right-hand side. Photo by Sean Gallagher of The Criterion.
*Tour of the chaste coming to Georgetown, Sex Week at Yale - The Dawn Patrol Feb 7, 2008, 8:14 pm
Fasten your seat belts. My upcoming' speaking dates include a talk next Wednesday at Georgetown (just days after the campus hosts the "Vagina Monologues") and two appearances at Yale University: a talk on "The Confounding Allure of Chastity" sponsored by Yale Christian Fellowship and the Veritas Forum, plus an appearance at an official Sex Week at Yale forum.(You didn't think that link would lead to the official, "adults only" Sex Week site, did you?)The Sex Week event is a panel on "S
*'The right choice' leads to a 'fountain of pain' - The Dawn Patrol Feb 7, 2008, 7:00 pm
A woman who describes herself as "a feminist, a leftist, a liberally-educated eternal student" has started a blog to talk about her abortion experience.It's not pretty.The man who got her "knocked up," she writes, subsequently "in an abusive, manic swing, convinced me that not only did I dread raising a kid with him, but that I also feared being involved with his gene pool."Her first blog entry pinpoints the conflict between the "feminist" in her who is afraid of discussing her l
*White man's burden - The Dawn Patrol Feb 6, 2008, 8:33 pm
A Fox News video that has been making the rounds of liberal blogs shows Mitt Romney making painfully awkward attempts to connect with attendees of a Martin Luther King Day event.A reporter on Fox News' Embed blog, the source of the footage, writes, He jumped off the Mitt Mobile to greet a waiting crowd, took a picture with some kids and young adults and awkwardly quipped, ”Who let the dogs out? Who who. ”He took pictures with many in the crowd and greeted one baby wearing a necklace saying
On the mend - The Dawn Patrol Feb 6, 2008, 8:02 pm
Got some encouraging news from the doctor yesterday, which I will share later today or tonight. I'm doing very well, thanks largely, I believe, to prayers. So well, in fact, that, if you've had me atop your intentions, I think it's safe to move me down the list.Still, if you're in the business of making petitions, I would be grateful if you would pray for guidance for me as I prepare to speak at Georgetown on the 13th (next Wednesday) and Yale on the 17th and 18th, during its notorious Sex Week&
The passion of the crust?! - The Dawn Patrol Feb 6, 2008, 5:38 pm
Just got in from the Ash Wednesday young-adult event at my church, St. Stephen Martyr: a showing of "The Passion of the Christ."I didn't know St. Stephen's young-adult group when writing about such ministries in The Thrill of the Chaste, but if I had, I would have used it as the textbook example of the way such ministry should be conducted. It's centered around prayer and fellowship, with its events geared towards helping members deepen their relationship with Christ and with one
*If you can name one accomplishment by Obama ... - The Dawn Patrol Feb 6, 2008, 5:11 am
... you're more informed than these supporters of his:The only one I can think of is that he voted against Illinois' Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
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*Congratulations! You Just Bought Your Teen an Oral-Sex Video! (159 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Apr 18, 2006, 1:12 am
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*An Open Letter to Michael Schiavo (153 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Mar 25, 2006, 11:11 pm
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*How to Make Planned Parenthood's Cartoon Blow Up in Its Face (Nonviolently, of Course)Announcing Project Max (139 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Aug 11, 2005, 3:51 am
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*A Dawn Patrol Guest Poem:'Remembrance of Easter 2005' (125 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Mar 26, 2006, 1:18 pm
Crowd my eyes, you bevies of daffodils, And you forsythias in throngs of cheer, Dandelion galaxies and fountains of trees. Fill my mouth with the breath of hyacinths, you purple air And you roistering breeze.And you quince-buds so eager, you swelling seeds, You squirrels running stitches across the loom Of woven grasses, inflorescent weeds; Jasmine-bush, loop me with your lariats of perfume. Fill me, small birds, with your versicles, And chuckled replies.She is bleeding from the mouth and eyes.S
*Blood and ruses (114 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Aug 10, 2007, 8:38 pm
I don't know why this never occurred to me before, but it took an article on Planned Parenthood's sex-ed Web site Teenwire to make me realize what is possibly the most insidious effect of Lybrel, the new oral contraceptive that eliminates periods. Planned Parenthood freelance writer Aaron Dunn notes in "Lybrel: A New Approach to Birth Control":... in the rare case that you do become pregnant while on the pill, you won't have that missed period to let you know. The only way you'll know for sure i
*'First Time' not the deepest (107 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Jul 27, 2007, 4:17 pm
A woman wrote to me today inviting me to contribute to a project in which she is compiling tales of virginity loss. It is something akin to the "My First Time" Web site where people deposited stories about their loss of virginity; some of the site's tales were recently made into an Off-Broadway show.I declined. Here's the heart of my reply:I think the interest in projects such as yours and the "First Time" off-Broadway play are a sign of society's decline. Sex is an intensely personal act. The f
*Planned Parenthood Tells 13-Year-OldsOne Swallow Does Not a Bummer Make (86 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Dec 17, 2005, 2:54 am
Children as young as 13 may register on Planned Parenthood's sex-ed site Teenwire, where they will learn that eating semen is good for you.One of Teenwire's current features, the "Penis Pop Quiz," offers the multiple-choice question, "Approximately how many calories are there in a tablespoon of semen?"Enter the right answer—six—and this is your reward:The quiz never informs its middle-school-age audience that there might be something vaguely, well, unhealthy about taking out their bu
*Edwards: I'm 'personally opposed' to povertyA guest satire by HENRIETTA G. TAVISH (78 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Aug 26, 2007, 8:00 pm
Special to The Dawn Patrol WASHINGTON, August 27 -- Addressing reports that over half of his $30 million fortune is invested in rapacious subprime lenders who are foreclosing on the homes of already-devastated hurricane Katrina victims, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards yesterday reiterated his "strong personal opposition" to poverty. "I have dedicated my entire life to not being poor," said the former North Carolina Senator. He stated that he "absolutely hates" the idea of lac
*The Thrill, coast to coast — Part 1 (76 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Sep 23, 2007, 6:58 pm
Last week, I did back-to-back speaking dates promoting The Thrill of the ChasteAppalachian State University in Boone, N.C., and the University of California, Berkeley. Here are a few notes on Boone; I'll finish them and add some reminiscences of Berkeley tomorrow.Located 3,300 feet up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Boone, North Carolina, home of Appalachian State University, is a quirky combination of strip mall and Shangri-La. Gorgeous scenery and crisp mountain air is countered by ubiq
*Goodbye to the Gilder age (76 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Aug 6, 2007, 8:00 pm
George Gilder's Sexual Suicide, which the author later revised extensively and republished as Men and Marriage, is reportedly so hated by feminists that women's-studies departments refuse to authorize course literature that even mentions the book in its index.You might think that I would love such a book, especially as its author is a champion of family values. But you would be wrong.I did read Men and Marriage and found much of it brilliant. However, Gilder's central thesis, whic
*Quote of the day (73 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Jul 9, 2007, 10:44 pm
"I'm not a single woman on the cusp of my thirties because I put career first or dumped early boyfriends in order to experience more of life and men; I've panted for marriage since childhood. And perhaps, because of that idolatry, it's been withheld all this time. "When I still thought sex was at the center of life — the apex of human experience — the call to follow God as an unmarried woman seemed pretty grim. Although Jesus said that he came into this world that we might "have life to the fu
*Sex and the Pity (58 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Apr 16, 2006, 3:05 am
Jill of the group blog Feministe comments on one of the "Dawn Eden Takedown" posts of which that site is so fond:I actually feel bad for Dawn. And I'm not saying that in a condescending way, I really do mean it. . . . The one thing she seems to want more than anything is a husband, and for whatever reason that hasn't worked out for her. Can you imagine putting all of your energy into doing things (like abstaining from sex) for a future mate, only to never find one?There's an interesting leap of
*Abortionist's latest tool: the Koran (57 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Aug 23, 2007, 7:13 pm
A woman walks into a pregnancy resource center, saying she's a Muslim and her religion permits her to have an abortion. The counselor whips out a "Pregnancy Options Workbook" and shows the woman where the book says Islam forbids abortions. Impressed, the woman opts to be a client of the pregnancy resource center and keep her baby.What's the next chapter in the story? You can see it coming: News reaches Planned Parenthood that the pregnancy resource center blatantly used the woman's faith to man
*Police Take Away Homeless Woman's Newborn (55 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Mar 31, 2006, 11:08 pm
Just discovered this story from CBS2 San Diego:SAN DIEGO — A homeless teenage woman's nine-day-old baby was taken away from her after sheriff's deputies spotted the child in her mother's shopping cart.A minister alerted deputies to the 9600 block of Campo Road about 8:50 p.m. Friday to see about the baby, who was traveling with her mother and 52-year-old grandmother, also homeless.The family was carrying all it owned in two shopping carts, after the 19-year-old woman and baby was evicted f
*'Don't look,' said the midwife (54 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Sep 11, 2007, 6:25 pm
[Warning: Graphic content follows.]Today's Daily Mail features the harrowing article "What WE think of abortion - by the women who had them..." With the exception of the final interviewee, a pro-choice activist who gives no details of her abortion procedure, all the interviews — even the ones with women who do not regret their abortions — reveal severely damaged lives. From the paper's interview with 22-year-old woman who aborted her child three years ago:By the t
*Women's Abortion Deaths Only 'a Local Issue,' Says Planned Parenthood (51 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Nov 23, 2005, 1:36 am
In which yours truly comes out of hibernation to refute Planned Parenthood's outrageous disdain for women's health:The FDA warns users of the contraceptive patch that they're at an elevated risk of blood clots and strokes. Planned Parenthood VP Dr. Vanessa Cullins counters, "No...[the patch] is one of the safest, most convenient, and most effective methods of reversible contraception available to women today." What she doesn't reveal is that she's on the patch manufacturer's payroll.Now, the N
*Women's Conscience Shocks Researchers (50 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Mar 31, 2006, 1:09 pm
Despite being told over and over that true freedom is freedom from scruples, women persist in believing that their morality has some connection with how they keep their vessel. From the Daily Mail:They are apparently more sexually liberated than ever before - but most women still believe one-night stands are immoral, research shows....The study of women's attitudes towards sex revealed that women of all ages believe that sex outside marriage or a committed relationship is wrong....Dr. [Sharon] H
*Outspokenly Pro-Life Christian Conservative Denied Tenure — at Baptist University (49 hits)- The Dawn Patrol Mar 27, 2006, 12:39 am
Francis Beckwith is such an accomplished professor and author that it seems rude to downsize him to a "pro-life christian conservative" — it's like calling Bob Dylan a "scruffy Sixties protest folkie." But apparently the powers that be at Baylor University see him in terms of his principles and opinions — and they don't want his kind. Rod Dreher reports:Sources at Baylor tell me that the well-known Evangelical scholar Francis Beckwith was denied tenure today by Baylor University. Th
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