Category Archives: Cultural Barometer

What has Happened to Conservatism in the South?

I am sick, disgusted, and angry. Last night was a *long* night for the critically important Special Election for Congress in Georgia’s sixth congressional district to fill Congressman Tom Price’s vacated seat.  The final numbers are now in and boy … Continue reading

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Why the Definition of Marriage Matters, by Dr. Jim Eckman

Why the Definition of Marriage Matters Apr 4th, 2015 | By Dr. Jim Eckman | Category: Culture & Wordview, Featured Issues On 17 March 2015, the Presbyterian Church (USA) [PCUSA] voted to change the definition of marriage within the PCUSA … Continue reading

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan: A Prophet about the Family by Dr Jim Eckman

Daniel Patrick Moynihan: A Prophet about the Family Mar 28th, 2015 | By Dr. Jim Eckman | Category: Culture & Wordview, Featured Issues Fifty years ago (1965), Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a sociologist, Assistant Secretary of Labor, and later one of … Continue reading

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America: The Secular, Postmodern, Post-Christian Triumph, by Dr. Jim Eckman

  Genuine, biblical Christianity is colliding with an increasingly militant secularism in western civilization. In fact, western secularism is uncomfortable with religious convictions of any kind. Christianity has always been an integral part of western civilization—but no longer. Hence, secularists … Continue reading

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50 shades of abuse: Book, movie set stage for future victims by Lauren Jones

50 shades of abuse: Book, movie set stage for future victims by Lauren Jones The Marietta Daily Journal February 17, 2015 Lauren Jones He was perfect and he wanted me. He was debonair and handsome. He knew all the right … Continue reading

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Fifty Shades of Grey: Legitimizing Perversion by Jim Eckman

Fifty Shades of Grey: Legitimizing Perversion Feb 28th, 2015 | By Dr. Jim Eckman | Category: Culture & Wordview In 2011, British author E.L. James self-published Fifty Shades of Grey.  Vintage Books acquired the publishing rights of the book and … Continue reading

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Football and Family Dynamics by Evan Lenow

This week, ESPN released the results of a survey they conducted with 128 current and former NFL quarterbacks. Some of those surveyed include Super Bowl winners Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Joe Flacco, and Russell Wilson. Among the retired quarterbacks surveyed … Continue reading

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Arthur Brooks: Europe’s core problems are demographic, not economic

Arthur Brooks: Europe’s core problems are demographic, not economic AEI President Arthur C. Brooks writes about Europe’s most pressing problem in the far-left New York Times, of all places. He writes: According to the United States Census Bureau’s International Database, nearly … Continue reading

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Same-Sex Marriage: A Stunning Cultural and Legal Accommodation By Dr. Jim Eckman |

Same-Sex Marriage: A Stunning Cultural and Legal Accommodation Oct 18th, 2014 | By Dr. Jim Eckman | Category: Culture & Wordview, Featured Issues, Politics & Current Events On Monday, 6 October 2014, the US Supreme Court let stand appeals court … Continue reading

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Growing Up With Two Moms: The Untold Children’s View, by Robert Oscar Lopez

Growing Up With Two Moms: The Untold Children’s View by  Robert Oscar Lopez August 6th, 2012 The children of same-sex couples have a tough road ahead of them—I know, because I have been there. The last thing we should do … Continue reading

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