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  • Why It’s Very Difficult For Men And Women To Just Be Friends

    05/29/2018 10:14:29 PM PDT · by DeweyCA · 72 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 5-29-18 | Wendy Wilson
    The perennial question of whether men and women can be just friends is finding new life among evangelical Christians. Evangelical author Aimee Byrd is promoting intimate friendships between opposite-sex Christians as a way to bond spiritually while modeling for the world that men and women can be close without having to worry about bad behavior and harassment claims. Byrd has written a series of blog posts on the topic and promises to elaborate in her new book “Why Can’t We Be Friends? Avoidance Is Not Purity,” set to be released in late June. Not surprisingly, Byrd is no fan of...
  • Hopeless romantics yearn for soul mates

    09/07/2010 8:18:40 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 19 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | September 6, 2010 | Cheryl Wetzstein
    It's a theme that appears in thousands of movies, books and musicals: Boy meets girl. They fall in love, marry and live happily ever after. Soul mates forever. Fully two-thirds of Americans believe in the concept of soul mates, where "two people are destined to be together," according to a recent Marist Poll. But a new study offers an important reality check about unions formed in a whirlwind of passion. "Soul mate" couples are often happy at first, because they have intense emotional and personal connections, said W. Bradford Wilcox, lead author of the article in the Sept. 1 issue...
  • The Obama Infatuation [Mainstream Media- Hang Your Head in Shame!]

    05/31/2009 8:09:15 PM PDT · by Steelfish · 2 replies · 805+ views
    Washington Post ^ | May 31st 2009
    The Obama Infatuation By Robert J. Samuelson June 1, 2009 The Obama infatuation is a great unreported story of our time. Has any recent president basked in so much favorable media coverage? Well, maybe John Kennedy for a moment, but no president since. On the whole, this is not healthy for America. Our political system works best when a president faces checks on his power. But the main checks on Obama are modest. They come from congressional Democrats, who largely share his goals if not always his means. The leaderless and confused Republicans don't provide effective opposition. And the press...