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Conservative Values

The Moral Wedge in the GOP

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 01.16.2013 | Politics
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Jonathan D. Moreno

Bioethics -- questions about morality and our nature as biological creatures -- is the ground on which the future of the Republican Party will be decided: Abortion, assisted death and a package of worries about the future of biology, like stem cell research.

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What Being a Republican Should Mean

Tyler McCarthy | Posted 09.25.2012 | College
Read More: College Republicans, Gop-Ideology, Gop, Republican Ideology, Republican College Students, Republican Values, Conservative Values, College News
Tyler McCarthy

I am often told to just switch my party because there's no honor in going down with the particular sinking ship that is the GOP. To them I say that the ship will do just fine once we throw some of the unnecessary cargo overboard.

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Glenn Beck, You're No Burt Hummel

Jason Stanford | Posted 09.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Father-Son Relationships, Glee, Glenn Beck, Burt-Hummell, Kurt Hummell, Teenagers and Sex, Sex, Conservative Values, Talking to Your Kids About Sex, Conservatism, Video, Home News
Jason Stanford

When it comes to having the guts to tell kids the truth, Glenn Beck just doesn't want to hear it -- and he'd prefer you didn't talk about it.

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Could Stephen Colbert Be The Next Pope?

James Heffernan | Posted 03.18.2012 | Religion
Read More: Saint Stephen, Roman Catholic Church, Conservative Values, Stephen Colbert, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church, Pope Colbert, Stephen Colbert Catholic, Religion News
James Heffernan

You may say that Stephen is not even a priest, let alone a cardinal, a prince of the church. But as a staunch defender of Roman Catholic conservative values, Stephen IS a prince of the church.

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For Santorum, It's Values Versus Innovation

Jonathan D. Moreno | Posted 03.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Economy, Rick Santorum, Rick Santorum 2012, Innovation, Industry Growth, Job Creation, Gop Party 2012, Election 2012, Rick Santorum Values, Conservative Values, Politics News
Jonathan D. Moreno

A few days ago it was hard to find a pundit who didn't think that the 2012 campaign was going to be all about jobs.They thought that value issues were off the table. Wrong again.

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When Capital Punishment is a Crime: the Atlantic Divide Over the Death Penalty

Rabah Ghezali | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Human Rights, Capital Punishment, American Exception, Abolition, Atlantic Divide, Public Opinion, Death Penalty, Conservative Values, World News
Rabah Ghezali

In searching for explanations there is a danger that the premise of pro-capital punishment America and anti-capital punishment Europe is reinforced rather than questioned.

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An Open Letter to the Texas Board of Education From a Survivor of Its Public School System

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Disgrasian

As someone who received nearly my entire education -- grades 2-12 -- in the Texas public schools system, I must admit that I don't understand what all the fuss is about.

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Vitter Defends South, Values Against "Wishy Washy" Voinovich

The Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) on Wednesday fired back at a fellow Republican senator who declared southern conservatives the party's biggest problem. Sen...

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A Fly in the Anointment: Bobby Jindal as the Republican Obama

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Social Conservatives, Bobby Jindal Governor, Youth Vote, Bobby Jindal, Immigrants, Immigration, Youth Voters, The Republican Obama, Conservative Values, Barack Obama, Children of Immigrants, Immigrants American Dream, Creationism, Obama Youth Vote, American Dream, Religion and Politics, Bobby Jindal 2012, Stem Cell Research, Politics News
Disgrasian

It's true! Jindal is young, brown, and the child of immigrants. Since we, too, are young, brown, and the children of immigrants, I guess that means we're voting for Jindal in 2012!

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MoveRed: Targeting Washington State Young Conservatives

Will Mari | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Youth Vote, Young Conservatives, Youth Right, movered.org, Move Red, Youth GOP, GOP Youth, Dino Rossi, Peter Cowman, Youth Voters, Dave Reichert, UW College Republicans, King County Youth, Conservative Values, Youth Republicans, Kyle Burleigh, Republicans, Home News
Will Mari

"Young people aren't all enthralled by Obama's vague message. Young conservatives aren't super-religious, ignorant people. We see through misplaced idealism and have a grasp of reality."

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