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29 Sep
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BEN HUR AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED — FOR NOW

By James Wilson Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was first published in 1880. The master work of author Lew Wallace it was acclaimed the most influential American work of the 19th Century. It surpassed Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s ...

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22 Sep
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IN FOR A PENNY

By James Wilson The very frightened young man called me because he had heard I knew something about disposing of infernal entities. He had been playing a game called Bloody Mary – not the former queen of England but a ...

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16 Sep
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THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT: EXCELLENCE TRUMPS PERFECTION

By James Wilson The clearest contrast I have yet seen drawn between excellence and perfection is in the film, When the Game Stands Tall. The story of Coach Bob Ladoceur and the De La Salle High School football team begins ...

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09 Sep
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UNDER THIS CHRISTMAS TREE: RACISM AND EUGENICS

By James Wilson Two things are important in a season punctuated with the explosive revelations of Dinesh D’Souza’s Hilary’s America. First, his allegations against Democrats are substantially correct and matters of public record these past two centuries. The other is ...

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03 Sep
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THE JOHNSON AMENDMENT — WHAT IS THE FUSS?

By James Wilson One of Donald Trump’s most encouraging promises – for people exercising faith in America – would repeal the Johnson Amendment to the federal tax code. (His opponent is silent.) This amendment is such an assault on religious ...

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