A Modest Proposal: Character Counts, Starting in 2018

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“[I]f partisans endorse the unspoken but clear message ‘We’ll always protect the unethical ones on our side,’ it guarantees they’ll get more unethical behavior. They’re sending the signal to all aspiring leaders within their movement that they would rather live with bad behavior on their own side than give the other side a ‘win.’” … .

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Texas defends dismemberment abortion ban

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“To defend the Dismemberment Abortion Ban … the state brought forward a wide array of compelling witnesses including abortionists, former abortionists, physicians, legal experts, bioethicists, public health experts, and others. Former abortionist Anthony Levatino, M.D., gave the court a brutal step-by-step explanation of the abortion procedure and his gut-wrenching personal conversion story that caused him to become a pro-life activist.” BPNews

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"Roy Moore is not credible."

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“According to Moore’s defenders, the eight women who have accused Moore are not to be believed, even though dozens have corroborated their stories, they don’t know each other, they aren’t anonymous, they aren’t getting paid, and many are Republican and thus not politically motivated.” Roy Moore’s Most Pathetic Argument

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Museum of the Bible opens Friday: A Photo Tour

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“$42 million worth of cutting edge technology will also be featured with a digital entry arcade ceiling, a digital guide accessible through a smart phone app, and a 360-degree projection mapping employed in the 472-seat performing arts theater.” Curbed DC

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‘Human Dignity’ Rare Before Christianity

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“In the modern West, we generally take for granted that human persons have an inherent dignity and worth that forms the basis for human rights…..In fact, however, the idea of human dignity cannot be taken for granted. As theologian David Bentley Hart powerfully argued in a recent article, ‘human dignity is a rarity before Christianity” Intellectual Takeout

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Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct allegations

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“The allegations were published Thursday (Nov. 9) by The Washington Post, which claims Moore, 70, also pursued dating relationships with three other teenagers when he was in his early 30s.” BPNews

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