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Anglican Update

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I don't post too much anymore on the turmoils of Anglicanism because so much of it has become inside baseball. I did, however, come across this article, which does a fantastic job of summing up where we are now.

Some highlights:

Liberalism in a nutshell

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I have just finished reading Treason by Ann Coulter -- a terrific book that sets the record straight on, among many things and people, Senator Joe McCarthy. The book concludes with two paragraphs that I absolutely had to cite on this blog.

Obama, the stingy

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You can reduce the differences between liberals and conservatives down to two primary axioms.

1. Liberals believe in empowing government at the expense of the individual. Conservatives believe in empowering the individual at the expense of government.

The General Welfare: Needs Versus Wants

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Chance discusses the differences between liberals and conservatives in terms of the role of government:

Conservatives typically view the role of welfare and other government programs as providing food and resources for those who need food and resources. It appears that liberals want government programs to “level the playing field” and provide equality.

My genes made me do it

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Well, according to researchers, that is. CNN has just posted research that says how we feel about politics is influenced by our DNA as much as anything else.

In a study published last year in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the researchers found that liberals and conservatives processed information differently. Specifically, they found differences in activity in the anterior cingulate cortex, an

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