Saturday, September 10, 2011

Heroic News: “Media Bias and Abortion Language” plus 3 more

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Media Bias and Abortion Language

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT

As documented in "Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind," journalists overwhelmingly adopt the language of “pro-choice” and “abortion rights” advocates over pro life labels.

Take the Pill, think like a man


Posted: 10 Sep 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Women who take hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills are better at remembering the main idea of an emotional event, while women not on contraceptives are better at retaining details; in other words, women on the Pill think more like men.

Lack of clergy at Sept. 11 memorial prompts separate prayer event

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 05:18 AM PDT

Some Christian ministers have objected to the 9/11 Memorial Service’s failure to include members of the clergy and have scheduled a public prayer service for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Father absence and riot behavior

Posted: 09 Sep 2011 11:18 PM PDT

Many of the commentators have noted that the teens involved in the London rioting were largely from single-parent homes. Given the recent dramatic increases in the number of single-parent families in US society, a serious problem may be developing here as well.