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Books about Politics and Current Events in The Radical Academy Bookstore Click Here for New & Used College Textbooks at Discount Prices Click Here for College Education Information & Study Resources Shop Amazon Stores in the Radical Academy Bookstore Magazine Outlet Music Store Classical Music Store Video Store DVD Store Computer Store Camera & Photo Store Computer/Video Games Software Store Musical Instruments Outlet Store Cellular Phones Toys & Games Tools & Hardware Automotive Store Outdoor Living Consumer Electronics Home & Garden Kitchen & Housewares Baby Superstore Apparel & Accessories Gourmet Food Grocery Store Sporting Goods Jewelry & Watches Health & Personal Care Beauty Store		February 8, 2008   Why More Feminists Should Convert to Christianity by Mike S. Adams, Ph.D.   Author's Note: The following column is based on a new book, The Faith: Given Once, For All, by Charles Colson and Harold Fickett. There was a time when the important question of "when life begins" was in dispute. Now that films like "In the Womb" have become widely available to the public, visual evidence forces reasonable people to answer that question by moving further and further back towards the moment of conception. I believe that since conception is the moment when one's genetic endowment is established, that is when one's life begins. But, of course, for feminists, the debate on abortion involves more than just the question of when life begins. It also involves the question of whether there is a right to life once it begins. Fortunately, our Founding Fathers settled that issue long ago by stating the following: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." That this view of the sanctity of life was inspired by the Bible is now lost among many self-proclaimed liberals. Much of that has to do with the work of propagandists like Christopher Hitchens -- a man who asserts falsely that Christians supported slavery until it became unprofitable. He ignores (intentionally, I believe) the contributions of Christians like William Wilberforce and John Wesley. Without them slavery's demise would have been long delayed. The Apostle Paul wrote in Galations 3:28 that "there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." This is a quote that planted a seed of sedition in Western culture, which makes it so easy to understand why Wilberforce did what he did. It also makes it difficult to understand the fierce anti-Christian rhetoric and actions of those who claim to be "liberals" and "human rights activists." Before the Bible was written, women were deemed inferior to men throughout the world -- just as they are today throughout the Islamic World. But the early Christian church stood up for women as no other institution had before. The church denounced divorce, incest, adultery, and polygamy. Christian men were expected to be devoted to one woman within the framework of lifelong marriage. But, nowhere was the defense of women greater than in the early Christian opposition to abortion and infanticide. In the Roman Empire -- not to mention China and India -- female babies were sacrificed while the lives of male babies (seen as future warriors) were preserved. Today, feminists march across stages shouting out various references to their genitals. Meanwhile, Christians are leading the charge against the mass rape of women as a method of terrorism in civil wars in Africa (see www.CongoCast.org). Today, feminists invite the Sex Workers Art Show to Duke University so a nearly naked transvestite can dance across stage with "F*** Bush" painted on his(?) chest. He stopped dancing, but only in order to insert a lit sparkler in his rectum while "America the Beautiful" was playing in the background. Meanwhile, Christians have enlisted the help of President Bush in fighting the global war on human sexual trafficking. Today, feminists at UNC-Wilmington print anti-Iraq War fliers saying that the "Bush" War on Terror has not improved the plight of women in Iraq. Meanwhile, terrorists in Iraq strap bombs to mentally retarded women before sending them to die in suicide bombing attacks -- giving them no "right to choose" to abort the mission. While NC State's Deb Luckadoo fights hard to impede the spread of Christianity, she simultaneously fights to promote homosexuality in a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Center. Meanwhile, many Christians -- not just famous ones like Franklin Graham and George W. Bush -- dedicate valuable time and resources to the global fight against AIDS, particularly in Africa. Countless feminists and human rights activists could have their lives transformed if they would only accept Jesus Christ. Perhaps, the same could be said of their movements. Adams Archive   ©2008 by Mike S. Adams and reprinted with permission of the author. Because The Radical Academy publishes essays and articles on its website does not imply acceptance or approval of the comments or opinions expressed by the author of the material. Nor is the Academy responsible for any misrepresentation of the facts included. It is your job to be a critical reader. Order Dr. Adams' Book An irreverent, disturbing look at higher education through the eyes of a former Leftist radical whose disillusionment with the politics of diversity and political correctness turned him into a "token" campus Conservative. Portrayed by the university administration and mainstream media as a "flame-thrower," Professor Adams lampoons sacred cows such as affirmative action, Gay Pride, cultural sensitivity training, multi-culturalism, censorship and other "sins" committed in the name of academic freedom. Dr. Mike S. Adams, a professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, is a regular contributor to conservative web and print publications. He recently defended himself against a charge of libel in a high-profile free-speech controversy that landed him on numerous top-ranked national TV and radio shows, including Rush Limbaugh, CNN and Hannity & Colmes. Welcome to the Ivory Tower of Babel: Confessions of a Conservative College Professor, by Mike S. Adams Mike S. Adams was born in Columbus, Mississippi on October 30, 1964. While a student at Clear Lake High School in Houston, TX, his team won the state 5A soccer championship. He graduated from C.L.H.S. in 1983 with a 1.8 GPA. He was ranked 734 among a class of 740, largely as a result of flunking English all four years of high school. After obtaining an Associate's degree in psychology from San Jacinto College, he moved on to Mississippi State University where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. While living in the fraternity house, his GPA rose to 3.4, allowing him to finish his B.A., and then to pursue a Master's in Psychology. In 1990, he turned down a chance to pursue a PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia, opting instead to remain at Mississippi State to study Sociology/Criminology. This decision was made entirely on the basis of his reluctance to quit his night job as member of a musical duo. Playing music in bars and at fraternity parties and weddings financed his education. He also played for free beer. Upon getting his doctorate in 1993, Adams, then an atheist and a Democrat, was hired by UNC-Wilmington to teach in the criminal justice program. A few years later, Adams abandoned his atheism and also became a Republican. He also nearly abandoned teaching when he took a one-year leave of absence to study law at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1998. After returning to teach at UNC-Wilmington, Adams won the Faculty Member of the Year award (issued by the Office of the Dean of Students) for the second time in 2000. After his involvement in a well publicized free speech controversy in the wake of the 911 terror attacks, Adams became a vocal critic of the diversity movement in academia. After making appearances on shows like Hannity and Colmes, the O'Reilly Factor, and Scarborough Country, Adams was asked to write a column for the Heritage Foundation's Townhall.com. Today he enjoys the privilege of expressing himself both as a teacher and a writer. In his spare time, he loves spending time with his wife, Krysten. He is also an avid hunter and reader of classic literature. Visit his website at http://www.DrAdams.org. 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