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    The Bible describes Eve as being created from Adam’s rib. Eve, therefore, would have been a clone of Adam. So were Adam and Eve gay?

    Homosexuality and the Biblical Genesis: Were Adam and Eve gay?

    Rick Miller - March 26, 2019
    America's urban boom is taking place mainly in secondary cities in flyover country, cities such as Nashville, Denver, Austin Charlotte, and Charleston.

    Don’t put flyover country in a corner, it’s leading America’s urban...

    Guest Contributor - March 26, 2019
    America is the one looking on from afar, the kneejerk far right all hoping the New Zealand enactments fail because then they can say, “I told you so.”

    We can learn from New Zealand

    Ed Kociela - March 26, 2019
    He's told the EPA to start the process of permitting the sale of E15 — a gasoline blend that's 15 percent ethanol — year-round.

    Put corn on the menu, not in the tank

    Guest Contributor - March 25, 2019
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed cautious optimism about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, which is set to replace NAFTA.

    We need North American energy trade

    Guest Contributor - March 25, 2019
    Trump's Medicare rebate proposal is a really good move that I hope my friends in Congress will support.

    Democrats should support Trump’s Medicare rebate proposal

    Guest Contributor - March 25, 2019
    With 5G wireless service coming soon, we’ll all have even more Internet service options thanks to free market incentives for wireless carriers.

    Free market Internet service is better than ever

    Howard Sierer - March 24, 2019
    Despite World Water Day warnings, Congress is in complete denial about the looming water and other ecological catastrophes already at hand.

    Congress ignores World Water Day warnings

    Joe Guzzardi - March 24, 2019
    Instead of overturning instruction regarding homosexuality, Methodist delegates voted to return to following Christ and stop following the culture.

    Methodists decide to believe the Bible

    Michael Shannon - March 24, 2019
    Should prosecutors be able to dismiss citizens from a jury because they supported the verdict in the O.J. Simpson case?

    Can prosecutors dismiss jurors for agreeing with the O.J. Simpson verdict?

    Guest Contributor - March 23, 2019
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