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The Rescue Movement Part V: Jeff White and Cheryl Conrad

featured, Human Rights Activists, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren July 9, 2015 Leave a comment

In the fifth installment of our series on Operation Rescue, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with two Rescue veterans, Jeff White and Cheryl Conrad.

Michael Coren: Our Canadian Stephen Colbert

Blog PostBy Jonathon Van Maren July 8, 2015 6 Comments

By Jonathon Van Maren It’s been an interesting year in the world of Canadian journalism, from the ongoing saga of Q’s Jian Ghomeshi to the abrupt firing of Evan Solomon of Power and Politics. But no story has attracted more attention in so-con circles as the reinvention of Michael Coren from condescending conservative to bloviating…

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Wendy Shalit

Authors, Experts, Journalists, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren July 2, 2015 Leave a comment

Wendy Shalit is a columnist and author whose brilliant book A Return to Modesty just came out in a 15nth Anniversary Edition. She joined Jonathon to talk about sex education, Crop Top Day, and how our culture should move forward.

Bobby Schindler

featured, Human Rights Activists, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren June 25, 2015 Leave a comment

In 2005, Terri Schiavo’s tube was removed by court order in Florida after a long legal battle between her husband Michael and her family. Over the next two weeks, she starved to death slowly in a gruesome fashion. Bobby Schindler, Terri’s brother, joins Jonathon to talk about his sister’s story–and how to protect others like…

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Modern Sex Education: Part II

Authors, Experts, Journalists, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren June 18, 2015 Leave a comment

The Bridgehead continues a one-hour special on modern sex education, featuring British author and journalist Peter Hitchens and Dr. Scott Masson of the Ezra Institute. With Ontario’s new sex ed curriculum sparking protests across the province, Hitchens and Masson take a look at the history of modern sex education, and it’s original intent. Dr. Masson…

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Modern Sex Education: Part I

Authors, Experts, Journalists, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren June 18, 2015 Leave a comment

The Bridgehead presents a one-hour special on modern sex education, featuring British author and journalist Peter Hitchens and Dr. Scott Masson of the Ezra Institute. With Ontario’s new sex ed curriculum sparking protests across the province, Hitchens and Masson take a look at the history of modern sex education, and it’s original intent. Dr. Masson…

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Joseph Deschambault

featured, Porn and Rape Culture, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren June 4, 2015 Leave a comment

A boy who is now 12 is sharing his story about how he got addicted to pornography after coming across a porn magazine at his local paper recycling depot when he was 8-and-a-half years, and how he overcame it.

The curious case of Michael Coren

Blog PostBy Jonathon Van Maren June 1, 2015 5 Comments

By Jonathon Van Maren There has been much discussion in so-con circles surrounding Canadian broadcaster Michael Coren’s decision to leave the Catholic Church and instead join the Anglican Church of Canada. To some extent, I don’t have a dog in this denominational fight, since I myself am not Catholic. However, the fact that Coren was…

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The wit and wisdom of Douglas Wilson

Blog PostBy Jonathon Van Maren May 28, 2015 Leave a comment

There are few cultural commentators who combine classical knowledge, clever insight, and witty observation—but Rev. Douglas Wilson of Moscow, Idaho, manages to do just that. I came into contact with Wilson’s work a few years ago when he went on a debating tour with the late atheist Christopher Hitchens, after the two co-authored a book…

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Matt Fradd

featured, Porn and Rape Culture, Radio ShowBy Jonathon Van Maren May 28, 2015 Leave a comment

Matt Fradd of the Porn Effect joins Jonathon to talk about his anti-porn work, and how to make a difference in a culture awash with pornography.

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