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The Best Kind Of Sex

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Steve Simms

Our society ignores the very best kind of sex. You almost never hear about it. TV and movies nowadays picture almost every kind of sex but this. I wonder why? Instead our sex-crazed culture focuses on and promotes casual sex … Continue reading →

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Modern Myth #7 — All Lifestyles Are Equal

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Steve Simms

The popular belief that all lifestyles are equal is an obvious myth. Take the lifestyle of alcohol and drug abuse for example. It produces intense emotional pain, broken homes, slavery to compulsion, criminal activity, moral collapse, and jail or prison … Continue reading →

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Modern Myth #2 — Casual Sex

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Steve Simms

Like the ancients, we moderns have our myths and our gods. Modern Myth #2 is the “casual” sex myth. It says: Random sex with various partners is a meaningless recreational activity with no significant consequences and should be encouraged and approved … Continue reading →

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A Forgotten American Folk Song’s Powerful Message

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Steve Simms

I live in Nashville, Music City; however, we don’t hear songs like this old American folk song in Nashville or on MTV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtlxoRAAHVU Our culture has changed and the message of this song is no longer heard (or even tolerated). … Continue reading →

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America Needs Mysticism

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Steve Simms

What does America need? To “throw out the incumbents”? “Change”? “Economic recovery”? “Universal health care”? “To “keep the Bush tax cuts”? “Stimulus”? To stop the “obesity epidemic”? A balanced budget? To deal with illegal immigration? To win or stop its … Continue reading →

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