“Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of their public health care system. This is partly because health care consumption is free at the point of use, leading many to grossly underestimate the actual cost of the care delivered. Furthermore, health care is financed through general government revenues rather than through a dedicated tax, further blurring the true dollar cost of the service. In addition, health spending numbers are often presented in aggregate, which results in a number so large that it becomes almost meaningless to the average Canadian.”  Read more... (199 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Christian Newswire – July 26, 2010
Religious Families Raise Better Children

CANONSBURG, Penn. – Children with religious parents are better behaved and appear happier than children raised by secular parents, a study from Mississippi State University reports. One of the reasons is that religious families appear to be more stable, and that provides the children with a range of benefits.  Read more... (194 words, estimated 47 secs reading time)

The New York Times – July 28, 2010
An End to Gay Adoption Bans?
By Lisa Belkin

Data drives policy. Or, at least, it should. In recent months there have been several studies suggesting that children raised by same-sex couples are certainly no worse off (and in some ways are arguably better off) than children raised by heterosexual couples.  Read more... (171 words, estimated 41 secs reading time)

LifeSiteNews.com – July 26, 2010
Judge Removed for Resisting Gay Adoption Required to Return €100,000 in Pay
By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman  Read more... (314 words, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

LifeSiteNews.com – July 26, 2010
Calif. Professor Fired for Homosexual Comments Wins $100K Settlement  Read more... (322 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

From the article: “Although the fine is a significant one, the Collective of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transsexuals of Madrid (COGAM) has said that it isn’t enough. The organization said that homosexuals in Spain are a ‘very vulnerable,’ and demanded ‘that this network be shut down as quickly as possible, changing the laws in effect if that is necessary’.”  Read more... (319 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

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Edmonton Journal – July 25, 2010
Drop-in-crime stats mask darker factors; In last fifty years, actual rates are up threefold, violent incidents up fivefold
By Lorne Gunter  Read more... (568 words, estimated 2:16 mins reading time)

The North Bay Nugget – July 24, 2010
Police endangering queer community: gay advocates
By QMI AGENCY  Read more... (181 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)

Los Angeles Times – July 21, 2010
New Zealand Christian school ordered to pay compensation after firing gay sports coach

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – A New Zealand Christian school has been ordered to pay undisclosed compensation and apologize to a sports coach it fired because he was gay. Board members of Middleton Grange School in Christchurch - on New Zealand’s South Island - will also attend courses on human rights awareness, school principal Richard Vanderpyl said Thursday. …  Read more... (157 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)

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July 16, 2010
A Free Market Energy Vision
By Robert Bradley Jr.

Energy is the master resource. Without it, other resources could neither be produced nor consumed. Even energy requires energy: There would not be usable oil, gas, or coal without the energy to manufacture and power the requisite tools and machinery. Nor would there be wind turbines or solar panels, which are monuments to embedded fossil-fuel energy.  Read more... (694 words, estimated 2:47 mins reading time)