New Oxford Notes: October 2015
Fingers on the Triggers
The "trigger warning" movement seeks to scrub college campuses clean of words and ideas that might cause discomfort, hurt feelings, or negative thoughts. Almost everything has this potential.
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What Goes on Inside the Clinic
Investigative videos that reveal Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts have prompted discussion of abortion as a Satanic ritual: a practice confirmed in a disturbing interview with a former leader of the Church of Satan.
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