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"Birth Control Is Selfish" ... The Message Society Doesn't Want To Hear This past weekend graduates of Saint Thomas University were treated to a surprising speech by 21-year-old graduating student Ben Kessler. Some graduates walked out, many jeered, and others spewed profanities in response to his speech. Just what did he speak of which caused such an outcry? The War in Iraq? Border control? NSA spying? None of the above. So, what exactly did Mr. Kessler do wrong? He touched society's third rail: contraception. Mr. Kessler had the audacity to call the use of birth control "an act of selfishness."...

Recently from DU: socoljam (13 posts) Thu Jun-02-05 01:17 PM Original messageI Need Help with a New Progressive Effort A few months ago I started a new website - ConvinceAConservative.org - dedicated to a grass roots political education movement: Dems convincing their conservative neighbors why we're better. People writing into newspapers to make a statement, not just Bush-Bash. The website is simple. It's a database of hot political issues and accompanying arguments for the progressive position. Unfortunately, I'm a college student, and I haven't been able to fill in many of the arguments. [That is, he reached his conclusions before...