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destroying reason
Dr. Helen has a quote from Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents–The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek) that talks about the interplay between dissent and reason. …So long as dissent is not suppressed, there … Continue reading
twitter thoughts
here is an interesting essay from George Packer in the New Yorker about twitter. Here is how the meat of it begins: The truth is, I feel like yelling Stop quite a bit these days. Every time I hear about … Continue reading
effect of literature
Kevin DeYoung wonders what hath literature wrought? I agree strongly with his conclusion: I’ll take passionate and logical romantic rationalism over the tired tirades of false dichotomies any day. plus, I enjoy his perfect parallel prose. anyone who reads here … Continue reading
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Tagged alliteration, Kevin DeYoung, romantic rationalism, tired tirades
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family reengineering
you may recall a previous post on my blog regarding a liberal anthropologist’s case against homosexual marriage. today I present a conservative atheist’s questions about reengineering the family. worth a read. I like Heather’s ending the best: These are not … Continue reading
Posted in culture, family
Tagged family, heather Mac Donald, homosexual, homosexual marriage, homosexuality, procreation, rearing children
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an interview with Hitchens
Marilyn Sewell, a unitarian minister, interviews atheist Christopher Hitchens here. hilarity ensues. here is a glimpse, but it continues on in this vein. The religion you cite in your book is generally the fundamentalist faith of various kinds. I’m a … Continue reading
why do you love the church?
if you love the church, why? (the “if you don’t, why not”? is a whole ‘nother post) Josh Harris lists some wrong reasons why people sometimes love their church. what do you think? Here are a couple to get you … Continue reading
on the occasion of the March for Life
on the occasion of the march for life, here is a repost from September 2008 of a survivor of an attempt to end her life: here is a clip of a talk by a young lady who survived an attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, abortion survivor, anti-abortion, gianna jessen, pro-life
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Roe v. Wade @37
37 years ago the Supreme Court issued its opinion legalizing abortion by fiat nationwide. That legally unsupportable seizure of state police authority remains in effect today, but there are increasing signs of cracks in the abortion on demand edifice. Science … Continue reading
Book of Eli
Julie and I went to see the Book of Eli yesterday evening. it was a rollicking good time and such a pleasure to have our faith not ridiculed and instead treated respectfully. It was an ordinary run of the mill … Continue reading
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Tagged big hollywood, Book of Eli, christianity, john nolte, movies, national post
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james cameron's intent
let’s ask the man what he intended with Avatar. my emphasis added below. the director with his star Zoe Saldana said that “Avatar” — with its depiction of mineral exploitation on a distant planet and a cadre of trigger-happy mercenaries … Continue reading
Posted in culture, politics
Tagged Avatar, culture, environmentalism, james cameron, pacifism, politics, politics and culture
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easily offended
Kevin DeYoung asks why are we always so offended all the time in this culture. I think he gets to the heart of the answer in this paragraph. For starters, being hurt is easier than being right. To prove you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged easily offended, Kevin DeYoung, offended, offense, taking offense, victimization
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Avatar's aftermath
check out this CNN article. Seriously. Go read it. (CNN) — James Cameron’s completely immersive spectacle “Avatar” may have been a little too real for some fans who say they have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing the film … Continue reading
the social contract
Did Brit Hume violate liberal democracy’s social contract or did all the people telling him to shut up about his faith? Ross Douthat has some thoughts on the issue from the New York Times editorial page. some excerpts here, but … Continue reading
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Tagged classic liberalism, intolerance, polite debate, political correctness, tolerance
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Firing Line
I ran across this post regarding an old “Firing Line” episode where William F. Buckley is interviewing Malcolm Muggeridge on the topic of their mutual christian faith. I have listened to the audio at the link in the following block … Continue reading
so completely true
we humans quickly accommodate to the status quo and become discontented and ungrateful in the midst of overwhelming prosperity and comfort. the link above takes you to a Jonah Goldberg post which has a video to watch that you will … Continue reading
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Tagged advancement, discontent, gratitude, jonah goldberg, technology, thankfulness
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house churches
here is Lisa Miller of Newsweek talking about house churches in the U.S. fascinating short read. Now, says David Kinnaman, president of the Barna research group, many Christians are expressing “disappointment that the congregational models have become so consumeristic.” “House … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurial church, house church, lisa miller, mega-church, micro church, newsweek
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Brit Hume's advice
probably everybody has seen this already, but what an awesome testimony and word of advice from Brit Hume to Tiger Woods. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szVYlDSb7nM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] HT to Fred Barnes
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Tagged advice, brit hume, complete recovery, forgiveness, redemption, tiger woods
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Man is homo religiosus
or as I keep saying, “you don’t replace something with nothing.” the blue people movie is more evidence that in our modern culture spirituality is fine, but Christianity or other specific organized religion is off-limits. Jonah has an interesting piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, christianity, james cameron, jonah goldberg, nicholas wade, spirituality, the faith instinct
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secularism and paganism
useful post from Challies on the six faces of paganism present today in our society. Go read his post for the details. 1. materialism 2. empiricism 3. determinism 4. secularism 5. secular humanism 6. post-modernism see if you can tell … Continue reading
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Tagged challies, determinism, empiricism, materialism, paganism, secularism
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more AVATAR
this is a great read and a fun take on the new smurf native movie. Takes down radical earth loving environmentalists along the way. In Avatar, James Cameron has created a world that justifies the smug arrogance and bitter alienation … Continue reading
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Tagged Avatar, earth worship, environmentalism, fantasy, gaia, james cameron, revenge, revenge fantasy
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Les Lanphere
I found Les Lanphere’s blog through Twitter (@llanphere). He has been doing a series showing God’s sovereignty in everything and especially in salvation in each non-Pauline epistle of the New Testament in order to show that this doctrine is not … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, teaching
Tagged calvinism, election, Les Lanphere, predestination, soteriology, theology
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the decline and fall of Detroit
here is a Steve Crowder video on the case study of the effects of liberal policies and union power in Detroit. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hhJ_49leBw&hl=en_US&fs=1&] more photos of the collapse of Detroit here. more pictures here Freaky story about how the city and … Continue reading
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Tagged decline, detroit, freedom, liberalism, prosperity, tax and spend, unions
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