I went over three modern sayings in a previous post that are popular to say, but just don’t make any sense. After writing it, a few more have come to mind.
1) “What someone does in his/her personal life doesn’t affect me.”
To a certain extent, such libertine sentiment is true. What type of food a person [...]
Archive for June, 2009
More Fun with Modern Sayings
Posted in Secular Culture, tagged Christianity, Conservative, Drugs, Freedom, Government, homosexuality, Liberal, Modern Culture, No H8, Noh8, Philosophy, pop culture, Public, Religion, sex, Theology, Tolerance on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NoH8
Posted in Off Topic, Secular Culture, tagged California, Christianity, gay, homosexuality, No H8, Noh8, Proposition 8, Religion, same sex marriage on June 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There’s a big grassroots movement right now against California’s Proposition 8 (banning homosexual marriages) called “NoH8.”
I find this group very interesting. For one, I’m assuming that their end goal is to change California’s constitution. But what bothers me is the automatic assumption that if you’re against homosexual marriage or against the homosexual lifestyle, you somehow [...]
Seriously?
Posted in Off Topic, tagged Carrie Prejean, Christ, Christianity, Heidi Montag, Heidi Pratt, Jesus, NBC, pop culture, reality TV, Religion, Spencer Pratt, The Hills, Theology on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I generally avoid celebrity gossip because I just don’t care. There are bigger things in this world to deal with than what celebrity is doing what. However, as I was flipping through the channels I came across a story about how some Heidi Montag (apparently on some MTV show) is going to pose for Playboy. [...]
Fun With Modern Sayings
Posted in Philosophy, Secular Culture, tagged Christianity, ethics, Logic, pacifism, Peace, Philosophy, police, Popular Culture, Religion, sex, Theology, truth, violence, war on June 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today I was thinking about modern sayings and how they really don’t make a lot of sense. We hear them all the time, either as bumper stickers or responses to common problems, but when put under analysis, these sayings are actually illogical.
1) “Violence doesn’t solve anything/Violence isn’t the answer.”
Is it true that violence doesn’t solve [...]
From Virtue to Vice (part 3)
Posted in Secular Culture, Virtue Ethics, tagged 7 Deadly Sins, America, American culture, celebrity news, Christianity, culture, greed, lust, Popular Culture, Religion, sin, Theology, USA, vices, Virtue, Virtue Ethics, wealth on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We now come to the 7 Vices, which have become virtues in the modern day. These are the things that traditionally have been viewed as the seven major categories for sin; though there are multiple sins, they can generally fit within one of these seven categories (and all fall under pride).
From Virtue to Vice (part 2)
Posted in Secular Culture, Virtue Ethics, tagged 7 Cardinal virtues, agape, America, Christianity, faith, hope, Justice, Love, Philosophy, prudence, Religion, temperance, Theology, USA, Virtue Ethics, virtues on June 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Before explaining the Christian virtues (completing the 7 Virtues), I’d like to point out that my friend Quincy Jones makes an accurate observation on my last post. When I say that prudence is similar to patience, a better word to use would be “wisdom.” Prudence indicates wisdom – which includes patience – but using wisdom [...]
From Virtue to Vice (Part 1)
Posted in Secular Culture, Virtue Ethics, tagged America, Christianity, Economy, ethics, Philosophy, Popular Culture, postmodernism, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, United States, USA, Virtue, Virtue Ethics on June 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Lately, conservative voices have been talking about how we’ve lost our “societal values” in the West. President Obama, alternatively, has announced how America has no right to promote its values overseas. What I’m struggling with on both sides, however, is the idea of using the word “values.”
The word “value” carries within it almost a subjective [...]
America: The Christian Nation
Posted in Secular Culture, tagged America, Christian, Christian America, Christian Nation, Church, Conservative, Democrat, ethics, God, Liberal, Nation, Republican, Theology, United States on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many Christians in America have an idea that they want to preserve some type of “Christian America.” They generally point to America’s past as a “Christian nation” and to some Christian golden age in America.
While such sentiments are nice, they are also misguided and false. I want to look at both the positive points and [...]
Compare and Contrast
Posted in Off Topic, Secular Culture, tagged abortion, Christianity, George Tiller, Islam, media, Muslim, Private William Long, Religion, William Long on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For whatever reason, humans aren’t known for consistency. We might be upset at one action, but if someone else commits the same action at a different time, we may not be upset.
Enter in the media. When George Tiller was murdered, it was all over the media. It also didn’t take long for commentators to assign the blame. [...]
