The “Occupy Wall Street” protest is quite interesting to me. On one hand, I understand and agree that something is wrong with any nation where greed goes unchecked. At the same time, some of the solutions I’ve heard only take one tyrant (an oligarchic Wall Street) and replace it with another (an authoritarian Washington). If … Continue reading
Last week for Mystic Mondays I posted a passage from the Wisdom of Solomon which outlined some of the consequences of embracing a naturalistic ethic. One of the questions I asked readers to consider as they meditated on this passage was: if God does not exist why should we be moral at all? One of … Continue reading
In my previous post, Why I Don’t Believe in Total Depravity, I addressed some of the primary reasons I refuse to accept the Reformed Doctrine of Total Depravity. This article generated a lot of interesting discussion, both on The Christian Watershed and on Facebook. Sadly, due to time constraints, I was unable to interact, deeply, … Continue reading
To begin with, I believe human beings are horrendously depraved and prone to all manner of evil. I agree with these words from St. Paul with every fiber of my being: “all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, as it is written: ‘None is righteous , no not one; no … Continue reading
For whatever reason, people equate having sex with coming of age. For men especially, the way they earn their “man card” is by having sex with someone. Of course, we all know the double standard of our society is that if a man sleeps with ten women in two months, he’s a man, but if … Continue reading
There can be little doubt that we live in a society that lacks virtue and that such a lack of virtue is causing the downfall of our society. While there are those who would disagree with my assessment, the fact is those who disagree are part of the problem. By denying an ethical standard based … Continue reading
Recently, I’ve come across a new argument that the pro-choice camp is throwing out there that…well…like many of their other arguments, just doesn’t cut it. The argument goes like this: If you support the eradication of abortions, you’ll support the use of contraceptives If you don’t support the use of contraceptives, then you don’t really … Continue reading
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).
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
