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Most Economic Growth Is Rooted in Sin

Think about it. What is it burns so brightly as to fire the economic engines of growth? You can give it a lot of different names, but it boils down to folks wanting stuff they don’t have. Granted, wanting more … Continue reading

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God’s Justice and War (Updated)

Among the many stories you’ll find regarding the Wikileaks release of secret government reports on the warfare in Afghanistan, you may note the complaint by some officials this threatens the safety of troops and operations. The primary issue at hand … Continue reading

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Laws and the Lawgiver

Lately I’ve run into people who just don’t grasp the most basic assumptions behind the Law Covenants in the Bible. As always, we have to start from the assumption God nurtured and created a specific language and culture after the … Continue reading

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There Is Only One Standard

Don’t talk to me about custom, law, treaties, history or tradition. While I normally take those things into account, they are not binding on me. I am free. Not that those things cannot bind my flesh, or kill it, but … Continue reading

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Catalogue of Errors

It’s not as if there isn’t enough crazy evil coming out government and corporations, but too much of it. It would be easy to pick out single events for discussion, but today I simply want to reiterate some basic principles. … Continue reading

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The Iconoclast: Crushing False Dreams

If this life is all we have, then Western Civilization was right all along. When you strip it bare down to the core, the very heart and soul of Western Civilization is anti-Christian materialism. Everything about it assumes there can … Continue reading

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Christian Mythology of Marriage

I agree with Vox in his disdain for typical marriage talk in churches. Were I to say anything on the list of statements he quotes from yet another blog, my wife would know it was hyperbole. You have to understand … Continue reading

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Illegal Israel

This is a follow up to Poor Little Me. It makes no difference if Israel can justify their actions regarding the Gaza Flotilla and subsequent aid missions under modern laws and human expectations. One standard alone matters: Was it according … Continue reading

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Poor Little Me

While it’s obvious not every one in the world carries this particular weakness, far, far too many can be driven into a defensive mindset. Put them together in a group, and it gets downright ugly. Then there are those who … Continue reading

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Warning: Before It’s Too Late

Given the climate of things in US government, as well as that in a few other places, my ability to connect regularly to the Internet and keep this blog alive could simply stop some day without warning. At the same … Continue reading

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