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Lawful Love

Jesus said “loving your neighbor” fulfills your obligation to God regarding His Creation (Mark 12:28-34). The context of the discussion was very much a matter of law and Law. God had revealed His standards in a rather extensive suzerain-vassal treaty … Continue reading

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Pirates Are a Tame Reponse

Let’s imagine I live near a major road. You pass by on the road pretty regularly. From time to time, you stop and relieve yourself on my front porch. You also have a tendency to snatch fruit from my tree, … Continue reading

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Riots: It Will Get Worse

Take a look at the riots in Greece. Just a bunch of hoodlums? Perhaps, but not everything wrong there falls on only one set of shoulders. It is widely established as fact the government of Greece at all levels, as … Continue reading

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Sometimes It Scares Me

It scares me when someone in a fairly mainstream publication says something which makes sense. I’m afraid Greenwald does that now and then. In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% … Continue reading

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We Deserve to Lose

We are accountable for commands from God as found in the Bible. It helps if you have some grasp of the context in which that Bible was written. Jumping into the narrative with Western philosophical assumptions will simply get you … Continue reading

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Dire Predictions: Guessing Game

We are in recession; that’s official. Actually it’s far worse than that, but our government is notorious for torturing statistics, among other victims, and these statistics will confess to anything the torturer wants to hear. To the government’s advantage, the … Continue reading

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