-
-
Contact me:
-
ehurst@radixfidem.blog
Categories
Tag Archives: law
Disciplined Body
The church in Jerusalem lived under an rule of discipline and order most of us would hardly recognize. This was not an organization; it was a family. It was probably quite raucous at times, and voting would be extremely rare. … Continue reading
The Fable of Nice
The Prince of the Power of the Air wants you under his thumb, preferably by putting you under his servants. For the vast majority of humanity, that means keeping them busy with things which don’t matter. Putting a magnifying glass … Continue reading
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
Flogging a Wooden Horse: Law and Title Case
It happened today again. I ran across a posting on some website where someone was gibbering about the government, legal authority, and using all capital letters on legal documents. It won’t matter how many times someone tells me of a … Continue reading
Bad Faith Policing
I find it repugnant to read blogs which merely link to other blogs, never expressing their own thoughts on much of anything. Their posts amounts to, “Yeah, what he said.” Then again, sometimes you run across something so eloquent, you … Continue reading
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
Posted in religion, social sciences
Tagged government, law, scripture, war
Comments Off on God’s Justice and War (Updated)
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
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
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
Posted in religion, social sciences
Tagged culture, government, law, propaganda, war
Comments Off on Illegal Israel
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