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Moral Transparency Online

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: You cannot have privacy online. It’s the nature of the beast. Sure, you can encrypt and make it difficult, but that’s about the same as any lock on any door — it only keeps … Continue reading

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Quantum Morality and the NSA

Life sucks and then you die. If you understand anything at all about the God of the Bible, dying is a time to rejoice. We do not place any value on our lives here in this world. We are here … Continue reading

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Moral Therapist

I am a moral therapist. Dr. Thomas Szasz was a certified psychotherapist, and called it mostly a swindle. The problem was not mental illness, but moral illness, he insisted. While I appreciate the massive and necessary clarification he offered regarding … Continue reading

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 7

Fighting Fate Fate is a heathen concept. In some pagan mythologies, particularly those on which the West was built, the universe doesn’t care. Even if we imagine there is a personal entity behind our unpleasant circumstances, it’s an uncaring entity. … Continue reading

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 4

Boundaries “Brother, without hesitation, my life for yours. I’ll never stab you in the back, but that doesn’t mean I won’t cut your heart out if you betray my trust.” Had David held that attitude with his cousin Joab, the … Continue reading

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Biblical Morality: Chapter 3

It’s All in the Family It’s not for nothing He said we should call Him “Father.” In Scripture, the family is the anchoring point of all human activity. This is perhaps one of the most difficult claims to make in … Continue reading

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Job 1

Job is introduced as one who exemplifies the highest moral standing possible for humans. His possessions and standing made him famous, easily the most blessed of men in the land. At every feast and festival, Job would ritually atone for … Continue reading

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Moral Hazard in Our Times

The fundamental moral hazard is enticement away from safe grounds. The mythology of our day is a siren song. Out on the submerged rocks and ripping currents stands this glorious vision that if we fail to act, evil men will … Continue reading

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Ecclesiastes 8

The Hebrew language did not lend itself easily to blunt or direct literal statements. Good Hebrew was loaded with imagery and parabolic expressions. Here, Solomon paints a scene of serving in his courts. Who wants to be a wise servant … Continue reading

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Moral Echoes of the Times

Anyone who feels the urge can be a prophet. There is a certain sense anyone with moral intelligence is a prophet. If your goal is moral intelligence, you can’t avoid prophesying. It’s hard to keep it inside unless you utterly … Continue reading

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