Tag Archives: western civilization

Don’t Lie to Them

Posted on July 24, 2017 by ehurst

“Don’t you dare lie to me!” Yeah, you’ve heard that before. It’s pretty much what’s behind the oath Americans must give before testifying in court, to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me … Continue reading →

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Damned Acquisitiveness

Posted on June 22, 2017 by ehurst

We need a different culture altogether. During my time in the military, I labored under several conflicting moral influences. I knew I was bound to Christ and high moral standards. But I was falsely led to believe that such high … Continue reading →

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Requiem for the West

Posted on June 19, 2017 by ehurst

I’m going to miss Europe. I lived there long enough to know that the people no longer have the stomach for what it would take to save their way of life. Their culture and heritage bore the seeds of its … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Hide

Posted on May 25, 2017 by ehurst

Based on the questions people do ask, it seems to me there are a lot of questions implied that people don’t ask, so I’m going to offer some clarifications on things discussed on this blog. My point here is to … Continue reading →

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Knowledge and Conviction

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ehurst

To review so far: The current shift from Western Civilization to the Networked Civilization is driven by corporate profit-seeking through control of the Internet. While there are some efforts to seize the actual network infrastructure, this is not the primary … Continue reading →

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Exchanging One Lie for Another

Posted on March 23, 2017 by ehurst

I struggle with trying to expose this thing. Western mythology has this thing about false heroism. That is, we have the myth of the Great Man as someone who does things that are risky and exciting in pursuit of some … Continue reading →

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And We Ain’t

Posted on March 7, 2017 by ehurst

Israel was taken into exile because of idolatry. Granted, part of the problem was how very similar the rituals of Temple worship were to those for the various Baals. In the mind of too many Israelis, it was a case … Continue reading →

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God’s Truth Never Changes

Posted on January 15, 2017 by ehurst

If you have a short attention span, this is too long; don’t read it (TL;DR). Sometimes it takes a bit of verbal struggle to gather loose ends. This post offers little that’s new in content. It’s just a refresh of … Continue reading →

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What Should We Expect?

Posted on November 16, 2016 by ehurst

(Oh, I am full of it today!) If you embrace the idea of heart-led moral awareness, you realize very quickly that it’s not a question of concrete events, but of moral trends reflected in human behavior at large. You also … Continue reading →

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A Better Mythology

Posted on November 16, 2016 by ehurst

The word “mythology” is associated with “mythos”: mythos: 1. Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture, institution or person (see: mythology) 2. A traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people … Continue reading →

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