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RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibility by Hugo Petr Novak

In The Responsible Self by H. R. Niebuhr, the author develops a moral philosophy based not upon rigid rules or prescriptions but instead a flexible algorithm developed by answering two sequential questions: (1) “What is happening?” and (2) “What should

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THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF PROGRESSIVISM

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The New Oxford American Dictionary defines progressive as “a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.” I would define the dangers of progressivism as “the unrecognized, unseen, or deliberately concealed adverse consequences inflicted on the exact groups

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PERVERTED JUSTICE

Perverted Justice The Prophet MIcah

Justice is a term often used to denote a political or social mechanism to restore an offended party to its pre-injury condition, yet we live in a world of perverted justice, which tends to, in fact, not create harmony among

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THE FALLACY OF ANARCHY

The fallacy of anarchy.

Order is, in fact, a good thing. One would only need to consider the destructive, consumptive, and unpredictable nature of chaos to arrive at the same conclusion. However, in the political arena, order taken to an extreme, at the expense

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A JUST SOCIETY

Justice by Luca Giordano

What are the essential characteristics of a just society from a secular and a Christan standpoint? Justice, as defined by The New Oxford American Dictionary, means “just behavior or treatment; the quality of being fair and reasonable; the administration of

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ON SECULAR AUTHORITY

On Secular Authority

This week’s post was inspired by a recent book review on the site. On Secular Authority by Luther and Calvin is a very intriguing and thought-provoking text that addresses two basic questions: 1. For Christians, what role should secular government

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THE ARIZONA DISCRIMINATION BILL

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Last month, the Arizona State Legislature approved a new law (Senate Bill 1062) that was sent to Governor Brewer for approval—she subsequently vetoed it. The religious right welcomed the rule as a necessary form of protection for those who denounce

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INCARCERATION vs. RESTITUTION

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What wins the battle of incarceration vs. restitution? Incarceration refers to being in jail; restitution means restoring an injured party to the preinjured condition. Incarceration locks an offender away in a remote guarded prison. In general, restitution allows the offender

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CHRISTIANITY AND IDEOLOGY

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In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis writes, If individuals live only seventy years, then a state, or a nation, or a civilisation, which may last for a thousand years, is more important than an individual. But if Christianity is true,

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RACISM

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There are two core underlying beliefs in racism: (1) Individuals are not distinct but uniformly representative of their respective groups. (2) Said groups are in some way inherently inferior compared to other human beings. Racism does in fact require that

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