Have you ever heard someone say something like “well, I don’t respect the man but we have to respect the office”? My reply to this is – What the heck does that mean? To me it’s like saying that if the Devil himself was sitting in the oval office you’d have to concede to his […]
Religion & Philosophy
Are Right-Wingers Really Right?
Okay, I’m picking on “the Right” because that’s what I used to be and to some extent, I still am. I would say that I’m a conservative leaning libertarian. Anyway, let’s continue. Conservatives and the “Right” think that they are right of course and that it is their value system that should generally be adhered […]
Trump And Flag Desecration
Honestly, I’d rather not write about this subject EVER again but unfortunately it just won’t go away. Now President Elect, Donald Trump has fanned the flames once again stating that he believes that anyone who burns the American Flag should be jailed or lose their citizenship or something…. OMG! are you kidding me? Unfortunately there […]
The Unethical Ethics Of Organ Donorship
Why is it illegal to pay people for donating an organ? “They” say it’s Unethical! I listened to this entire HBO program “Tales from the organ trade” and at no time did anyone who was interviewed ever explain WHY it’s unethical, they just say that it is. If you own yourself and your body […]
State Authority Instituted by God?
Divine Right of Kings and Presidents It has long been thought by those who call themselves Christian that, based on the scriptural text of Romans 13, God instituted government and that those who are a part of the apparatus of the State are therefore, the “ministers of God” to whom we must pay tribute and […]
Why Do Christians Support US Wars?
“A survey taken just before the invasion of Iraq showed that over 70% of evangelical Christians ardently backed the impending war.” (quote from Eric Margolis article) I will never understand how, so called, evangelicals think murdering Muslims is, well, “evangelical”. It’s a sad epitaph of evangelical Christianity when it’s members have obviously forgotten that, they […]