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“It’s a mark of good character to avert quarrels, but fools love to pick fights.” Proverbs 20:3 Theologians the likes of Augustine and Aquinas formulated what we call today “Just War Theory.” It provides the basis for exercising what some believe “ethical restraint” in war. It requires a just cause to go to war to …
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Trump’s lies are so frequent and fantastical, I’ve refrained from engagement for the most part, but it’s becoming so egregious I can’t help myself. It’s like he’s on a morning, noon, and night schedule to put out one balderdash after another. I have to call out his two-fold bald face fiction regarding Ukraine-Russian conflict. It …
Warning: This post contains some harsh words which may be suitable for some who call themselves Evangelicals. The share of those who say they think undocumented immigrants are "poisoning the blood" of the U.S. (Survey of 5,352 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 16 to Sept. 4, 2024 by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute) To all non-Christians, …
I’ve been asked this question many times. Here’s the gist of an answer. First, because there’s already a traffic jam of Christian critiques of the other side. For instance, I am against abortion. But I seldom write about my views on it since every other pro-life Christian has already said it a thousand times. (Though …
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A piece of the transcript from last Tuesday night’s Town Hall Meeting in Flint, Michigan. Nothing is doctored. It’s Donald Trump’s word-for-word response to one of the questions he was asked from the audience. A man named Isaiah: “And my question to you, sir, is what do you see as the major threats to the …
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