I rarely weigh in on social or cultural issues. If all connotations of labels could be removed, I would definitely consider myself a traditionalist. I believe in strong families, in the value of putting family responsibilities above personal desires, and a culture that doesn’t worship at the altar of the individual and their [...]
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Can I be a pacifist in the culture wars?
Posted in History, Libertarianism, Majoritarianism, Politics, Religion, tagged gay marriage, Harvey Milk, Prop 6, Prop 8, Rick Warren, traditionalist on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Se7en
Posted in Politics, Religion, tagged Brad Pitt, Catholic, Exxon, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Pope Gregory the Great, Vatican on March 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, yesterday, the Vatican released an updated version of the seven deadly sins — sins they consider more relevant to modern society. Now, I didn’t know this until I read it today, but the original seven were defined in the sixth century by Pope Gregory the Great. As far as I can tell, [...]
Red Letter Christians
Posted in Politics, Religion, tagged Bill Maher, Christian Left, E.J. Dionne, evangelicals, Jim Wallis, Jimmy Carter, poll, Red Letter Christians, Tony Campolo on February 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
An interesting Zogby poll that came out last night showed that on Super Tuesday in Missouri and Tennessee, 1 out of every 3 white evangelical voters voted in the Democratic Primary (Clinton overwhelmingly won their support). Also interesting, evangelical voters in both parties want to see more issues — such as poverty, AIDS, and [...]