So what am I doing in Civics 101?

[Christianbookworm]

Oh I agree, but in a country that protects the freedom of people to even be atheists, not everyone will go along with this. I think one of the hardest ones to push on people today would be the one about adultery.

Why? One should be loyal to one's spouse and not "date" anyone else! Or anything that should only be done with one's spouse. Cheating is wrong! It hurts other people.

[Apologiaphoenix]

Why? One should be loyal to one's spouse and not "date" anyone else! Or anything that should only be done with one's spouse. Cheating is wrong! It hurts other people.

You know that and I know that but watch the world around you. Do you think they think sex should be reserved for marriage and only between married people?

[T-Shirt Ninja]

JP, I just read that set of links you posted in Civics 101. I knew nothing about Scott before but it seems to me like he's the Republican version of Frank Underwood from House of Cards. There's one episode in that show where Frank goes back to his home town and deals with church people. One of the things he says as an aside after manipulating and lying to the entire congregation is that with these kinds of people you need to show a little humility and then they'll follow you wherever you want them to go (I don't remember the exact wording but it was something like that).

[jpholding]

I'll take your word for it since I have no idea what House of Cards is.

[Apologiaphoenix]

JPH. If you're wanting to enter into economic theory, I highly recommend Henry Hazlitt's book "Economics in One Lesson."

Master the lesson and you know more about economics than 99% of the people you meet.

[Christianbookworm]

You know that and I know that but watch the world around you. Do you think they think sex should be reserved for marriage and only between married people?

So, pastel ponies have a better concept of loyalty! Great, maybe people should watch more kid's shows; they may learn something.

[Apologiaphoenix]

So, pastel ponies have a better concept of loyalty! Great, maybe people should watch more kid's shows; they may learn something.

This is a sign of great wisdom growing in you.

[Christianbookworm]

This is a sign of great wisdom growing in you.

Aren't some folks out there a bit too obsessed in a decent kid's show? What's really bad is doing stuff I dare not mention with the characters...
You talking about the My Little Pony reference?

[Apologiaphoenix]

Aren't some folks out there a bit too obsessed in a decent kid's show? What's really bad is doing stuff I dare not mention with the characters...
You talking about the My Little Pony reference?

A bit too obsessed?

Sigh....You were going so well and then you just stopped.

[KingsGambit]

http://themattwalshblog.com/2014/03/...ack-to-school/

[Christianbookworm]

A bit too obsessed?

Sigh....You were going so well and then you just stopped.

Not you. I've just heard that some people miss the point about the show. Bad stuff happens when you miss the point.

[T-Shirt Ninja]

I'll take your word for it since I have no idea what House of Cards is.

Here's a clip of asides that Frank does to the camera. It gives pretty good insight into his character (especially the quote at 1:10):

[Christianbookworm]

Is it okay that I want evil people(e.g. human traffickers, people who do horrible deeds to children, evil opressors) to get what is coming to them. Or repent and make restitution to their victims, that would work too. If they get shamed for eternity, I wouldn't be sad at all!

[Sir Wilshire]

The exact contents are up in the air for now, since it's so far off. Generally I know I want to do specific social issues (same sex marriage, universal health care, etc) as well as primers on political responsibility. I'll figure out more specifics when I get done with one of the current e-book projects.

JP,

This sounds like it will end up being a great project. I have been actually been reading and thinking about this area more in the last year or two. I have some recommended reading, authors, and concepts I like to point people to.

This first is Doug Wilson (dougwils.com). I think you know of him because you recommend his book, The Serrated Edge. He's also a preterist, so this affects how he speaks about social and political issues (primarily at his blog). He also has written these two recent posts about the issue of certain ministers' response to the increasing legalization of same-sex marriage.

http://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-...th-things.html

http://dougwils.com/s7-engaging-the-...ristendom.html

For any analysis and discussion of our modern economic situation, I recommend Vox Day's The Return of the Great Depression.

Also, for economic ideology, distributism is worth a look (as opposed to socialism or capitalism). G.K. Chesterton is probably the best known Christian proponent of it. I've only recently came across it, and it definitely has me interested in checking it out in more depth. Some links for it would be

Front Porch Republic

The Distributist Review

Beyond Capitalism & Socialism: A New Statement of an Old Ideal

Distributism (Wikipedia article I know, but the first part gives one a pretty good flavor for what distributism is about)

And I now think any discussion about political objectives for individuals and communities needs to reckon with the evidence that the USA is now functionally an oligarchy. I was already thinking this based on arguments I encountered on Doug Wilson's blog, Vox Day's blog, and others before this study linked below came out.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action...ne&aid=9354310