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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostWhy? 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.
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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)."Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy."
-Marcus Aurelius
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Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View PostYou 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?If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View PostThis is a sign of great wisdom growing in you.
You talking about the My Little Pony reference?If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostAren'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?
Sigh....You were going so well and then you just stopped.
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"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View PostA bit too obsessed?
Sigh....You were going so well and then you just stopped.If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by jpholding View PostI'll take your word for it since I have no idea what House of Cards is.
Last edited by T-Shirt Ninja; 11-29-2014, 09:05 AM."Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy."
-Marcus Aurelius
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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!If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by jpholding View PostThe 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.
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=9354310Last edited by Sir Wilshire; 11-30-2014, 08:04 PM.
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