Michael Knowles of the Daily Wire had an exchange with a faculty member during a Q&A session following a lecture he gave on immigration. During this exchange, the assertion was made that speech is violence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaERkte8ylA Speech is not violence. There is an objective difference between using words to try to persuade someone to think … Continue reading Speech is not violence. Or is it?
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Thoughts on Texas’ Abortion Ban
Not Perfect, but I'll Take It. The best law would be a total ban on all abortions except to save the life of the mother. Total abolition purist cynics will say that this law makes abortion legal before 6 weeks. Realistically, though, this will be a near total ban on clinical abortions since most women … Continue reading Thoughts on Texas’ Abortion Ban
A Brief, Non-Scholarly Layman’s Analysis of the Debate over COVID Vaccines
At this point from what I've seen, it looks like the vaccine is safe. I'm still not sure how effective it is. That remains to be seen. But it doesn't look like there is a high risk of negative side effects. I've heard some things about like a 1 in 100000 or even 1 in … Continue reading A Brief, Non-Scholarly Layman’s Analysis of the Debate over COVID Vaccines
Rambling Thoughts on Big Tech Censorship
I'll be honest, the "Facebook and Twitter are private companies so they can censor whoever/whatever they want" argument doesn't really sit right with my. A) they're not fully private. They receive government subsidies. B) Saying that the interactions on Facebook is taking place within the private property of Facebook feels to me to be making … Continue reading Rambling Thoughts on Big Tech Censorship
Romans 13:6-7
"For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed."Romans 13:6-7 Darn. I … Continue reading Romans 13:6-7
Romans 13:5
"Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience."Romans 13:5 I'll be honest. This is probably the trickiest verse of the passage. What does it mean to be in subjection? Why is there a distinction between God's wrath and conscience? I find myself unable to … Continue reading Romans 13:5
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What is Common Grace?
I'm a 7 point Calvinist if you will. One issue that often comes up is the idea of common grace. Civil government is often pointed to as an aspect of common grace: a means by which God restrains evil. But what is Common Grace? Does it exist? Most people think that common grace is an … Continue reading What is Common Grace?
Romans 13:4
"for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer."Romans 13:4Verse 4 gives us several important concepts: The governing authority is God's servant. Paul … Continue reading Romans 13:4
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