A new orthodoxy
We are in the age of post-modernism. The modernist era which begin around the time of the enlightenment was all about certainty, scientific and industrial progress, the putting away of […]
Category Archives: morality
It is easier to break a rule than to to cheat on a lover
The hijacking of the concept of morality began, of course, when we reduced scripture to formula and a love story to theology, and finally morality to rules. It is a […]
Truth telling and forgiveness by @scotmcknight
Telling God the truth awakens forgiveness. Sometimes one gets the impression from misguided experts that God is holding a club over our heads, and the moment we tell the truth […]
When is a risk worth taking?
Last week a nurse wrote about the top regrets that dying patients have about their life. Here they are: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life […]
Religion for Atheists results in a new moral certainty.
Alain de Botton has recently suggested a new kind of religion for atheists – one which takes all the best bits of religion such as community, generosity, creativity but leaves […]
How much do you want a new pair of trainers?
This much? http://www.myfoxhouston.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=11212 Fights Over Nike Air Jordan Concord Sneakers: MyFoxHOUSTON.com Ridiculous scenes as a crowd turns to violence over purchasing newly released Nike Air Jordan trainers. BBC coverage here.
The solution to the riots
I’ve been thinking a lot, as have most of us, about the scenes we witnessed last week. As I sat eating dinner looking out window of the cottage we were […]
Notes on Death: The Death of Ivan Ilyich
This short story is usually published alongside other short stories of Tolstoy’s that deal with issues of marriage, happiness, life and death. At about 70 pages (roughly the same length […]
Daily Mail: Premarital Abstinence leads to better marriages
Interesting article in the Daily Mail based on research done in the US – Couples who don’t have sex before marriage on average have more stable, satisfying relationships than those […]
So that men are without excuse.
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about […]
