In Calvinism Continued, Adam argues that it’s nonsense to suggest that all sin is really a sin against God.
A Christian might also suggest that all sins are sins against God, not men – but that is simply nonsense. Whosoever harms me, harms me (a better argument is the idea that God wants you …
Adam is right, of course. The crucial question about whether or not I’m wasting my life — about whether or not anyone is wasting his life — is ”what exactly [is] a good Christian supposed to do with his or her new life in Christ?” I posed the original question (am I wasting my life) …
Our government (Joe and I are both Americans, if it wasn’t completely obvious) is the world’s oldest. Economically, we account for a quarter of the world’s entire gross domestic product – which is a fact that tends not to be mentioned when activists bemoan the fact that we consume a quarter of the world’s …
(Previous discussion of this subject can be found in the entry just below this one.)
The primary evil of Calvinism, in the eyes of those who do not adhere to its beliefs, is its denial of the free will to choose Heaven over Hell, God over the Devil. God’s omniscience – His ability to know …
”Something I’ve been thinking lately,” our dear webmaster Joe has recently written. ”Am I different as a Christian than I would be if I wasn’t a Christian? Am I just wasting my life?”
Then he linked to a rap video appearing to strenously urge its viewers not to knock over convenience stores. DON’T WASTE …
It’s a little-known fact that Steve Ditko, hailed by readers of comic books for co-creating Spider-Man and much of that character’s supporting cast, occasionally still publishes new stories.
It’s little-known for several reasons. First, all of these new tales can only be found between the covers of small-press magazines with extremely low print runs and …
It looks like a charismatic politician just might be able to [drain a swamp after all]](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/28jindal.html?ex=1361854800&en=071abe8eb67bfd6d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss):
Downstairs, legislators gnashed their teeth, while upstairs at the Capitol here this week, the new governor claimed victory against the old customs down below.
Six weeks into the term of Gov. Bobby Jindal, an extensive …
Test: Can you tell whether this cow was treated well or not?
How much histrionic handwringing about this beef recall do we have to endure? From The New York Times, presumably nicknamed ”The Gray Lady” because it’s gone senile, writes:
”A nauseating video of cows stumbling on their way to a California slaughterhouse has …
One of The Economist’s recent blog entries reminds me of why I like the magazine as much as I do, notwithstanding its faults. Can you see any mainstream American newspaper making this comparison?
”IMAGINE Nazi rule in Germany surviving for decades, with Hitler undefeated in war and succeeded on his death in the …