Political and Economic Wrangling Over the Pentateuch
It wouldn’t surprise me a bit to learn that Adam already knows about this theory. But it was news to me and fairly fascinating to boot.
I just finished Richard Friedman’s Who Wrote the Bible? It’s a classic popularization of the Documentary Hypothesis, which claims that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the …
Ah'm ah Bubba?
Are you tired of politics?
God knows, I am. As big a politics junkie as I used to be – in my time as a flag-wavin’, God-fearin’ Republican there wasn’t a Townhall.com update I didn’t read, nor an issue of The Economist I didn’t completely consume for more general news before moving on to a …
The Earth is the Lord's
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 …
Re: Is Joe Wasting His Life?
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) …
"You benefit from government services, so…"
”I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
The above quote encapsulates the answer with which liberty activists are often met. We are reminded of how much we owe to our various levels of government. Have you been recently accosted? Of course not, because your tax …
Tactics for Liberty: How Libertarians Can Struggle
Liberty activist Sam Dodson’s recent victory over the Cheshire County government in New Hampshire has inspired our own Webmaster Joe – but like many family men, he feels he hasn’t the right to jeopardize his wife and two daughters’ security by committing civil disobedience.
I’m not sure I agree with his description of illegal activism as …
Is Joe Wasting His Life?
”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 …