Conservative vs Liberal
I got to cogitating a bit on the differance between “conservatives” and “liberals” in US politics. There are a lot of differances, but one of the most pointed is:
Conservatives are generous with their money.
Liberals are generous with YOUR money.
A friend’s grandpa phrased it this way:Â “A man is in a deep pond 60 feet from [...]
The Great Calvinist Heresy
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a heresy in part as: “an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth” Recently I was reading about “The Reformation”. The author was writing in favor of John Calvin’s teaching and claiming that those who do NOT believe as Calvin does are heretics. The interesting thing to [...]
Silenced by self interest
Recently I’ve been reading “How Shall We Then Live” by Francis A. Schaeffer. It is a very thought provoking book, to say the least. What Schaeffer says makes a lot of sense. Right now I’m reading in chapter 11 “Our Society”. He makes a strong case for how we arrived at the current “Status Quo”. [...]