Good Morals
There is a highly commendable trend that seems to be cropping up in the rhetoric of the people in our nation concerning a return to the values or morals on which our society was established. We nostalgically refer to these …
Tag: Society and Culture
Society and Culture examines the prevailing public sentiment as expressed in art, literature, laws and other public venues which showcase popular attitudes. If you want a snapshot of the public conscience, just look at what is promoted in Society and Culture.
Out With the Old, In With the New
The stigma of any previous generation is for its members to suppose that the way they “do” life, or politics, or relationships, or morals is the best way of living out their lives. They believe their methods are “tried and …
Tolerance
Tolerance is a ‘hot topic’ word thrown around a lot. There are plenty of people who think that Christians are ‘intolerant.’ We are often portrayed as being hateful and mean-spirited, simply because we hold to and speak the truths found …
Taking Off The Blinders
My grandfather grew up in an era of transition when our country was moving from the horse and buggy to the automobile as its major form of transportation. He would relate to me stories of how he had to “hitch” …
Easter
The story of Easter is a couple thousand years old. I’m always a bit surprised at how little some people know about what really happened during Jesus’ earthly ministry, especially if they live in the west (and the US in …
Being “In The Game”
With all the excitement that surrounds major-league sports, I’m reminded of the comic description of a football game that quips it is “30,000 people in desperate need of exercise watching 22 people in desperate need of rest!” It’s obviously a …
Practical Thoughts on Immigration – Part 2
Practical Thoughts on Immigration – Part 2 There is another aspect of the campaign against Secure Communities that shows the corrosiveness of our tolerance of lawlessness. Major police chiefs in high immigration jurisdictions are under enormous political pressure to protect …
Practical Thoughts on Immigration
Practical Thoughts on Immigration by Heather Mac Donal/Manhattan Institute HEATHER Mac DONALD is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She received her B.A. from Yale University, and earned an M.A. …
Top 10 Signs You Might Be Deceived
Top 10 signs you might be deceived; #10. You vigorously deny the existence of God and join with other atheists/agnostics, but feel outraged when people keep questioning you and/or offer proofs which you conveniently – and continuously – ignore. “It …
A Christian Nation – Part 3
Is America a Christian nation? That question is asked more and more frequently these days, especially when unbelievers are incensed at the idea of other people mixing religion with politics. Many of them claim that the Founding Fathers were not …