Posted in General on Jul 20th, 2010
“Christianity is supposedly a limit to personal growth and potential because it constrains our freedom to choose our own beliefs and practices. Immanuel Kant defined an enlightened human being as one who trusts in his or her own power of thinking, rather than in authority or tradition (27). This resistance to authority in moral matters is now [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in General on Apr 27th, 2010
A fascinating article in the Boston Globe called “Separate truths” caught my eye yesterday after Ligon Duncan pointed it out via Twitter. Are all religions basically the same? Are Gods from different religions pretty much the same one? Can’t we all just get along? These are serious questions that deserve our examination. Stephen Prothero starts off [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in General on Jan 18th, 2010
So on Thursday morning, I was thinking about how I could help the situation in Haiti, and came up with the idea of a local benefit concert. Long story short, the first show kicked off Friday night, and we raised over $900 from generous donations. All proceeds went directly to Three Angels Children’s Relief, an [...]
Share on FacebookPosted in General on Sep 14th, 2009
Here’s a book that I heard about a few years back and finally made a priority to read. Let me tell you: it was well worth it. Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (first printed in 1985, updated in 2005) takes the reader through some drastic changes [...]
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