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Criticizing Religions
ByhenryI have long been an advocate of permitting criticism of Christianity, because I think allowing such criticism is good for my religion. I have friends who would regard my religion as a delusion, and I encourage them to speak directly about what they believe. This is not a matter of commitment to legal free speech,…
Another Political Quiz
ByhenryI could have sworn I was a left-leaning libertarian, and certainly more moderate than this one makes me: My Political ViewsI am a right social libertarianRight: 3.77, Libertarian: 5.64Political Spectrum Quiz Though this part doesn’t surprise me a bit: My Foreign Policy ViewsScore: -7.02Political Spectrum Quiz And this was a bit further left than I’d…
The Season of Political Literature
ByhenryI notice my wastebasket filling up with political literature as the season gets into full swing. Currently we’re approaching primary season, and because I’m registered as an independent, I don’t get much during the primaries. My wife is registered with one of the parties (though I’ll note that her voting habits are as independent as…
Mixing up Symbol and Reality
ByhenryIt’s interesting that the following article, Burning Gods: Fear and Free Speech in America, is written by an atheist. The principle is so strongly applicable to Christian thinking as well. Carol’s article reminded me of the Ten Commandments flap in Alabama, which produced some interesting pictures of Christians bowing down in front of the ten…
Hidden Hate – Open Rebuke
ByhenryYesterday I had planned to write a response to the Ted Haggard situation, but other issues got in the way, and then the story developed. I was going to talk some about the meaning of forgiveness combined with accountability and openness. I would have said that we didn’t know yet precisely what had happened, but…
Hebrew Codices for Download
ByhenrySeforim Online provides downloads of some pretty nice stuff. I downloaded Codex Leningradensis. Details at Awilum.