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Should People Still Be Free to Argue That Homosexuality is ‘Wrong’?0
- Culture
- September 26, 2016
Christianity is known for traditionally teaching that homosexuality is wrong and therefore a sin. This past weekend Richard Swinburne—a famous Christian philosopher—argued that homosexuality is wrong. He argued this in his keynote address he was invited to give at the Midwest Society of Christian Philosophers. Doesn’t seem all that controversial, right? However, Swinburne’s arguments triggered
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Famous Educator: Schools Have Become ‘Intellectually Chaotic’1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
Most parents and taxpayers don’t know it, but most schools don’t know what they’re teaching. I can’t count the number of times I have been talking to a public school teacher and they will say to me, “Well, I’ve got to go now and do my lesson planning.” “Lesson planning?” I will say. “Why do
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What the New Pagans and Christians Have in Common 1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
Today is the Fall Equinox, and it is being welcomed by some throwback pagan celebrations. It has become commonplace among many Christians to quickly denounce these neo-pagan rituals and the people who participate in them. They see the increasing visibility of paganism as a fruit of secularism and a sign that the West is descending
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Is Technology Addiction the New Barbarism?1
- Culture
- September 23, 2016
I have often been called a Luddite. It’s not a very nice word and it’s not a very nice thing to be called. For those who have no idea what the word means, the original Luddites were workers during the early years of the Industrial Revolution who smashed machinery in factories because they believed it
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Did the Ancient Greeks Believe in Freedom?0
- History
- September 23, 2016
The ancient Greeks left a wealth of knowledge through their surviving writings on a wide variety of themes, including science, logic, philosophy, literature, and the arts. In addition, the city-state of Athens is considered the birthplace of intellectual freedom and democracy – lasting legacies that helped to mold the ideas that have influenced the development
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Top 10 High School Books: 1900 vs. 1990 0
- Education
- September 23, 2016
The other day I ran across a fascinating literature list. Reproduced in the chart below, the list hails from the latter part of the 19th century and details the top 10 titles used in high schools in the North Central region of the U.S. As can be seen, several titles tied for the fourth and
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Should People Still Be Free to Argue That Homosexuality is ‘Wrong’?0