In conversations about difficult topics it is important to share definitions. Capitalism is a word of many meanings.
In this conversation I lay out a defense of what I consider pure Capitalism and how Christians ought to behave among themselves, and what positions they ought to advocate – if any – in public policy debates. I [...]
From a conversation at Common Root, my thoughts:
Men are constantly trying to justify a collective which imposes claims upon the lives of its members. My thinking on this line is informed by Ayn Rand (of all people!) but I think it meshes quite well with the Hauerwasian thesis.
Any time two people come together there is [...]
Sam is one of my favorite pagans. He reports on what ought to be concerning more and more churches, and hopefully motivating them to change their approach with their kids.
Vegan Stewart alerted me to the fact that virginity pledges don’t work. I’m just as shocked as you are. Here’s the important paragraph:
Rosenbaum matched students who [...]
I’ve commented recently on Jesus Manifesto and Young Anabaptist Radicals in discussions about privilege:
Legal privileges are based on arbitrary distinctions upheld by force. In other words, they are the product of the state. Where land was taken from Native Americans by force, Europeans were acting just as pagan as the Indians. When Africans were enslaved [...]
More evidence that subscribing to newspapers is best left to people who already have jobs and tenure:
Jeff Proctor alerted me to it first, but I left the first comment on Kids Prefer Cheese.
My marriage certificate is merely a discount coupon I use on taxes, etc.
My marriage sacrament is an expression of the claim my wife [...]
That’s Inequality:
There’s one segment of the black population that suffers only a 9.9 percent poverty rate, and only 13.7 percent of their under-5-year-olds are poor. There’s another segment of the black population that suffers a 39.5 percent poverty rate, and 58.1 percent of its under-5-year-olds are poor.
Among whites, one population segment suffers a 6 [...]