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There Is Objective Right and Wrong

There is an objective morality. I would go far as to say that I agree with St. Paul when he talks about each human has the law written in his heart. Someone may say that morality is relative -- until something happens t…
A Problem With Our Porn

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog Too often Christians (in my experience) stand against things such as porn on a strictly moral basis. That is, they abstain from looking at, purchasing, or involving thems…
Gay Marriage and Polygamy: Legal, Ethical and Moral Objections

I do think the issues of gay marriage and polygamy are linked. That is, I do believe there are ethical or religious reasons to object to both, but I'm not sure there's a single compelling legal or legislative objection t…
Paul Ryan on Religious Values and Government

"A person's faith is central to how they conduct themselves in public and in private. So to me, using my Catholic faith, we call it the social magisterium, which is how do you apply the doctrine of your teaching into yo…
Lazar Puhalo and the Heresy of Morality

I just saw a video a friend posted on Facebook featuring former Eastern Orthodox Archbishop Lazar Puhalo. I appreciate the grace-filled God that he presents in the video and the historical context for the strongly held…
The Bible: Morality and Identity

My Bible professor said something today that struck me. "The core of the Bible is not so much about 'morality' as it is about 'identity'." I've never thought of it like that before, but it's true, specifically regarding…
Does Government Set the Standard for Morality?

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog My friend "K" asked a question on Facebook recently. He asked, "Should it be the government's job to set a standard for morality in the United States?" As a Christian there ar…
America’s Unjust War

By Nick-Don at Theopolitical As I’ve detailed before, there are two major ways of thinking about wars. Realists believe that war is a simple necessity, and must be handled realistically. You will try to minimize c…
Socrates on Morality and Loving Your Enemy

"Isn't a moral person a good human?" "There is no doubt about that." "It necessarily follows, Polemarchus, that people who are harmed become less moral." "So it seems." "Now, can musicians use music to make people unmusi…
Good Without God: The Real Debate(s)

By Nick Don at Theopolitical The whole atheist-Christian “can morality exist without God” debate is a mess, because there are actually three debates going on and being endlessly conflated with one another. S…