What if you could outlaw immoral behavior? Not just condemn it as evil, but actually make it illegal?
The United States embarked on a fascinating experiment to do just this when it passed Prohibition—a ban on alcohol—as a Constitutional amendment in 1920. (Not that drinking alcohol itself is immoral—Jesus drank his share of wine—but inebriation was [...]
In Alan Jacob’s the biography of CS Lewis “The Narnian” he tells how Lewis helped start a debating society called The Socratic Club in which the claims of Christianity were debated.
“Austin Farrer—a priest and theologian who, along with his wife, Katherine, was a close friend of Lewis’s and Tolkien’s wrote of how he feared situations [...]
This month’s news that John Paul Stevens will retire from the Supreme Court was a big deal to people who follow politics. But after reading an intriguing recent New Yorker profile of Stevens, one of the oldest and longest-serving justices in history, I think his retirement should also be a big deal to people who [...]
If you’ve seen the “Don’t Talk to Me” commercial for McDonald’s coffee, I’m betting it annoys you. If you haven’t seen it, here it is:
I am completely irritated by this commercial. I mean, I understand not everyone is a morning person. And I know this is a commercial—it’s gonna exaggerate the consumer’s need for a [...]
An Atlanta family has received a lot of publicity for their decision to sell their big home, buy a smaller one and use the profits to help those in need. The Salwen family says it all started when their 14-year-old daughter Hannah became upset with the unequal chances for people based on their wealth. By [...]
“What are you staring at?” a disheveled mom at the grocery story hissed at me.
Before I could answer, she spun around, and demanded that the clerk apologize—again—for accidentally bumping her cart with her newborn inside.
“I said I was really sorry,” the cashier replied meekly. “It was an accident.”
The angry mom turned her rage back [...]
Are these statements true?
The government has a moral obligation to help the poorest and neediest members of our society.
Education is a fundamental (unalienable) civil right of every individual.
It is immoral for bank presidents to be making millions of dollars while the country as a whole suffers because of bad banking practices.