It’s curious watching Christians panic about slavery. Their holy book is chockablock full of handy tips on how good Christians should behave when it comes to slavery: Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear… Continue reading
In a place where it [abortion] is already illegal, it is probably best to keep it that way. In a place where it is legal and common, I doubt there is much that… Continue reading
The The Isaiah 53:5 Project has a very interesting post, Does the Bible condone slavery?, which is an interesting attempt at justifying the unhesitating and enthusiastic support for slavery scattered throughout their written moral… Continue reading
The slippery slidey morality core that governs ‘correct’ Christian behaviour has had yet another knock to its centrifugal force. One of the most charming features of the allegedly static Christian morality core is that it is… Continue reading
rules on slavery 1. Having slaves is fine and dandy and normal. Just make sure they’re foreigners. Leviticus 25:44 “Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from… Continue reading
I finally got round to going to the cinema on Sunday, for the first time in about three years. There was no competition in terms of film choice – I’d read too many… Continue reading
I’ve recently had the opportunity to dust off my medieval history degree in an attempt to help some historically challenged Catholics understand some of the changes their religious organisation has been through over… Continue reading
We’re busy, on this thread, defending the Church against dissenters who double as heretics-into-schismatics. The people over at Catholic Truth Scotland are busy having mutually affirming discussions about the nature of ‘truth’. They… Continue reading
One of my blogging buddies recently accused me of moral absolutism. According to Wikipedia, if I were a moral absolutist, I would believe “certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of other… Continue reading
