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Category Archives: Ethics
So, You’ve Got A Little Power!
In Psalm 82 God addressed the judges of old. He referred to them as “the might,” and even as “gods.” Why are they referred to as “gods”? The word “god” has reference to might, strength, authority, or position. Some have positions of … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Elders and Deacons, Ethics, Family, Government, Marriage, Parenting, stewardship, Textual study
Tagged 1 Peter 3, abuse of authority, Acts 5, bribes, Colossians 4, emplyer and employee, Ephesians 5, Ephesians 6, fathers provoke not, husbands love wives, judges, masters treatment of servants, men called gods, power corrupts, prejudism, Psalm 82, rebuke of gods, submission, use authority for good, use od authority, ye are gods, you shall die like men
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Mardi Gras: A Mockery of Pure Religion
It is called “Mardi Gras” meaning “Fat Tuesday.” It is called “Carnival” from “Carne Vale” meaning farewell to flesh.” It is the last opportunity to revel and “live it up,” before the Catholic’s forty days of lent starts, and abstinence … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, culture, Ethics, holiday
Tagged aphrodite, bacchanal, bacchus, boobs, booze, carnival, comus, cross dressing, dionysus, drunkenness, easter, fat tuesday, geek festival, greek god, holiday, lent, lupercus, mardi gras, masks, orgy, pagan holiday christianized, pure religion, revelries, riotous, robert farrell, roman festival, roman god, transvestites, venus, works of flesh
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In The News: No More Leggings
It is not every day that the news media reports on what a religious blogger has written. However, twenty-five year old Veronica Partridge of Oregon has gained the attention of the news media, both in the United States and Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Ethics, Word Study
Tagged 1 Timothy 2, discreet, ethics, exciting lust, Exodus 20, Exodus 28, Genesis 3, Genesis 38, in the news, leggings, lust, media fodder, moderation, modest dress, modesty, propriety, public clothing, regard for others, self control, shamefacedness, sobriety, veronica partridge, yoga pants
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Overcome Evil With Good
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:20-21). … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Endurance, Ethics, Textual study
Tagged coals of fire on head, destroy enemy, enemy hungry, enemy thirsty, good conduct shames enemy, hard hearts, heaping coals of fire, hunger, killing with kindness, kindness, kindness to others, kindness when mistreated, kindness wins, make enemies friends, overcoming evil with good, pain leading to repentance, Romans 12:20-20, softening heats, thirst, treatment of enemies, winning over enemies
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Economics and Morals
Economics is defined as “the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses” (Definition by Lionel Robbins quoted by Thomas Sowell, Basic Economics, p. 2). “What does ‘scarce’ mean? It means that what everybody wants adds up … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Money, Wealth
Tagged 9/11, adverse selection, chaperoning, chicago, consequences and behavior, consequences and morals, cost of doing business in high crime areas, dating, deterent to investing, detroit, earthly consequence, economics defined, economy, enoch, ethics, fema, god is their belly, incentives, inner cities, insurance, job, lionel robbins, money, moral bonus, moral hazard, morale hazard, morals, nationalization of business, natural disasters, Noah, righteousness exalts a nation, risk, sub prime lending, the economist, thomas sowell, unstable governments, walk with God, webster dictionary, what if earthly consequences removed
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In The News: Auctioning Virginity
CBS reported on April 30, 2014 – “An American medical student is auctioning off her virginity to the highest bidder… the top offer currently stands at $550,000… using the alias ‘Elizabeth Raine’… the 28-year-old self-proclaimed virgin said she is willing … Continue reading
Thought Provoking Stats For Parents and Teens
Here are some stats that I have come across in my reading, and have filed away in my files. If accurate, they are thought-provoking. I want to share them with you. 1. FATHER IN THE HOME W. Bradford Wilcox, an assistant … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Ethics, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Stats, suicide
Tagged age differences in dating, age of boy friend stats, aim for success, al gore, alan guttmacher william galson, alcohol, australia, behavior correlaions, bill bennett, bill clinton, bruce ellis, californian vital stats, canada, cigarette, cohabitation, crime, dating age, divorce rate for those who lived together before marriage, elaine kamarack, elizebeth thomson, john antill, john cunningham, joural of marriage and family, larry bumpass, living together before marriage, macquarie university, marijuana, marilyn morris, new zealand, police, poverty, premarital sex, princeton, prison stats, puberty, rebecca maynard, rush limbaugh, school drop out, single mom stats, smoking, suicide stats, suspended from school, sweden, teen mom stats, teen pregnancy stats, the weekly standard, trial marriages, ugo colella, united states, university of arizona, university of californina at san francisco, university of virginia, university of wisconsin, value of father in home, w. bradford wilcox
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