Category Archives: social change

seven deadlies

Posted on October 4, 2014 by faithful
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coming apart

Posted on February 12, 2012 by faithful

Tramps Like Them Charles Murray Examines the White Working Class in ‘Coming Apart’ By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE Published: February 10, 2012 For some decades now, a popular conservative narrative of modern America has gone something like this: Our center-right nation, devout and … Continue reading →

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puritanism and its benefits….

Posted on July 4, 2011 by faithful

  Thanks to this Puritanic tyranny, the majority of women soon find themselves at the ebb of their physical resources. Ill and worn, they are utterly unable to give their children even elementary care. That, added to economic pressure, forces … Continue reading →

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easter sermon on selfishness

Posted on May 28, 2011 by faithful

I dreamed recently that the world was reaching its cataclysmic end. Over and over again I wonder to myself, can we save ourselves from our own selfishness as a people? Or will we destroy ourselves trying to get more and … Continue reading →

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we shall overcome

Posted on May 12, 2011 by faithful

I was bruised and battered, I couldn’t tell what I felt. I was unrecognizable to myself. I saw my reflection in a window, I didn’t know my own face. Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin’ away On the … Continue reading →

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let justice roll on like a river

Posted on May 12, 2011 by faithful

O God, your prophet Isaiah spoke your Word: “For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, For Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet……” Like Isaiah this morning we must say we will not be silent. We will not be … Continue reading →

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losing count of the bodies: violence in america

Posted on May 12, 2011 by faithful

1.4 million americans have died from gunfire between 1933 and today.

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mother’s day: pondering stars and planets

Posted on May 8, 2011 by faithful

Humankind’s Defining Moment (with thanks to Andrew Sullivan for his posting on this topic) NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in March 2009. The telescope is looking for the regular dimming of the stars, which can indicate that a planet … Continue reading →

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the truth about ayn rand (gop heroine)

Posted on May 4, 2011 by faithful

The Truth About Ayn Rand A film adaptation of the 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand, opened this past Friday. The release of the film has coincided with a resurgence of popularity for Rand on the American Right. The … Continue reading →

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