Category Archives: ethics

How do we turn the other cheek? Should we be pacifists?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by RC

What an astute question. I’m happy to take a try at this, but please understand that it is just that, a try. In my view Jesus, in telling us to turn the other cheek is in fact talking to us, … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows

Posted on March 3, 2021 by RC

All is not actually fair in love and war. And the enemy of my enemy is likely not to be a trustworthy ally. Some years ago I had the occasion to speak to a group of pro-lifers on ministering outside … Continue reading →

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Why should the Equality Act concern me?

Posted on March 1, 2021 by RC

There is as always, a struggle between an ostrich with its head in the sand and Chicken Little insisting the sky is falling. We are in the midst of a cultural free fall that has been going on for some … Continue reading →

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Murdering Miracles

Posted on February 24, 2021 by RC

It is, in one sense, a simple enough question to answer. When you remember that we are wicked enough to murder our own children it makes sense that we are also wicked enough to not be terribly concerned about the … Continue reading →

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Evil Employees and Saintly Corporations

Posted on February 3, 2021 by RC

It is a common but dangerous business, our propensity to make ourselves the heroes of our own stories, and to see all who stand in our way as wearing the black hats. As a person with an interest in all … Continue reading →

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A Tale of 2 Sons- School, Lefties & the State

Posted on January 27, 2021 by RC

Imagine six people, two fathers, two mothers, two sons. Two of the parents, we’ll call them the Sprouls, are Christians. Sinners to be sure, but by God’s grace, repenting ones. The other parents, we’ll call them Mr. and Mrs. Horace … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with minimum wage laws?

Posted on January 25, 2021 by RC

In the ethics class I teach I typically ask my students this question, “Should people be able to freely make their own economic decisions without the approval of the government?” Almost always the whole class responds “Yes.” Then I ask … Continue reading →

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Whataboutism on The Great Exchange Podcast

Posted on January 24, 2021 by RC

Was blessed to be a guest on this helpful podcast. We covered whataboutism- what it is and what it isn’t. Check it out. EP343: What About Whataboutism?

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Accommodating the Public (Schools)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by RC

Wouldn’t it be great if there were a platform, a medium that was accessible by all, where differing opinions could be expressed? Where no ideology was privileged and no ideology suppressed? A kind of Mars Hill. One question though. Should … Continue reading →

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On Human Cruelty and Selective Application

Posted on January 6, 2021 by RC

While we were distracted by COVID and the election, most of us missed the story from Mozambique, where Islamic terrorists in November beheaded over fifty people. Perhaps such is deemed un-newsworthy since we are well aware that Muslims in the … Continue reading →

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