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Spring Recollection
Written early April 2022; revised December 2024 I. Why is April the cruelest month? Why wrong to mix memory with desire? Wrong only to one who has no remaining hope – To whom birdsong brings no relief, But mockery and lack of sleep One who desires only dormancy of winter. II. Springtime can kill you,…
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Clarence Thomas on eugenics and abortion – with some added notes
In Box. v. Planned Parenthood, in 2019, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the following, showing how Planned Parenthood’s defense of abortion, even today, can lead to the same eugenic ends that were promoted by its founder, Margaret Sanger (pp. 13-32). [Indiana’s law banning abortion on the basis of Down syndrome or other disability] promote[s] a State’s compelling interest…
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The Essence of Fascism (Umberto Eco) – excerpts
1. The first [basic] feature of [fascism] is the cult of tradition…[T]here can be no advancement of learning. Truth has been already spelled out once and for all, and we can only keep interpreting its obscure message. 2. Traditionalism implies the rejection of modernism…The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of…
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from out of silence, speech
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they get tired of arguing with people and just want to speak the truth. read more
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Coming to Christ does not resolve your questions, or end your search. Your questions are deeper, the search more profound.
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“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” (1 Cor. 8:1)
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“Holding on to unforgiveness is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
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Current listening
Koyaanisqatsi (Original Soundtrack) by Phillip Glass The movie (which I saw last night) was a bit heavy-handed in theme, but the music is incredible.
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Hello again, world
It’s been at least 10 years, I think, since I regularly blogged. A few years ago, I tried Tumblr, but found it too limiting. Prior to that, I blogged on a site called Covblogs for many years – but when Covblogs eventually disappeared, it took my blog with it. I hope to use this site both…