Category Archives: Ethics

Little Emperors

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

*Posted by Daisy Reynolds. Daisy is the Assistant Director of Academic Affairs at Criswell College where she is also studying for a Master of Divinity. A study of “little emperors” was recently published in the Science journal. The term “little … Continue reading →

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Being Poor & Being Oppressed Are Not Synonymous

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

*Posted by Joe Wooddell “Ma and Pa” in the Little House on the Prairie series were poor, but they were not oppressed. No one owed them anything. No one was systematically mistreating them. They settled and cultivated some land, worked … Continue reading →

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Pro-Science or Anti-Ethics?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

*Posted by Winston Hottman At The City Online, John Mark Reynolds discusses the ethical nature of the “morning after pill” issue and the limitiations of science in determining what we should do: We are being told by people who should know … Continue reading →

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Lincoln and Philemon

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer 2012 is over and the world didn’t end.  So I got a chance to see Lincoln.  Don’t ask me what I thought because it seems I’m the only one that thinks there was a too much … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fire

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

*Posted by Barry Creamer Last week Mel Greig and Michael Christian impersonated British royals in a prank call to a hospital as they pretended to seek information about Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. Since then there have been a lot … Continue reading →

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Why aren’t we calling it the “royal fetus’?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

*Guest post Dr. Denny Burk. Dr. Burk serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Boyce College in Louisville, KY. This piece originally appeared on his blog, Denny Burk. As you have probably already heard, Kate Middleton is pregnant. Her … Continue reading →

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Consequentialism and the Voter

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

*Guest Post by Graham Floyd. Floyd is an adjunct professor at Criswell College. Voting involves ethics.  Whenever we venture to vote, we are doing so on the basis of value judgments that have been made regarding certain issues such as … Continue reading →

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The Pensive Middle Distance

Posted on October 25, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer “Then he kind of looked off into the distance.  So that was worthless to me.  I want to know, for God’s sake.” ~ Pat Smith She just wants to know how (and maybe why) her son … Continue reading →

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Obamapraxy

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer Why not?  I put my faith in him.  We all did. I thought he was gonna be different than all the other jokers, but this guy, he can’t even define the word “is.” What happens if … Continue reading →

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The Lesser of Two Weasels

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer We Americans, we get to choose our weasels.  Of course the weasel is always the “other guy.”   But in a two-party system, there are two sides and so there are two weasels.  So, in our electing, … Continue reading →

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