Also in this morning's paper was an editorial response of mine to the column of Rose Huskey and Saundra Lund last Saturday. Here it is: If I might, I would like to briefly respond to Rose Huskey and Saundra Lund, who served up a veritable casserole of charges to your readers on … [Read more...]
Someone Is Keeping Their Attorney in the Dark
This morning in the Daily News, they ran an extended front page story on the Moscow "culture skirmishes," an article that I thought was really even-handed. That said, there is one detail that I need to correct from the article, which is really only a detail. The article said of … [Read more...]
Incoming
For those who don't know, I have written a couple of children's stories for Veritas Press, Blackthorn Winter and Susan Creek respectively. It appears that it is time to write another one, which is entitled Two Williams, and which I have decided to serialize here. That is one of … [Read more...]
And My Son Weighed In
Visionaries, Finally! Someone understands! Of course, it is my son who understands, one who knows my quirks, like believing in right and wrong, not in mostly right and kinda wrong, but nevertheless I am encouraged to persevere. Cordially, Douglas Wilson At 10:58 PM 8/19/2003 … [Read more...]
The Ethics of Being Screwed Up
Visionaries, No, Jon has not quite gotten it yet. The point is not that since lots of people are screwed up, it is okay to be screwed up. The point is that if there is no such thing as being screwed up, it is okay to be screwed up. If there are no absolutes, then anything goes, … [Read more...]
Pushing It Into the Corners
Visionaries, Tim Jenson said, among a number of other things, that using homosexuals as scapegoats was just plain cruel. Cruelty is bad? If there is no absolute by which we may judge society, then society becomes absolute. And, since Tim helpfully pointed out that most … [Read more...]
A Resurgent Temperance Union
As you may have gathered, I am having a hard time getting over the attempt on the part of the Intoleristas to ban our children from participation in the Lord's Supper. I laughed when I first heard it, and it has been one of my happy thoughts ever since. I don't know what is … [Read more...]
Marriage As Manifest Glory XXV
INTRODUCTION: When a man and woman marry, they are not joined together physically the way Siamese twins are joined. This means, obviously, that a married man and a married woman are the same biological individuals that they were when they were single. But they are covenantally … [Read more...]
Brief Notes on Anonymity
A few days ago, I posted a response to an anonymous letter that was circulating, in which letter I was accused of Sordid Stuff. In the days since, I have had interaction with three Christian men who were not clear in their minds on why such letters should be immediately walked … [Read more...]
Temporary Republicans
Visionaries, Sven writes that he has heard about a "group" that said that "there are thousands of ex-Republicans throughout the country! They are living proof that Republican orientation is not fixed permanently...". So Sven argues that there's hope for this unnatural, sinful … [Read more...]
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