by Kevin Bauder | Sep 1, 2017 | Anthropology, Documents, Downloads, Ethics, Evangelicalism, Social Issues, The Created Order, Theology
To date, the Nashville Statement is the best short statement addressing several current issues. It has been signed by a host of prominent evangelical leaders. You can download a PDF of the statement and the initial signers here.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Affections, Ethics
Peter Leithart contrasts the answers given by Kant and Aristotle. In Aristotelian ethics, the passions aren’t a matter of choice, not in the moment when we experience them. Yet, emotions can be trained. . . . We aren’t responsible for the momentary...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 5, 2017 | America, Civility, Death and Dying, Ethics, Firearms, Judiciary, Politics
David French writes an essay about the second amendment, but it’s really not about gun control. It’s about the right of police to invade your home and perhaps even kill you, all without a warrant, but with impunity. What does this mean, in practice? First,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Accountability, Conservatism, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
“Governments Don’t Give People Rights,” by Donald J. Boudreaux at the Foundation for Economic Education. Rights pre-exist government. Therefore, even if – as most people believe – government is necessary to help to secure individuals’ rights,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 12, 2017 | Death and Dying, Ethics, Social Issues, World Events
The Central Bureau of Statistics in the Netherlands has posted the numbers for assisted termination of life (deaths due to medical decision) in 2015. The most interesting figure is the one in the upper right hand corner. These are the people whose lives were taken...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 8, 2017 | Archaeology, Ethics, Evangelicalism, World Events
Hobby Lobby issued a statement on July 5 stating that it has reached a settlement with the United States Attorney’s Office concerning its purchase of clay cuneiform tablets. The statement reads in part, The Company was new to the world of acquiring these items,...
