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For unto us a Savior is born
I was reading Will’s blog today, and discovered the following story, a story the the Wall Street Journal has published every Christmas since 1949. It’s simply fantastic. Enjoy. “When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar. Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm of the Roman law was long. Everywhere there was stability, in government and in society, for the centurions saw that it was so. But everywhere there was something else, too. There was oppression … Read entire article »
Filed under: Philosophy, Politics, Religion
The Courtroom Speech
Now you will receive us. We do not ask for your poor or your hungry. We do not want your tired and sick. It is your corrupt we claim. It is your evil that will be sought by us. With every breath, we shall hunt them down. Each day we will spill their blood til it rains down from the skies. Do not kill, do not rape, do not steal, these are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. These are not polite suggestions — these are codes of behavior. And those of you that ignore them will pay the dearest cost. There are varying degrees of evil, we urge you lesser forms of filth not to push the bounds and cross over into true corruption, into our domain. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Philosophy
Blogroll Link Exchange
If you are the webmaster of a blog, I’d love to swap blogroll links with you. Just add me to your blogroll, and I’ll return the favor. We’ll both get dozens of relevant links to our sites, increasing our Google ranking and search-engine results. There are six ways you can link to me for me to link to you: 1. Link to www.RebirthOfFreedom.org, with the anchor text of “Rebirth of Freedom” 2. Link to a specific article at Rebirth of Freedom, and anchor the text as the article’s name 3. Link to www.ShaunConnell.com, with the anchor text of “Reason and Capitalism” 4. Link to a specific article at Reason and Capitalism, and anchor the text as the article’s name 5. Link to www.ShaunConnell.com/make-money-online/, with the anchor text of “Make Money With a Website” (or any … Read entire article »
Filed under: Capitalism
Stop Legislating Morality
Make no mistake — I proudly claim the title of a follower of the Christ. My single purpose in life could be summarized as to “live as Christ did.” My belief in freedom is founded upon an attempt to live in the image of Christ, the Great Emancipator — the One who came to set the captives free. Christ is my rock and my foundation, and his teachings are the code of my life. My friends and family often hear me discuss “honor” — I believe that we must do the right thing no matter what the cost, no matter how hard of a decision it might be. Always do the right thing. However, this has led to strange discussions with fellow believers. I am an ardent supporter of peaceful persuasion … Read entire article »
Filed under: Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Chinese Liberty
I was looking over my YouTube profile earlier today, and discovered a pleasant surprise — one of my videos that I made about a year ago has had over 50,000 views, and hundreds of positive ratings and comments. It’s about the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. My old video is currently the most popular and most viewed video on that event. I’m honestly completely shocked. Note: I’m still working on the coming article on legislating morality. Life has been incredibly hectic lately. It will be up soon, though. … Read entire article »
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We’re the Lucky Ones
Every once and a while, I get a strange feeling. I wish I’d been born in another era. Sometimes I feel like what I’m saying is simply foreign to what everyone wants to hear. Sometimes saying that state action is unjustified isn’t the greatest way to gain respect. Sometimes saying that violence isn’t the answer makes you some “radical”. I can’t help but remember the words of Jeff Meyer’s in his speeches of encouragement. Remember the story of Esther and her conversations with Mordecai. “Who knows but for such a time as this you have been created.” How true. Right now, the libertarian point of view looks like the minority. It is. One side of the political spectrum wants to use the gun to force morality. They want to put homosexuals in cages, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Philosophy, Politics
A Debate
I’m pleased to announce a coming debate between Reason and Capitalism and Logical Consistency. Jason, at Logical Consistency, is a staunch conservative, so we agree on issues like economics and gun control. However, we completely disagree on legislating morality. Jason and I will be posting a series of essays refuting each other on the issue of using coercion to enforce morality simply for the sake of morality. I look forward to the discussion. … Read entire article »
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One
Emmet Martin pushed his glasses back up, and then peered back down through them at his work. His glasses had always irritated him. He … Read entire article »
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A Series of Short Stories
I’ve decided to continue with a project started some months ago — a longish series of essays about a lonely professor who discovers the meaning of life and death. I’ve always wanted to write philosophical and political fiction, so this will be dabbling in them both. I’ve written dozens of short stories before, but each one was lacking in depth and style to the extent that even I didn’t take them seriously. This website will be the location of my first significant longish story — it will be comprised of dozens of short stories, or, if you will, “chapters.” I’ll be editing this post as I continue to write the series. If you don’t see any additions for a significant period of time, be sure to comment — I’ll probably need a … Read entire article »
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