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Category Archives: moral laws
I heard the word “nefarious” & found Erwin (DNA-man) Chargaff’s insights
Nefarious! The world situation today is precarious (dangerous), contrarious (perverse), and vagarious (erratic) because popular culture has become nefarious! The word nefarious popped into my mind yesterday but I didn’t know what it meant. I looked it up this morning … Continue reading
Posted in conscience, evil, family values, historic moral standards, moral character, moral failure, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, morality, morals, natural laws, right and wrong, scientific debate, scientific theory, Uncategorized
Tagged DNA, Erwin Chargaff, ethics, moral decline, nefarious definition, quotes, science, western civilization, why mass shootings
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Should cat owners have the right to chose to declaw?
(Some of the comments on this post have made me wonder: If cat fetuses were declawed in their mother’s womb, would that make the act less cruel and barbaric?) Should declawing cats be illegal? A cat owner’s right to choose is under attack … Continue reading
Posted in a woman's right to choose, adopting cats, anti-abortion, Bernie Sanders, cat owners, cats, choice, ethical decision making, ethics, Hillary Clinton, immorality, kittens, moral choices, moral decision, moral failure, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, moral relativism, moral restraints, morality, morals, people and cats, PETA, prenatal, prenatal rights, prolife prochoice, right and wrong, right to abortion, right to life, Uncategorized, womb, women's rights
Tagged abortion, animal rights, declawing cats, NPR, pets, prenatal care, prochoice, prolife, right to choose
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Why do people in America frequently kill groups of strangers?
Why do people in America frequently kill groups of strangers? President Obama said: “We’ve become numb to this.” Perhaps it is time that we wake ourselves up to some of the possible reasons for such home grown terrorism: 1) Calling … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, causes of violence, ethics, Franklin regional High School, High school stabbing, Judeo-Christian, killing, mass shootings, meaninglessness, media, media circus, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, sex, sex objects, sexually confused, television, Ten Commandments, terrorism, Thou shall not, tolerance, TV
Tagged American culture, mass murder, mass shootings, Oregon shootings, We've become numb to this
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Bold Christian Quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. (For MLK Day)
“We need to pledge ourselves anew to the cause of Christ. We must capture the spirit of the early church. Wherever the early Christians went, they made a triumphant witness for Christ. Whether on the village streets or in the … Continue reading
Posted in Almighty God, Christ, disease of fear, early Christians, early church, evil, fear, God, God is able, gods, Gospel, holiday, holidays, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jr., Martin Luther King Day, MLK Day, MLK quotes, moral foundations, moral laws, moral leaders, moral principles, moral reformer, moral restraints, morality, morals, Nashville, nonconformists, quotation, Quotations, quote, rare form of Christianity, relativism, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, Savior, self-worth, sermon, servants, sin, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual movement, spiritual transformation, The Movement
Tagged Christianity, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, MLK, quotes
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When a culture continually casts God’s commandments into denial river, it causes confusion, conflict, and eventual collapse.
Posted in commandments, commands, conflict, confusion, cultural taboos, culture, deceipt, deception, ethics, God's commandments, judging, judgment, judgments, laws, moral, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral laws, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morals, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, values
Tagged denial, moral standards, religion, society, Ten Commandments
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“You’re a victim of disorganized thinking.” –The Wizard of Oz
Watching The Wizard of Oz in IMAX 3D in 2013, the wizard’s words to the Scarecrow seemed prophetic from this 1939 movie: “You’re a victim of disorganized thinking.” Our contemporary culture “is a victim of disorganized thinking.” “Intellectual freedom” has … Continue reading
Posted in biblical, biblical morality, conscience, contemporary, contemporary society, entertainment, ethics, evil, feelings, film, God, hedonism, historic moral standards, moral decision, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral restraints, morality, movie, movies, Paul of Tarsus, Philippians 4:8, positive thinking, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, think on these things, victim of disorganized thinking, whatsoeverthings are true
Tagged 3D, faith, IMAX, intellectual freedom, philosophy, the Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz
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Confusion of Hate & Honor
Contemporary society teaches that believing in Biblical morality is hatred, while war is honorable. However, that is backwards. War is hatred. The ultimate hate is physically attacking people, their family, friends, & neighbors, their property; with physical harm and/or death. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, biblical, Biblical concept, contemporary society, hatred, holidays, moral decision, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral principles, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, righteousness, values
Tagged ethics, hate, hate speech, moral values, morality, war
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Perhaps the “new normal” is nothing but, surrendering to the same old self-focus the Bible says is sin.
Posted in Bible, buzz words, cliches, corrupt culture, holiness, moral decision, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, moral leaders, moral principles, moral restraints, morals, peer pressure, performance, purity, religion, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, righteousness, surrender
Tagged ethics, moral standards, morality, sin, the new normal, values
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If you agree with the Bible that some human behaviors are morally wrong, it doesn’t mean that you “hate” or mistreat people who do those behaviors.
After I posted the title of this post as a complete post, a book by Leonard Ravenhill that I started reading more than a year ago, but never finished, caught my eye. I felt a Spirit-prompting: “Pick it up, there … Continue reading
Posted in bacteria, Bible, chemistry, forgiveness, Ganges River, germs, guilt, judging, judgment, judgments, moral failure, moral failures, moral foundations, moral judgment, moral laws, quotation, Quotations, quote, religion, right and wrong, right conduct, right from wrong, right living, self-will, sin, sinner, sinning, sins, values
Tagged biblical morality, family values, hate, Leonard Ravenhill, morality, quotes
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