Category Archives: Christianity

Principles vs Interests

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Luke Ford

Many people could benefit from an approach that prioritizes their interests over loyalty to abstract principles. Should not loyalty to your group be a principle? Extending this type of thinking to the West might well lead to more rights for … Continue reading →

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NO OFFENSE: CIVIL RELIGION AND PROTESTANT TASTE (1978)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Luke Ford

Is it more useful for the outsider to understand Judaism as a religion or as a people? I say people. Yes, I know it is the religion of a particular people (as was common in the ancient world). I just … Continue reading →

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Did Christianity Invent Liberalism?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: So, it’s helpful to add a third culture to the big question of the day about Christianity and Islam: – In Culture A, X happened, but in Cultures B and C, X didn’t happen? Why? Fortunately for … Continue reading →

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Counterpunch: Why is the US Honoring a Racist Rabbi?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Luke Ford

April 7, 2014, Alison Weir wrote for Counterpunch, a magazine of the left: If things proceed normally, President Barak Obama will soon proclaim April 11, 2014 “Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.” Despite the innocuous name, this day honors the memory … Continue reading →

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Jews & Gentiles

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Luke Ford

When I hear a view from within one in-group, I like to wonder out loud how it would be received if the identical view was expressed by another in-group. I’m listening to a Dec. 25 lecture by Orthodox rabbi Shlomo … Continue reading →

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