While I'm against the kind of marxist-cultural revolution that tries to silence parts of history because it inevitably starts to silence people at the cost of life and liberty, I don't think the monuments and statues issue can be reduced to mere historical markers like … Continue reading Thoughts on Removing Statues of Historical Figures
Category: Ethics and Culture
Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, and the Gospel
Often people talk about restorative justice as if it's a better alternative to retributive justice. What they get wrong is that restorative justice means nothing if there hasn't been some kind of prior judgment. What is there to restore if that person's status and standing … Continue reading Retributive Justice, Restorative Justice, and the Gospel
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Defending the Guilty
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Defending the Guilty This is a difficult thing to understand, so I ask for some grace with this. The person who defends the guilty is not trying to protect the guilty but is trying to protect the ideal of … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Defending the Guilty
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Competing Narratives
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: the use of anecdotes vs. the use of statistical data There's a lot that could be said here, but simply, I think the problem is that both are necessary for the discussion and both can be used in misleading … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Competing Narratives
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Personal Anecdotes vs. Statistical Data
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: the use of anecdotes vs. the use of statistical data. There's a lot that could be said here, but simply, I think the problem is that both are necessary for the discussion and both can be used in misleading … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Personal Anecdotes vs. Statistical Data
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening
“People often don’t care what you know until they know that you care.” Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening The above quote has stuck with me for the last 8 years now since I first heard it in seminary from my Biblical counseling professor. … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Listening
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: systemic racism vs Systemic Racism
Obstacles to a fruitful dialogue on racism: defining systemic racism vs. Systemic Racism. The first is the concept that there are structures and systems which perpetuate race inequalities. The second is a worldview which evolved out of the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School (something … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: systemic racism vs Systemic Racism
Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Earlier Thoughts
Hey Friends, In light of the tragic killing of George Floyd and the resulting protests and riots, the subject of systemic racism has come back to the fore of many people’s minds. As the dialogue on race and racism move forward I will be sharing … Continue reading Obstacles to the Dialogue on Racism: Earlier Thoughts
Examples of Public Discourse (Good and Bad): Big Think on Religion and Politics
This is an ongoing series based on two articles I previously wrote. You can find those here and here. Big Think video on YouTube. “How Religion Turned American Politics Against Science”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz8VbAxkaDw Big Think is a YouTube channel whose content is predominately Left, … Continue reading Examples of Public Discourse (Good and Bad): Big Think on Religion and Politics
Examples of Public Discourse (Good and Bad): Woman asks for Mike Rowe to be Fired
This is an ongoing series based on two articles I previously wrote. You can find those here and here. If this example doesn't typify the incredulous attitude of people, perhaps most predominant on the Left, then it doesn't exist. Mike Rowe is the host of … Continue reading Examples of Public Discourse (Good and Bad): Woman asks for Mike Rowe to be Fired
Thoughts from a quiet night 