Category: Philosophy
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Equality vs. Equity: Kamala sells impossible vision in ad
Vice presidential candidate (and possible president, if the ticket wins), Kamala Harris shared an ad on her social media sites this weekend talking about equality vs equity. It’s a 50 second spot narrated by Harris which begins: “so there’s a big difference between equality and equity. Equality suggests how everyone should get the same amount.…
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The Problem of Pain: C.S. Lewis and human suffering
Originally published November 14, 2012 as “The Problem of Pain and C.S. Lewis” Early in the book “The Problem of Pain,” in an analogy which is the epitome of the brilliance and humor of C.S. Lewis, he compares the relationship of God and man to that of a dog owner and his dog. It is…
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Jussie Smollett: truth matters more than narratives
The media jumped on a ridiculous story that has now totally unraveled. Empire actor Jussie Smollett claimed that two men assaulted him, poured bleach on him, put a noose around his neck, while telling him “this is MAGA country” in Chicago.
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What’s the greatest danger to the church?
There are 300,000 churches in America. There are many wonderful churches that boldly proclaim the gospel and faithfully teach the Bible every week. There is no perfect church in the world, because every church is full of members who are imperfect people. I think that the biggest issue the American church faces today is related…
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Why did Jesus have to come in the first place?
Why did Jesus have to die? For years, this puzzled me. I could get on board with the idea that I fell short of God’s perfect standard. But why did Jesus need to die? Couldn’t God have just forgiven me? Like some sort of Spiritual write off? One of the best explanations I have ever…
Josh Benner 