Category: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

THE OLD BRAVE NEW WORLD

THE OLD BRAVE NEW WORLD

When I attended school, in the days when classical works were still considered to be a vital part of good education, Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" was required reading, as was Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty Four". Looking back, I'm not so sure now that the intention of everyone involved in writing the school syllabi was to … Continue reading THE OLD BRAVE NEW WORLD

POLITICS, CHRISTIANS AND REVELATION

POLITICS, CHRISTIANS AND REVELATION

A good friend who is a godly man recently commented on social media that Christians should keep their opinions to themselves on the matter of politics, for fear of upsetting someone. I respectfully, but very strongly, disagree... John Adams and other founders of the United States feared that under a two-party system in politics the … Continue reading POLITICS, CHRISTIANS AND REVELATION

THE POST-TRUTH POST

THE POST-TRUTH POST

Two kinds of people are interested in the type of culture we live in today-those who are concerned about it, and hope and pray to reverse the negative trends, and those who are promoting the negative trends... Of course, the promoters, the drivers of our social and political world, don't see their view as being … Continue reading THE POST-TRUTH POST

A LETTER FROM AMERICA

A LETTER FROM AMERICA

I've become more and more aware in recent years of what my one-time friends, my family (who I still love), and my countrymen think of what has happened to me since I left the UK and settled in the United States, and also what has happened to the U.S. So to those who might occasionally … Continue reading A LETTER FROM AMERICA

WHEN IGNORANCE IS INTENTIONAL

WHEN IGNORANCE IS INTENTIONAL

How do you lead people to conclude that there's only one truth, without showing them any real evidence to support it? Answer: you keep them from all dissenting alternatives... I was listening to a BBC radio discussion on the subject of parasitism recently (1), the panel being a gathering of very learned and highly credentialed evolutionary scientists. … Continue reading WHEN IGNORANCE IS INTENTIONAL