In my last post, I was critical of over-bureaucratization in higher education. In this post I am focusing on government abuses, and I just happen to have examples from the local, state and national levels. Such a fortuitous turn of events—I say that tongue in cheek of course. The local absurdity concerns a high school […]
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“Administratium” and the Modern Bureaucracy
28 Feb 2014
I will admit, this blog is a bit of a rant. Sometimes I read articles and studies on a single topic and it resonates with me—perhaps too much. Nevertheless, to begin, I have below reprinted a well-known spoof entitled “New Chemical Element Discovered.” It was first published in 1989 by Physics professor William DeBuvitz. Here […]
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Back to the Future: Politics in the Past
20 Feb 2014
After a few weeks of being immersed in arcane historical reading and teaching, I have concluded it isn’t so arcane as we think. Of course, I knew that already, but there is nothing like being away from blogging to remind one. What I mean is this: Many or most of the political thinkers and ideas […]
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Is Chocolate to Blame?
03 Feb 2014
The following was sent to my e-mail via Sojourners, a publication under the auspices of Jim Wallis. I find it very interesting that the writer blames “our love of chocolate” for the problem. The following paid, sponsored message from Walk Free was sent to you via Sojourners. Dear Marc, In the cocoa fields of the Ivory Coast, […]
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Law and the Christian: A Modest Proposal
01 Feb 2014
Do you know the difference between right and wrong? Do you have a good idea of what ought to be illegal and what legal? Do you know why you know, if you do? In other words, what is your foundation for distinguishing right and wrong? Do you have a foundation at all? Our society of […]
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Republicans versus Republicans: The Next Battle?
29 Jan 2014
Yesterday President Obama gave the annual State of the Union address to Congress. We now know something of his agenda for the coming year. My colleague Dr. Smith has already discussed the president’s probable new way of governing, the executive order. President Obama did indeed strongly imply he would “go around” Congress. I would also […]
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A New Year and God: An Exhortation
05 Jan 2014
In this new year it is always useful to take stock of where we are and have been, but more helpful is it to take a renewed look at who God is and why it matters. For Christians 2013 has been a mixed bag, or worse, depending on one’s disposition. We read of persecution of […]
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Legislating Morality? Addendum to Part 3
02 Jan 2014
Well, it seems the third in a series of blogs on “Legislating Morality?” has elicited a few comments on the, shall we say, opposing side of the issue. So in the interest of fairness and sympathy I will try to clarify in this blog a couple of issues. The two most controversial issues I raised […]
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In the first two blogs, I have begun the attempt to initiate greater reflection on the origins, role, authority, limits and functions of government, as well as our place as Christians under the authority of government. I said at the start that absolute answers were limited. This is true mainly because the Scriptures are relatively […]
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My colleague Jeff Haymond wrote in a comment on my recent blog, “Legislating Morality? Christians, Law and Politics,” that I had raised questions but not given answers. He was correct. So now that he has prodded me for answers I will put myself in jeopardy of all sorts of criticism by offering some tentative answers. […]
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