I found this essay at First Things and had to share it. Of the many issues plaguing the contemporary Church, perhaps the strangest is our great fear of rigidity or 'legalism.' Really, who looking at Christians in America or Western Europe could honestly think "our biggest problem is that we're too rigid, too intolerant of … Continue reading Really Good Post at First Things
One Year On
I don't talk politics very much because it depresses me. Besides which, my own political ideas are pretty fringe at the moment and I'm not seeing anything good coming in the next few years. I typically vote Republican because the Democratic Party is absurdly evil (they literally have 'kill babies' as a major part of … Continue reading One Year On
Various and Sundry
- As mentioned, I suffer from some pretty bad insomnia, to the point where I often can't sleep even with sleep aids (they just make me more tired). I also have mild to moderate depression. The two do not mix well. Most nights I get to spend hours lying there, exhausted but unable to sleep … Continue reading Various and Sundry
Catholic Match: On Beauty
My latest post is up on CatholicMatch, in which I get to quote St. Augustine, The Lord of the Rings, and My Little Pony all in the service of beauty. That is why I hate the phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and consider it a grotesque blasphemy. To turn that which so completely removes our … Continue reading Catholic Match: On Beauty
Niceness is Fun #16
Horror Short for Halloween
Below is short piece I wrote up for the holiday. Enjoy! Room 312 Nothing had happened to Room 312. No grisly murders or occult rituals ever took place there. No workers died during its construction, or were entombed alive in its foundation. Nor was there anything at all unusual about the ground upon which … Continue reading Horror Short for Halloween
Noblesnake Top Twelve: My Little Pony Supporting Cast
In the latest Noblesnake video, I countdown my picks for the twelve best supporting cast members on My Little Pony. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Rs4a7Xi5A&feature=youtu.be Why top twelve? Because if God wanted us to use the metric system, He would have given us ten apostles.
One More Thought
To add to the first thought below: There is also a difference between 'conceptually justified' and 'practically justified.' That is, something may be morally justifiable in an abstract, conceptual form, but its implementation is beset by so many moral caveats as to be practically illicit. Thus, one could make the argument that, say, slavery in and of … Continue reading One More Thought
Various Short Thoughts
-There's a difference between making a moral argument and a factual argument. If you want to argue that, say, the death penalty is immoral, well and good; we can have a debate on the point because arguments can be made on either side. But if you want to argue that the Bible forbids the death … Continue reading Various Short Thoughts
Serpent's Den 