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Posted in ESCR, Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2009
As noted in yesterday’s The New York Times, a goal is to have same-sex marriage in New England by 2012. Says New York Governor (D) David A. Paterson,
We have a duty to make sure equality exists for everyone.
To understand what His Excellency means by “equality,” see the definitions for übervalue and templating.
Posted in Philosophy, Theology on Apr 16th, 2009
In the current edition of Life of the World, my friend the Rev. Dr. Korey Maas asks, “Do Lutherans Do Apologetics?” I encourage you to read the entire article. What caught my eye was the following:
To say that Lutherans don’t do apologetics may be, unfortunately, largely true as a simple description of recent [...]
Posted in Philosophy on Apr 16th, 2009
. . . foisted upon you by the Twentieth-Century Project. Luther most certainly believed in the proper use of human reason. . . and philosophy. From The Disputation Concerning Man (1536, LW 34:136-144):
4. And it is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest in rank among all things and, in comparison [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.