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Tea Party Dogma
There’s something that fundamentally bugs me when when I listen to Tea Party folk. Partly it’s the whole “squishiness” of the movement. Disaffected moderates stand next to white supremacists in an organization whose only consistent message seems to be “anger”. At another level, though, there’s a theme I’ve heard coming from TP folk that strikes a…
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Inescapable Truth #5: Humans Seek Meaning
By any reasonable measure, I have everything I have ever wanted: a beautiful wife who loves me in spite of my faults; two great kids (one at Princeton another with a good chance of getting in); a big house in a great neighborhood; good friends all around the world; good health; enough money to retire on. And…
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Inescapable Truth #4: Nothing is Perfect
Right off the bat, let me clarify that I’m talking about the physical world that you and I inhabit. This post is not a theological exploration of whether or not God can create an immovable object. Instead, I want to explore some things regarding which I believe people have unreasonably high expectations, namely: Justice Elections…