SODOM & GOMORRAH: Members of the US Congress are feeling left out of the reindeer games in Libya. It seems they actually believe the illusion that sovereign power resides in the three branches of the US Federal Government. Dr. Ron Paul and Mr. Dennis Kucinich, no doubt the sterling representatives of America's ruling class, are complaining that President Obama's decision … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Some Focus on the Japanese Quake
SODOM & GOMORRAH: This article illustrates that even when you focus on the disaster itself, you might try to give humans credit for something that's larger than them. Do we argue that God sent the quake? No. We merely say that God said there would be earthquakes. They are a sign for the faithful, we must watch. … [Read more...]
Marine Le Pen’s Crude Message
SODOM & GOMORRAH: It seems that the 20th century, with its long and terrible efforts at repressing the right, has failed to completely purge Europe of its conservative elements. This author has a history of getting nervous whenever the "far right" is mentioned by major news sources. Typically it isn't the far right being discussed at all. He also gets even more nervous … [Read more...]
Book Review: Leo Strauss’ Persecution and the Art of Writing
Thoughts on Strauss SODOM & GOMORRAH: Due to his unique style of writing, the late Dr. Leo Strauss is associated with everything from neoconservatism to anti-democratic subversion. If one is to take the popular opinion, Leo Strauss is either a bumbling idiot or the mastermind of the neoconservative movement. Strauss is a careful reader, and it's doubtful that a careful … [Read more...]
The Apology of St. Paul
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Christian apologetics is a very misunderstood field. Secularists will either pay it no heed or assume that apologetics must conform to secularism in order to be valid (i.e. to depart from the faith). Apologetics is always that bridge between faith and reason, which may have been true at a point in time when reason was tied to an overarching metaphysical … [Read more...]