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Can a Christian be an atheist?

Posted on October 22, 2013 by admin

They that have been reading my publications[i] ought to be able to provide my answer to this question recently put to me. But, lest I have not been sufficiently explicit, allow me to review the issues anterior to the answer. … Continue reading →

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on the Social Nature of Suicide

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

Allow me to first acknowledge that not all cases of suicide are directly resultant of social misconduct. There are some among us who suffer certain psychological dispositions toward negativity, depressions, and hallucinations. We, as a social species are in process, … Continue reading →

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on Suicide

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

I have spoken earlier in my missive on Death that we, the living, experience the death of one near and dear as an abysmal tearing asunder, an amputation without benefit of anaesthetic, no matter that that death is expected or … Continue reading →

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on Euthanasia

Posted on September 25, 2013 by admin

Euthanasia is not the right to die. The Greek word for death is thanatos, the prefix for good or proper is eu-. Euthanasia is the right to a good death, a right to die properly, well. There is no glory, … Continue reading →

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on Death, its disposition in cult and culture

Posted on September 19, 2013 by admin

 We have a problem. Western Christendom and Western society have both become averse to mourning when someone dies. We think we ought to not, publicly at least, cry, weep, sob, or otherwise express the depths of sorrow and pain experienced … Continue reading →

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on Art and the culture of trash

Posted on July 22, 2013 by admin

[As in my home and native land we mark the exequies of Alex Colville, one of its deserved luminaries, I publish these reflection (which have too long set upon my desk) as lauds for the artists whose works merit the … Continue reading →

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A Great Divorce–Parts 7 and 8 of 8

Posted on July 8, 2013 by admin

Part 7—The Evangelists Before considering the works of the four evangelists, it needs to be noted that the gospels (and Acts) are not histories, but catechetical-theological tracts meant for teaching and preaching. Some opine they were written to supplement the … Continue reading →

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