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In reply to Irfan Khawaja. A mere historical note: “laicite” is anti-Christian, too. In fact it was anti-Christian originally – it goes back to the French Revolution. The irrational hatred of religious worship and religious people is …

I agree God is good, I respect all faiths and people. I believe the court case was correct and we all won. LikeLike

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. So the latter half of the passage can’t be taken all that literally. Oh, for sure, — it doesn’t matter too much to my heathen life or manners either way. But I agree that the focus of the teaching seems pretty cle…

[…] have a long comment at ProSocial Libertarians, responding to Andrew Jason Cohen on “Moralism and Contemporary Politics,” itself a libertarian discussion of the Dobbs decision. The just-preceding link takes you to […]

I have a long comment at ProSocial Libertarians, responding to Andrew Jason Cohen on “Moralism and Contemporary Politics,” itself a libertarian discussion of the Dobbs decision. The just-preceding link takes you to Cohen’s post. Scro…

In reply to radgeekdotcom. Thanks for that primer on the facts, Charles (sorry, I mean, “radgeekdotcom”). And thanks also for identifying the relevant Bible passage. I think we probably both agree that the passage is not meant to be a liter…

In reply to Kevin Bolling. Hi Kevin, It’s good to hear from you, as always. There are good and bad reasons to be against public prayer. When people are forced into a faith they don’t share, prayer becomes an offense. But when they’re …

In reply to Chalmers. (Responding mostly to Chalmers) I’ll try not to repeat too much of radgeekdotcom’s recounting of the facts, which is perfectly accurate. But to respond directly to your concern: Kennedy was a football coach at a public…

My immediate reaction (written immediately before I started driving around downtown to find a protest, and found one near the state capitol): GT 2022-06-24: Laws Off Bodies. Yellowhammer Fund provided aid and comfort to women seeking abortions in Alaba…