Ten Lessons from Great Christian Minds

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robin-hood-statueFrom philosophy professor James Spiegel (via JT):

Augustine (5th century): Remember that you are a citizen of another kingdom.

Martin Luther (16th century): Expect politicians to be corrupt.

Thomas Aquinas (13th century): God has made himself known in nature.

John Calvin (16th century): God is sovereign over all, including our suffering.

Jonathan Edwards (18th century): God is beautiful, and all beauty is divine.

Thomas a’Kempis (15th century): Practice self-denial with a passion.

John Wesley (18th century): Be disciplined and make the best use of your time.

Fyodor Dostoevsky (19th century): God’s grace can reach anyone.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (20th century): Beware of cheap grace.

Alvin Plantinga (21st century): Moral virtue is crucial for intellectual health.

Read the whole post to get the bigger picture.
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Shame on Gov. Paterson

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Friends, New York’s top elected official seeks to lead us in the wrong direction, while using bad logic to promote bad legislation! The NYT reports this:

Gov. David A. Paterson on Thursday announced he would introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, drawing on the soaring oratory of the civil rights movement to call on the Legislature to add New York to the four states that have already authorized such unions.

Comparing the status of gay men and lesbians to that of African-Americans, Jews, women and other groups who were historically excluded from full political and social equality, Mr. Paterson said he would lead the movement to authorize same-sex marriage in the Empire State.

How can you compare the immoral choices and behavior of homosexual persons with the inherent qualities race or gender? This is not right, and we must defend the sanctity of marriage in New York.

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