Category Archives: Law and Justice

Reverence and leadership (or) Can irreverence demand its opposite?

Posted on May 9, 2010 by admin

What is leadership? It is not simply getting people to do what you want. Tyrants and dictators get people to do what they want. But they are not leaders. Woodruff argues persuasively that reverence is a virtue especially important for … Continue reading →

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“V” (2009) and virtue versus(?) morality ethics

Posted on May 5, 2010 by admin

The new “V” series totally rocks. In a recent episode Father Jack, Erica, and Hobbes have a prisoner – a human ex-soldier who works for the “V” and recently shot and killed a human supporter of the Fifth Column. They … Continue reading →

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Why the Episcopal Church obsession over property?

Posted on March 19, 2010 by admin

A recent development in the ongoing disintegration of the Episcopal Church prompted me to address something that has been on my mind for a few years. Quick summary. Problems in the Episcopal Church. Largely disagreements over faith and practice. More … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Ecclesiology, Law and Justice, Logic and Reason, News, Same-sex | 2 Comments

Why I removed a 2 year old post from this site (or) Pressured into censoring myself

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Rick

Well well well. Two years ago – read that again – I attended a youth rally in Baton Rouge sponsored by our local Baptist association. During that youth rally someone came on stage and promoted a Christian rally/youth event which … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Law and Justice, Louisiana, Personal, Religion | 2 Comments

Racial profiling and wrong but understandable (over?)reactions

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Rick

That for three(?) years my office was across the hall from that of Prof Henry Gates Jr does not give me any special insight into the sudden controversy over racial profiling. Let me cut to the chase – before more … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethnicity and race, Law and Justice, News, Personal, Politics | 2 Comments

"No Senator. I am not a duck. I am a rabbit"

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Rick

Readers of this website know that one of my “buttons” – things that make me quite angry and that is not to excuse an un-Christian reaction – is when people insult my intelligence. The nomination of Judge Sotomayor and the … Continue reading →

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Dog bites human, sun rises in east – and Presiding Bishop lies

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Rick

Oh where to start? There is plenty with which to find fault in what Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts-Schori had to say to the National Press Club on December 16. Baby Blue characterizes it as: … an amazingly sophomoric speech (which … Continue reading →

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Sandlin and his tiger – giving Louisiana a bad name

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Rick

I am not sure I believe in animal “rights”. But I do believe human beings have a divinely given responsibility to care for animals. This is a theological conviction rooted in exegesis of Genesis 1-2. God created human beings to … Continue reading →

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Nat Hentoff – Why he is voting… for Biden

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Rick

Nat Hentoff is another principled “liberal” whom I respect. (And yes dear reader there are such things as unprincipled conservatives.) He is particularly passionate about the Constitution, civil liberties, and free speech. (One thing that marks him as unusual is … Continue reading →

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Rich Lowry – Obama and "crashing banalities"

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Rick

So how does Barack Obama engage in moral reasoning? Rich Lowry helps us see how not only is Barack Obama no centrist – but when challenged can release a cloud of “crashing banalities”. Asked by Pastor Rick Warren when a … Continue reading →

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