Category: Dutch Courage
UFOs: The Atlantis Hypothetical
The contents of a black box are discovered only once it is opened. But we can always speculate about what’s inside.
Historic Traditional Christianity and Dueling
Is dueling compatible with traditional historic Christianity? Folks with whom Alexander sought communion after being shot didn’t think so and challenged the dying man accordingly.
AFA’s Rusty Benson on “What Is a Christian?”
What does it mean to be a “Christian”? That question seems (to some) as relevant today as it was during the American Founding.
Reason & Revelation (and Something Else)
A surface scratching inquiry into objective notions of truth.
Trying to Make Sense of David Barton’s Word Salad
Was America founded to be a “republic,” revolutionary France a “democracy”? No. What are the supposed differences David Barton fabricated? Find out.
I’m not an Atheist or a Religious Rationalist
How do we know what’s ultimately true? Especially in a religious sense. This is where I am currently.
John Silber Flunks an Interview
The interview that arguably cost John Silber the office of Governor of Mass.
Chomsky v. Silber, a Classic Exchange
Watch two intellectual giants battle it out over 1980s Cold War politics and policies.
Life Experience Confirms My Disbelief in Today’s System of Bureaucratic Morass
Jon Rowe notes problems with bureaucratic tyranny in the United States with a personal story that focuses on a state and local government example thereof.
The God of Benevolence
Jon Rowe examines the concept of God through the lens of 18th Century American notions of “benevolence” with a special focus on Emmanuel Swedenborg.
Swedenborg, the Ultimate “Cosmic” Theologian
Learn a little about Emanuel Swedenborg, whose ideas interested among others Immanuel Kant.
A Proposal For Privatizing Marriage
Are these two people “fit” for “marriage”? Should the government have a role in answering that question? I still say no.
Sexual Orientation and Human Nature
Jon Rowe grapples with the mystery of sexual orientation’s origin while dealing with analogies and logical fallacies.
David Barton’s Misleading Footnote #1
Jon Rowe examines how David Barton misleads while he attacks better credentialed scholars.
National Gay Marriage & Religious Rights
Jon Rowe wonders how a national right to same sex marriage might affect the religious consciences of those who disagree with such.
Cosmic Religions
Jon Rowe ponders the cosmic implications of Islam and Mormonism, and their cosmic relationship to Christianity.
Ben Franklin on the Quakers & Lack of Need For Govt. Support of Religion, Etc.
A brief gloss of the complex intellectual and spiritual harmony between the Founders and the Quakers.
