Authority is a tricky thing. Without it, chaos is inevitable. If there is a vacuum of authority, something will always develop to fill the void. But when that happens - when authority develops without proper Authority over it - there is often the risk of abuse of authority. Absence of Authority is a real danger…
Defend & Devour
One of the skunks I mentioned in my last post is gone. I saw it the other day when I was out for a walk. At the end of my street, as you turn the corner, someone had apparently hit it with their car. And -- skunks being skunks -- I smelled it before I…
Is Faith on the Decline in the U.S.? Yes … and no
Courtesty of Ross Douthat's column (well worth a read, by the way), I came across this fascinating study. It contends that religious faith is not diminishing in the U.S. -- rather, it's nominal faith that is on the decline. The authors contend that it is those who loosely hold to their beliefs that are increasingly letting…
