That song always gets me pumped to be more open about my faith. Every time I hear this, it makes me wanna go buy a shirt with the words "Theocrat, Theonomist, Christofascist, Christian Nationalist" on it and wear it everywhere.
I revived Fido the Spider. He died with Flash a long time ago, but Bunny Hero Labs recently(?) made an option for sites that don't use flash. He's not interactive anymore, but it's good to see him hanging out in the corner of my blog again. Maybe someday they'll make him interactive without flash 😵.
Also, been thinking more about my epistemological argument. I think I struggle a lot with describing the form of the argument. What I present isn't, "here's the proof that solipsism is wrong". In fact, I think I injure my argument by referencing solipsism at all.
Rather, perhaps the only way to approach the argument is by asking, "If it is true that we are able to know things, what possible scenario can there be to justify our knowledge of the truth?" or "Describe a world wherein we have a justified awareness of the fact that we are able to justify knowledge of truth. What must be true in that world?"
I've also been thinking hard about my views on Christian Nationalism. The more I consider my circumstance and the world, the more my feelings about the issue become a mix of discouragement at my own inability to affect change and encouragement at the changes I see happening slowly around me.
I know I've talked about this several times now, but...
I keep an eye on Apologia's ministry, which I believe is a good ministry, and for which I'm thankful. Lately, Apologia has noted several pro-choice people arguing that there must be "other" changes made to the law before abortion can be illegal. They propose changes such as an increase in the availability of contraceptives, so I disagree with them on that point... (I don't have anything against contraceptives, but I think that only married people should be using them, so I don't think they help this argument)... But those pro-choice people are right that other changes must be made in conjunction with making abortion illegal. In fact, the Bible spends quite a bit of ink discussing the various relationships in which a woman may be with the father of her children, what legal responsibilities the father has towards her, and what moral responsibilities society has toward her. Indeed, if we simply made abortion illegal today, without those other laws, we would do injustice to the woman.
The Bible is a complete and interdependent system, and so we can't pretend to do ultimate justice by protecting children while neglecting justice to the mother. With respect to the civil law, yes, abortion should be made illegal immediately, AND also, fathers should be held legally accountable according to Biblical principles immediately. I'm convinced that we shoot ourselves in the foot by pushing for one without the other.
But when we implement just requirements on fathers, and just restrictions on parents, namely that they cannot murder their unborn children, we must also implement other codes which shape society in a way that enables those requirements on parents to make sense. Again, the Bible is a complete system. It doesn't make sense to implore the U.S. government to legislate partial justice.
That said, I would never tell Apologia to stop what they're doing. The deaths of those children are tragic, and should certainly be stopped.
The reason I brought up the abortion topic was to give an example of a place where nonChristians are slowly approaching scriptural standards -- not because of the efforts of Christians, but in spite of the efforts of Christians. The Bible says that God will do it by means of His own Zeal, for His Name's Sake, which His people have slandered among the nations. I am confident that God will do it, and I'm humbled by my inability to affect it with my own power. Nevertheless, I will wait for my opportunity, and perhaps God will show me the open door to establish a place governed by His precepts (entirely), or perhaps God will give me the opportunity to impress upon some other person, more blessed than I, the superior equity and beauty of God's perfect law.
Again, I've made that argument several times, but it's still fresh on my mind. I would like to give it to Apologia and get their thoughts sometime soon. I doubt they would disagree with me about the inconsistency in their approach, but no kind person is immune to their own emotions, and the murder of all those babies can't be allowed to continue if they have anything to say about it.
"There is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed."
