The Scapegoat
Every totalitarian system of government has a scapegoat. Under Hitler it was the Jews; under Stalin, it was the kulaks, the middle-class farmers who owned private property.
Every individual, I would add, also has a scapegoat.
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Author: Libertatem Fidelium
It’s a Free Country…
I think back to how many times I’ve heard people excuse their actions because of where they live:
‘I can do anything I want; it’s a free country.’
The Real Tyrant
Most people will never rule a country. Phew. That puts most of us out of the reach of being a tyrant, then. One less thing to worry about—right? Plato says that’s wrong.
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A Christmas Gift
What a gift! What a sacrifice to spend Christmas Day, not celebrating, but marching barefoot through freezing, icy weather!
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The Necessary Presence of Absence
When there is a war, everyone knows about it. But who takes time to think about a “war that isn’t”? In times of peace, we forget how blessed we are to not have a war.
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Who is Above the Law?
The rights that are given to us by God need to be defended, because there are always people out there who want to take them away. But individual defense is hard and undesirable, especially when we want to pursue other, happier aspects of our lives. Our solution?
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What Have We Done to the First Commandment?
Do we realize what we are doing when we say this? Do we realize the somber, long-term consequences of these interpretations?
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