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Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Ignoble Savage: An analysis of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (December 2007)
There are two intertwined and over-arching themes in Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness and in Apocalypse Now, the screenplay by John Milius which is loosely based on it: a study of the nature of man and an examination of … Continue reading
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Rudy, Reconsidered (January 2008)
I like Rudy Giuliani. I hate abortion. This was the dilemma I faced when deciding for whom to vote in the upcoming Republican primary. Being a staunchly pro-life conservative Catholic, it somehow seemed wrong to vote for a candidate who … Continue reading
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Christian Testimony in Romeo and Juliet (November 2007)
There are many themes evident in Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet: love, hate, youth, death, honor, fate, and conflict to name but a few. There is another theme, however, which can be discerned throughout the play and is more easily … Continue reading
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On the Galilee: Christian Themes and Imagery in Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront (December 2007)
The award winning film, On the Waterfront, like all great Christian tales, is a story of personal redemption; it is also the classical heroic story of one man’s struggle to triumph over evil. As a Christian hero, for the protagonist … Continue reading
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Darwin’s Lapdog Thinks You’re an ID-iot! (November 2007)
In his recent column on Humanevents.com Mac Johnson, a man whose writing I’ve always admired, claimed that the concept of Intelligent Design is a “really, really bad idea –scientifically, politically, and theologically.” He attacked ID using the usual list of … Continue reading
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The Problem of Secular Scientism – The Limitations and Dangers of Human Reason without God (April 2007)
It has become an accepted tenet of conventional wisdom to begin all discussions about science and nature with the understanding that religion has no place in such debates and that, in fact, faith is diametrically opposed to reason and scientific … Continue reading
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The Mush Doctrine (November 2006)
Some months ago, I wrote an essay analyzing and defending the basic tenets of what is known as The Bush Doctrine, comparing it favorably to the realist school of foreign policy it replaced. Sadly, the Churchilian fortitude and visionary leadership … Continue reading
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The Mid-Term Elections (November 2006)
Tuesday November 7, 2006 is Election Day and many polls and pundits are suggesting that the Republican faithful may sit this one out, effectively handing control of Congress to the leftist’s who dominate the Democratic Party. The most disheartening aspect … Continue reading
Cindy Sheehan – With a Buzz-cut (October 2006)
On October 19, 2006 ex-Army Ranger Kevin Tillman wrote a bizarre, rambling op-ed piece for the “progressive” web-site truthdig.com in which he accused the Bush Administration of, among other things, engaging in an illegal war, tolerating torture, subverting the Constitution, … Continue reading
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Abortion and the Universality of Virtue (October 2006)
In the decades old debate over abortion there are two main issues to contemplate – one legal, the other moral. With respect to the moral considerations there are two distinct schools of thought: those who believe in universal moral principles … Continue reading
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