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The Integrity of the Sport

Posted in Article, Honor, Morality, tagged , , , , , , on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have taken a self-imposed hiatus from blogging this semester to focus on other, necessary things (this is a side-line isn’t it?). But I read something today that I can’t pass up. In an age where people are only sorry if they get caught, it refreshes my soul to see someone do the right thing [...]

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A happy day in the blogosphere.

Posted in Blog, Culture, Morality, Purity, tagged , , , on July 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I ran across this blog while doing some follow up reading after my last post. Holly does a great job of talking about the demise of purity in our culture and in giving encouragement to teen girls in this area. A must read.

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Sad day in the funnies

Posted in Culture, Funnies, Gary Trudeau, Morality, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve never been a huge fan of Doonesbury, mainly because I rarely find it funny. I realize it is a political cartoon, but since it gets stuck in the funnies section, I’m looking for a few laughs now and again. In addition to it being unfunny, I find the tone arrogant and condescending. Tomorrow’s addition, [...]

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I’m sorry—I got caught.

Posted in Article, Culture, Morality, News, tagged , , , , on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Jesse Jackson had to apologize to Barack Obama for a crude comment he made when he thought the microphone was turned off. It seems Jackson doesn’t appreciate Obama spending time talking to the black community about morality. Once again, Jackson shows his lack of integrity. Would he have thought to apologize had he not been [...]

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The Conscience in Us All

Posted in Achebe, Conscience, Culture, Fiction, Morality, Novel, Tradition, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

When Nwoye, Okonkwo’s son, realizes that someone has been killed in Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes his reaction this way, “…something seemed to give way inside him, like the snapping of a tightened bow. He did not cry. He just hung limp. He had the same kind of feeling not long ago…They were returning home…when [...]

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I feel; therefore, I am.

Posted in Church, Culture, Fiction, Hemingway, Morality, Novel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Jake says, “That was morality; things that made you disgusted afterward.”
Jake would fit in well in our culture. Morality by feeling guides the conscience of the country, bringing about the culture wars: abortion, sex, free speech, hate speech, restricted speech, the environment, capital punishment, racism, sexism, etc. Whether or not you agree with the concepts [...]

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