Laws Are Discovered, Not Developed

By securing liberty, the Constitution assumes that laws are discovered, not developed; found, not created. Most of the founders believed this is so because everyone can observe God’s revelation in nature if they have not suppressed their ability to observe it by other commitments. On this basis, it is possible to establish a body of laws to remove barriers to economic arrangements, create a framework for resolving disputes, establish accountability that restrains evil, and provide a better environment in which everyone is allowed to flourish if they choose to do so.

Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.341.

Liberty Lies in the Hearts of Men and Women

I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, not law, no court can even do much to help it. While it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.

Judge Learned Hand, “The Spirit of Liberty Speech.” Cited by Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.339.

Trans Visibility Day

The espoused goal of the LGBTQ community is tolerance. Tolerance means “to put up with.” That may have been the initial goal, but after having achieved it, they upped the ante, seeking affirmation. Are they entitled to tolerance? Yes. But they are not entitled to affirmation—we are not obliged to affirm behavior we find offensive. 

LGBTQ activists, seeking affirmation, have become among the most intolerant people in the nation….These LGBTQ zealots disdain tolerance: their goal is to shove their radical agenda down the throats of Americans, forcing everyone to bow to their demands. They are a threat to religious liberty and to democracy, in general. So, too, are organizations like the Human Rights Campaign and the ACLU which support these efforts.

Bill Donohue, Underside of Trans Visibility Day

A Human Paradox

It is a human paradox that to be free we must abide by laws that constrain our freedom. Either we must discipline ourselves to submit to an orderly way of life, or we will be forced to submit to tyranny. As Edmund Burke said, “Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.”

Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.339.

The Danger of Sociology

Sociology is a pillow carefully embroidered to suffocate religious impulses while they doze.

Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.311.

The Barbarians Are Closer Than You Think

Because Roman civilization perished through barbarian invasions, we are perhaps too much inclined to think that that is the only way a civilization can die. If the lights that guide us ever go out, they will fade little by little, as if of their own accord…. We therefore should not console ourselves by thinking that the barbarians are still a long way off. Some people may let the torch be snatched from their hands, but others stamp it out themselves.

Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America. Cited by Jeff Myers & David A. Noebel, Understanding the Times: A Survey of Competing Worldviews, pg.308.

Marriage Solves Many Social Problems

And, of course, strong families are the real solution to a multitude of social evils, from crime to education to poverty. Men and women getting and staying married and raising their children together are far more effective at ameliorating these evils than any government program.

The complementary union of men and women in marriage is the basis of civilization, not only in the obvious sense of providing for its continuation but also because it unites the two halves of the human race in solidarity and love. In this, we fulfill the vocations of marriage and parenthood that most of us are called to and in which we find deep joy.

Nathannael Blake, Demons Must Be Delighted At How Badly Americans Have Butchered Marriage

Abortion Needed for Sexual Immorality

The sexual revolution required abortion to get rid of human beings whose conception is unwelcome, and this violent rejection of parental responsibility is self-perpetuating. By eliminating the reproductive consequences of sex, abortion encourages more casual sex, which then leads to more abortions. Thus, even though the sexual revolution has resulted in less sex overall, it has led to more sex in circumstances where a pregnancy will likely end in abortion. And as the fundamental solidarity of mother, father, and child is replaced with a selfish clash of competing interests, hearts are hardened as the most dependent humans are met with violence, rather than love.

Nathannael Blake, Demons Must Be Delighted At How Badly Americans Have Butchered Marriage

The Problem of Cultural Promiscuity

A culture of promiscuity makes it more difficult to establish and maintain stable romantic relationships, and this then further entrenches a culture of promiscuity as people settle for hookups or open-ended relationships without commitment. This has decreased overall sexual satisfaction because people are most likely to have regular, pleasurable sex in committed relationships. Men may fantasize about bedding a new woman each night, but the truth is that very few have the status, wealth, or charisma to actually do so. For most of us, monogamous marriage is the best sexual deal we are going to get.

Nathannael Blake, Demons Must Be Delighted At How Badly Americans Have Butchered Marriage

How to Pay for Charity

There are people in need of help. Charity is one of the nobler human motivations. The act of reaching into one’s own pockets to help a fellow man in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into someone else’s pocket is despicable and worthy of condemnation.

Walter E. Williams

It's True

It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Patrick Henry.

Women: Stop Showing Everything!

There’s a clear Christian case for decency in how men and women dress, but lest you think our societal need for slut shaming is driven by “purity culture” prudes, jealous ladies, or misogynist men, it isn’t. Modest may or may not be hottest, but that’s not the issue. When women perpetually give away the goods under the guise of “empowerment,” they give away the real sexual power of women everywhere — and make no mistake, women have sexual power men just don’t. Thanks to unlimited supply, value is in freefall.

Kylee Griswold, Bring Back Slut Shaming.

Before we were all “bootied out,” a woman’s sexuality was not just mysterious and proactive, but the most powerful force on the planet. It drove men to face great risks, cross oceans, write ballads, and even start wars just for the chance to gaze at a woman’s booty. Women held all the cards in intimate relationships.

Madeline Osburn, This Man Is All Of Us: America Is ‘Bootied Out’ And It’s A Shame

I just thought these two quoted belonged together.