Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse: Liberty
“There it is,” he said. “It” materialized out of the fog, an enormous statue of a woman holding a torch. “It’s the Statue of Liberty. Always remember this, because it’s important.”
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Chicago Priest Protests Same-Sex Marriage, Won’t Sign Civil Marriage Licenses
By Manya Brachear Pashman Chicago Tribune Source: The Chicago Tribune The Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon is getting out of the civil marriage business. The Orthodox Christian priest on Chicago’s North Side says the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalizes same-sex matrimony reinforces his recent decision to no longer sign licenses that make marriages valid in…
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We Live in the Age of Dostoevsky
Gay marriage has never been about marriage. At bottom it is a revolt against Christ and Christian civilization.
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Free Ebook Through Friday: Orthodox Social Thought – The Cure for Consumerism
Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, there has been a rapid growth of human flourishing, but critics of the market economy have argued that these improvements have led to consumerism and rampant materialism. This monograph will explore the possible cures for consumerism.
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Ryan Hunter: Truth a Casualty in Acclaim Surrounding Jenner
The fawning coverage of Jenner’s transition reveals the West has become so dedicated to the Enlightenment value of the absolute self that it has abandoned adherence to both morality and reason, deifying the individual will and setting it above all things.
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