WEEK 1: The Pulpit and the American Revolution The Pulpit and the American Revolution: Major Themes When the question is given, ‘whose political writings most influenced the Founding Fathers’, the usual names are to be expected: The Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire and Hume, the Social Contract theorists Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau, or perhaps the classics of … Continue reading
PDF DOCUMENT: ETH7610 LOCKE RELIGION MORALITY LAW AND STATE A Research Paper Leonard O Goenaga Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary May 3, 2011 LOCKE, RELIGION, MORALITY, LAW AND STATE; A LOCKEAN EXPLORATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP OF LEGAL POSITIVISM AND NATURAL LAW John Locke, both an English gentleman and a physician of the 18th century, … Continue reading
“Miguel A.: I was confused by Leonard’s point.. his ‘truths’ about math are no truths, but rather mathematical postulates; assertions without proof.. not ‘truth’ ? Ultimately, when one asks, why is 2 + 2 = 4? One cannot offer a logical explanation, but… rather simply quantify a list of definitions that seem self-evident.. unless truth … Continue reading
Correct, Eric. One can come to understand things that are true, such as the wrongness of raping children (moral laws/truths), or that something cannot contradict itself (logical laws/truths). However, one could not make sense of these truths (totality) without the source of Truth, namely that there is a Moral Order with Moral Laws and a … Continue reading
Full PDF Text: ETH7260 The Pulpit and the Patriots – The Influence of Calvin, The Puritans, and the Pulpit in the American Revolution THE PULPIT AND THE PATRIOTS – THE INFLUENCE CALVIN, THE PURITANS, AND THE PULPIT HAD ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION When the question is given, ‘whose political writings most influenced the Founding Fathers’, … Continue reading
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; INTRODUCTION In the 1947 Supreme Court decision, Everson v. the Board of Education, the Court was reviewing a policy on behalf of the state of New Jersey to reimburse the public bus fees of students attending parochial schools. The … Continue reading
Friend: Omnipotence initself is logically contradictory Leonard: Thanks for solving a 3000+ year discussed issue in 5 words. Although volumes have been written with thorough disagreement. See the works of Paul Copan, William Lane Craig, and J.P. Moreland. They’ll provide a robust response. Friend: thanks , will check these guys out. Leonard: Various suggestions in order … Continue reading
Friend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI&feature=related i had to post this when i saw it.. LOL THIS is excellent Leonard Goenaga The video and individual make a fundamental flaw: He concludes, as shown in his graph: “Supernatural Explanation for Unexplained Event X means — You will: Misinterpret evidence, make invalid connections, eliminate alternative explanations prematurely.” Thus, he claims it … Continue reading
An atheist sent me a message over facebook offering to help me with my interview project. How kind! Well, until they tried accusing me of cannibalism…? What? Phillip: Either myself or anyone listed as one of my friends would be happy to answer any questions you wish to ask. BTW: Judging by the morality commonly … Continue reading
“Again, in a world in which no eternal God – and thus no eternal embodiment of morality – exists, it is not so absurd that therefore no universal basis for moral conduct exists.” I don’t think at any point Eric’s denying it. That is the honest conclusion of the atheist/agnostic in terms of morality. You … Continue reading
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