Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Truth, Justice and the American Way
What does it mean to be an American? We no longer define it in our schools and teach it to our children. In fact, it is almost as if we are ashamed to be called an American these days. I loved Superman as a child. I still do as an adult. I watched the old…
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Houston, Freedom of Speech & Religion and Sexual Immorality
Houston, Texas, the city named for first governor of the Lone Star State, is trying to suspend the constitution in order to promote and normalize sexual immorality without opposition. The Space City’s openly lesbian mayor, Annise Parker has subpoenaed church sermons, among other documentation, from five local faith leaders. The city has requested that these…
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President Obama: The World is Spinning Out of Control and Nobody Can Control It
The one thing the President of the United States does well is fundraising. Today, Mr. Obama spoke to democrats at the White Street Restaurant in New York, New York. As he spoke he made a startling statement. “[T]here’s a sense possibly that the world is spinning so fast and nobody is able to control it,”…
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Pot, The New Mexico Supreme Court and the Battle for America’s Soul
Many call it a fight for liberty, comparing it to prohibition and the legalization of alcohol. Albuquerque and Santa Fe have been pushing to remove the stigma and penalty associated with the illegal use of marijuana. In the case of Albuquerque, the effort to add an “advisory” question to the November ballot was vetoed by Albuquerque…
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Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Drives the Progressives Insane
There is a mindset that develops when society moves away from the laws of God. It fills the vacuum left from abandoning morality and reason. It is the progressive mindset. The progressive mindset seeks to set arbitrary standards and enforce them with militant oppression. At the turn of the 20th century it was alcohol. That’s…
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What is the Christian View of the Current Border Situation?
Compassion. It defines us as a nation and as a people. It is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. We have an entire chapter of scripture (1 Corinthians 13) that informs us that without charity (love or compassion) nothing else we do matters or counts. We want to help people…
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