thoughts in and out of season
A reminder that the culture war has been the same, not only in principle but in detail, for at least the past quarter-century: James Hitchcock’s Competing Ethical Systems. It’s a discussion of the nature of “pluralism” and the significance of the assault on traditional sexual standards that was written in 1981 but could as … More ...
Contemporary liberalism honors diversity and tolerance above all, but what it calls by those names is different from what has been so called in the past. Its diversity denigrates and excludes ordinary people, and its tolerance requires speech codes, quotas, and compulsory training in correct opinions and attitudes. Nor do current liberal totems and tabus … More ...
Social policies promoting inclusiveness have great moral prestige and enjoy powerful political support, Nonetheless, some people oppose them. These questions and answers are intended to present reasons for opposition in a way that depends less on economic considerations than the usual libertarian arguments against coerced association. They concentrate instead on the social and cultural … More ...
A couple of items among many to show how things stand in law, learning and the church:
Those who can tear themselves away from 2Blowhards should be sure to follow Tongue Tied, another blog we run in the right hand column. It helps keep up with the state of free speech and tolerance in today’s pluralistic world. Some current examples:
The accepted wisdom about Islam is that it has to accept pluralism to become a good citizen of the modern world. “Pluralism,” as a practical matter, is the view that the only public truth about religion is that no religion is better than any other and all religion ought to be kept private. Christianity, it … More ...
A way to respond to the new Bush immigration plan: Stop Amnesty for Illegal Aliens!
Another multicultural data point from Vancouver: in addition to the throat slashings and whatnot among schoolchildren we’ve already commented on they’ve got the worst outbreak of syphilis in the developed world. The combination of immigration and casual sex, notably among homosexuals, has driven the incidence of syphilis up about 200-fold in the past 5 … More ...
At an American Catholic university it’s discriminatory and thus opposed to institutional purposes to treat Christian commitment as relevant to moral and social commitment. A pro-life club at Gonzaga University can’t receive official recognition as a student organization while restricting leadership positions to Christians. It’s just not done at Gonzaga, it seems, to treat Christianity … More ...
Is there a site that keeps track of homosexualist puffery the way VDARE keeps track of Christmas bashing and PC Watch and Tongue Tied keep track of PC weirdness? Anyway, here’s a few items to help you keep your grip on where things are: