Category Archives: History

the summum bonum

Posted on August 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

It is important to understand Augustine’s teaching on the ultimate good (summun bonum) because it is the source of many doctrines in modern Christianity. Without this key teaching, many of the negative attributes of God may have never solidified. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Augustine, God, Greek History, History, People, Plato, Plotinus, Theology | 6 Comments

john maynard keynes was a homosexual pedophile

Posted on August 19, 2013 by christopher fisher

Most people are aware of the term Keynesianism as the system of thought that believes the government must engage in deficit spending to create growth. John Maynard Keynes wrote The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money in 1936, and … Continue reading →

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sins are situational

Posted on August 15, 2013 by christopher fisher

In claiming that all lies are not sins, I have been accused of situational ethics. The term “situational ethics” is popularly known by the concept “the ends justify the means”. Of course, this is a false concept. It would be … Continue reading →

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safeguard your children from molesters

Posted on August 8, 2013 by christopher fisher

Today I listened to a couple child sex crime detectives discuss the state of child pornography and child sex crimes in America. The audience cringed and squirmed as the detectives cited their statistics. They had a backlog of 80 cases … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Goverment, History, Human Nature, Standard of Living, Statistics | Leave a comment

the ending of the gospel of mark

Posted on August 8, 2013 by christopher fisher

In an article entitled The “Strange” Ending of the Gospel of Mark, the author claims that Mark 16:9-19 is clearly forged: Even though this ending is patently false, people loved it and to this day conservative Christians regularly denounce “liberal” … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Bible Critics, Church History, Ehrman, History, People, Textual Criticism | 2 Comments

huffington post is ignorant of history

Posted on August 8, 2013 by christopher fisher

On Huffington Post, there is a new article titled: “Five Things Christian Fundamentalists Just Don’t Get”. It is approximately the quality and intelligence one would expect from an organization who regularly ignores the entire established science of economics. This particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Econ 101, Economics, History, Jesus, Leftists, People, Standard of Living | 1 Comment

understanding the fall of detroit

Posted on August 1, 2013 by christopher fisher

In 1907 Eugene Richter wrote a book entitled “Pictures of the Socialistic Future”. The rise of communism and socialism did not occur until decades later, which makes the accuracy of Richter’s prophecies more chilling. Ritcher applied basic economics to how … Continue reading →

Posted in Econ 101, Economics, Goverment, History, Human Nature, Labor, Leftists, Price Controls, State Worship, Taxes | Leave a comment

dust bowl rabbit bashing

Posted on July 27, 2013 by christopher fisher

A forgotten episode in American history:

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platonic and calvinist interpretations

Posted on July 22, 2013 by christopher fisher

Calvinists have a tendency to read into specific texts some ideas that are not present. That is the only way they can still claim the Bible as true while holding onto their platonistic ideas. Philo of Alexandria was the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Calvinism, Figures of Speech, God, Greek History, History, People, Plato, Theology | 5 Comments

lenin impoverished and murdered his people

Posted on July 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

From Paul Johnson, in his book Modern Times: We have to assume that what drove Lenin on to do what he did was a burning humanitarianism, akin to the love of the saints for God, for he had none of … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Goverment, History | 2 Comments