Recent content by PloverWing

The Philadelphia Inquirer's article (The North Penn School District was warned, parents say, before a middle-schooler was attacked with a metal Stanley mug) and the local CBS coverage (Students say Stanley cup used in attack at Pennsylvania middle school; teen charged) do not mention the...

So we are, at least in part, talking about using the weapons in the video to kill human beings. 1. The use of lethal violence in self-defense is a morally gray area. We balance the imperative of loving our neighbors (even if they are enemies) against the practical need to make moral...

In that case, yes, defend yourself from the herds of wild pigs. The phrase "criminal predators" threw me; I think of non-human animals as dangerous or carnivorous but not "criminal".

Yes. I intended my image of Alaskan polar bears to be standing in for the various dangerous animals that exist in various parts of the country. I understand if you need to defend yourself against the local wildlife. My concern is that the speaker in the video didn't seem to be talking about...

I trust you mean actual pigs, and that you're not using "wild pigs" metaphorically to refer to human beings.

I have trouble picturing a morally acceptable use of any of the weapons on his table. If you live in an area like Alaska where you're occasionally attacked by polar bears, then okay. But I don't think that's what he has in mind. All of his video clips were about using the weapons on human beings.

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" and "I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever". Interesting choices. I like it! The quotes invite the reader to experience something wonderful. I don't like...

What was on your sign? (I ask, because some folks have been showing up at my university campus with some pretty offensive signs. But I'm hoping your sign had a more positive message.) I don't think I can see your sign in the video.

While I'm happy for us to build alliances with nations in South America and Africa, I don't think they're really "North Atlantic". Are you just trying to build the United Nations?

The rule about discussion of homosexuality in this forum is stronger than that: "Discussion and debate should only be directed toward political, legal, historical and civil rights issues, and should not be directed toward the morality of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, bisexuality or...

For broader reporting on this story, the PBS NewsHour did a good job covering it tonight: House leaders work together to push aid for Ukraine and allies over key hurdle

The TikTok video is just Marjorie Taylor Greene doing her thing. If you're a pacifist, taking the position that we shouldn't participate in any war ever, I respect that. If not, the question is which country is currently in the greater danger: Ukraine, being militarily invaded by Russia; or...

Much as when Reagan asked the question, the financial changes in my life have very little to do with who is president.

Thanks for the chain of links to the Speech First document. It's useful to listen to that point of view, and I've filed it away for future reference. Obviously, I don't think it's a bad thing that lots of colleges and universities are teaching ethics to their students. But the document is a...

I agree with Clint Clifton, the quoted author in the OP, that Europe became more secular in the 20th century, and the US seems to be following suit. I agree that churches need to pay attention to that, and perhaps alter some of the ways we do things. I also agree that everything ends; natural...