In Defence of Stereotyping; Stereotyping is just Common Sense
One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be…
St Augustine the Perfect Mascot for Why the Roman Church Survives
The institutional survival of the Roman Catholic Church often depends on it not being so Roman Catholic all the time. If their canon laws were vigorously enforced to the letter,…
The Insufferable Moralism of the New Atheists; New Atheism as Ultra-Pelagianism
The following was a reply which I made to a comment thread discussing whether atheism or religion is more “evil” in the number of deaths it has caused. I decided…
If a Historian Fails to Record an Event, did it ever Happen? The Theological Problem of “History”
Her finely touched spirit had still its fine issues, though they were not widely visible. Her full nature, like that river of which Cyrus broke the strength, spent itself in…
On the Suicide and the Application of Law and Gospel; On Matt Walsh’s Strictures on the Occasion of Robin Williams’ Death
It seems that Matt Walsh, a popular blogger beloved by many conservative, has sparked a lot of chatter by arguing that Robin Williams’ suicide was a choice and all that.…
A Query on Pope Francis’s Call for a Crusade; Is there a Moral Duty to Use Violence to Protect People from Eviction or Exile?
I write to you, Mr Secretary-General, and place before you the tears, the suffering and the heartfelt cries of despair of Christians and other religious minorities of the beloved land…
Don’t Blame the American Presidents for the Mess in the Middle East, Blame American Democracy Instead
It is very easy to blame George Bush or Obama for the current ills in the Middle East, however, to sound a contrarian note, I think ultimately the problem is…
Christianity in the Far East and the Ancient Church of the East; Some General Thoughts on Christendom
Christians needed to maintain the highest intellectual standards because of the constant competition they faced from other faiths. From the seventh century, Merv (today Turkmenistan) was under Muslim rule, but…
On the Passing of Robin Williams
Perhaps at heart, all of us do not really believe the message which we preach. The earnestness and fervour of our preaching is a direct correlation to the distance which…
To what shall I compare thee Pax Americana?
Yesterday I remarked that Pax Americana is powerful enough to disrupt the world but not powerful enough to stabilise it. Now that I think about it, what is another phenomenon…