Daily Archives: Friday, 17 April 2009

Within a mere four seconds of Susan Boyle’s singing, there was not a shadow of doubt on anyone’s part that her voice was none other than a human treasure. Susan Boyle stands as most poignant reminder that necessarily there is a certain duality to humanity. We can all agree that there is much to be said for looking fit and excellent. Just so, a person’s physique alone cannot reveal the depth of the individual’s real character—not the person’s hopes and dreams, nor the ideas that animate the person’s soul nor the wherewithal which the person has to persevere in the face of hard-times. And my hope is that Susan Boyle will also not forget the marvelous moral lesson that she has taught all of us. Angles are not beautiful people. Rather, they are gifts from God Continue reading →

Name calling is what we do in the United States these days when someone has the temerity to disagree with us. It is utterly relevant that someone should actually have good reasons for disagreeing with us. For in a world without objective moral values, all it takes in order to be right is that we feel something deeply and strongly enough. “Shut your damn mouth you X-ist, you” is not an argument. Neither the decibels with which this utterance is spoken nor the passage of time will make it so. This utterance is, however, a form of intimidation. And social progress that rests simply upon intimidation is not progress at all. Rather, it is evil masquerading as good, as the case of Nazi Germany makes abundantly clear. Continue reading →