Fearless Kids revisited
Twenty-first century culture seems to be in hot pursuit of a “freedom” that has turned out to be more of a compulsory, self-destructive licentiousness. This chase to the cultural bottom has been particularly hard on children. Marital happiness is encouraged, but often...
Everlasting Torment Purposes
Bad Behavior Limiter What is the purpose of everlasting torment? We can argue that the threat of everlasting torment affects how people behave. Let us call this the “Santa Claus effect”. (You better watch out; You better not cry; You better not pout; I'm telling you...
Pluralism Lament
The survival of the United States as a fundamentally free country depends on a commitment to democracy, republicanism, and pluralism. Can these survive our present cultural polarization? Our differences are many but most critically we are separated over what it means...
Toxic Empathy
“Toxic empathy uses empathy as a kind of a mallet of manipulation, by which those in power and media extort people into taking a particular position by saying, ‘In order to be a compassionate and kind person, this is the stance that you must take.’ It says that feeling someone else’s pain must convince you also to affirm their choices, their perspectives, and whatever policy prescriptions they say will alleviate their pain. They do that through emotional manipulation, telling only one side of the story, or misrepresenting an issue to make you believe the only righteous position is their position.” – Allie Beth Stuckey
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