Category Archives: Ethics

What Difference Would Gay Marriage Make to You?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Matt

Debates over gay “marriage” regularly spawn rhetorical questions like this.  What difference would it make to your marriage if the law began to refer to certain homosexual relationships as marriages?  It would mean so much to so many without harming … Continue reading →

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Incarnate Value: A Case Study on Tradition

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Matt

A few months ago, in the hype surrounding Prince William and Kate’s then-upcoming marriage, a story emerged that Prince William would choose not to wear a ring–apparently because he just doesn’t like jewelry.  Boundless posted about it, and the predictable comments … Continue reading →

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Parenting without Boundaries for Humans without Natures

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Matt

I’ve seen a few sites churning over this story of a couple of foolish parents who are trying to raise a genderless baby so that he/she/it/they can make his/her/its/their own decision on the subject whenever he/she/it/they wants to.  The problems … Continue reading →

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Frets about Pets

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Matt

I just saw this brief piece in Time on academia’s ongoing efforts to diminish our vocabulary in the name of enhancing it.  It’s always difficult to tell how well articles like this actually represent the content of the journals they … Continue reading →

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Chastity Day

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Matt

Texas is apparently considering a budget that requires a Title IX-esque balancing act for those universities which host centers for students whose sexual appetites fall into politically fashionable categories.  According to Inside Higher Ed, Centers promoting “traditional values” would necessarily … Continue reading →

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I Need To Make My Own Mistakes

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Matt

How often have you heard this line? “I need to make my own mistakes” is usually an excuse thrown out by adolescents (and adults who never grew out of adolescence) after an argument over behavior has been lost. They know … Continue reading →

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