Category Archives: Ethics

Only Investigation Will Restore America’s Trust in Voting

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Matt

There may not yet be proof of widespread voter fraud, but there are mountains of evidence for it.  And that evidence demands an open investigation, not the thoughtless dismissal that the Left and it’s media and Silicon Valley allies would … Continue reading →

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To Whom Are Christians Accountable for Our Votes?

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Matt

To whom are we Christians, as American citizens, accountable regarding our votes this and every November? I raise the question because I’ve seen all sorts of contentions on the subject as November approaches. The legacy media is still desperately scrambling … Continue reading →

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Judges, Submit to Your Husbands?

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Matt

I checked yesterday to see whether “wives submit to your husbands” was still the most hated Bible verse in America. It is. The feedback was mostly like vampires reacting to a cross. I write on some pretty controversial topics on a … Continue reading →

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The Insidious Defense of Cuties

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Matt

The Federalist doesn’t have a comments section anymore, so I probably won’t be doing my usual followup to criticism of my latest piece on the Cuties travesty.  Nevertheless, Nathan Rinne alerted me to a Quillete article by Allan Stratton defending the film … Continue reading →

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When Resisting Government is our Vocation

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Matt

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist … Continue reading →

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Rabid Minds

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Matt

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full … Continue reading →

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Abuse and a Theology of Divorce

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Matt

It’s a good thing when our theology informs our opinions on what makes positive social change. It’s not so good when our opinions on social change inform our theology. Case in point:  A few months ago, Sheila Gregoire put up … Continue reading →

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The 4th Commandment & Temporal Authority

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Matt

Over the past few months, I’ve been leading a study of Luther’s Large Catechism at my congregation. Most Lutherans have memorized Luther’s Small Catechism at some point in their lives–for those of us raised Lutheran, that’s a standard part of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Entitlement Devour Your Marriage

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Matt

My latest article at The Federalist went up yesterday.  It’s about division of housework in marriage and the way equality corrodes marital love by breeding entitlement.  However, as happens sometimes, I went way over my word limit and the second … Continue reading →

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Family is the Highest Calling for Men Too

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Matt

I’ve written quite a bit about prioritizing family lately. I’ve argued that the Golden Rule means having kids, that most people are called to marriage & should act accordingly, advised early marriage and the deliberate pursuit thereof for those struggling with … Continue reading →

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