Back during World War II, some people lied to save Jewish lives. More recently, Lila Rose has used undercover tactics to expose Planned Parenthood. At issue is the question of whether it is every okay to lie, particularly when you’re trying to save lives. We live in a violent world, and the issue keeps coming [...]
Moral Theology
The book of Genesis records an instance in which Jacob deceives his father, Isaac, by pretending to be his brother. He does this so that he can inherit his father’s blessing. All of this seems to happen in fulfillment of God’s plan for Israel. Does that make it right? Here’s the story . . . [...]
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According to Genesis, Jacob and Esau struggled with each other while they were still in the womb. Apparently, it was quite a struggle! Many women pregnant with twins have experienced the same thing, but now we have motion video of unborn children doing just this. Here’s the story . . . and the video. [...]
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A common objection to the Catholic faith is the idea that the Bible forbids the drinking of blood, yet Catholics claim to drink the blood of Christ in the Eucharist. It’s true that the Old Testament forbids consuming blood, but what is the status of this requirement for Christians? Soon we will look at drinking [...]
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Sometimes atheists claim that God endorses rape because Deuteronomy says it’s okay to force women you’ve captured in wartime to marry you. Is that true? Let’s look at the issue . . . Captive Brides (NOTE: This post is part of a series on the “dark passages” of the Bible. Click here to see [...]
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Here’s a new episode of my podcast (Internet radio show) that you can listen to or download. In it, I tackle four interesting issues . . . Was St. Peter the greatest of Jesus’ original Twelve disciples? St. Peter is certainly the most commonly mentioned of the original Twelve. He always stands at the head [...]
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A charge made by some atheists is that the Bible supports rape and that the God of the Bible is therefore a moral monster. There are a number of passages they appeal to, attempting to document this claim, but do they really support the charge that is being made? Let’s look at the matter . [...]
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Recently a couple of pro-life political candidates have made dramatic, embarrassing statements about rape. The first was Todd Akin of Missouri (no relation, as far as I know), who referred to the odds that a woman will have a baby if she has been subjected to “legitimate rape.” GAH! More recently, Richard Mourdock of Indiana seemed [...]
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Many people of conscience view Halloween with some suspicion, and the way it is often celebrated today, that’s understandable. Some have chosen not to celebrate Halloween at all, and that’s a respectable choice. Others have chosen to invert the popular celebration by dressing up–or having their children dress up–as entirely wholesome figures, like doctors, nurses, [...]
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You sometimes encounter the charge that the Catholic Church wrongly “changed the sabbath” from Saturday to Sunday. This claim is often made by Seventh-Day Adventists, for example. But even if one isn’t accusing the Church of wrongdoing, the question can still arise: Why do Catholics worship on Sunday rather than Saturday? Here’s the story . [...]
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