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Alexander Campbell on Matthew 5 – A Critique

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2005, 22nd April, 2012
Alexander Campbell misread Matthew 5, and misread it badly, in a debate. A close examination of this case yields helpful observations for Christians in their quest to understand the Bible, whether or not they are committed to any written creeds. Related Posts:The Epistemology of Antinomianism and the Sad Case of Gary ArnoldSermon Text: Romans 3:21-31“Theonomy: [...]
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stephen breyer and newspeak

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1458, 28th June, 2010
Orwell knew that it was a bad sign when the government starts using words to mean the opposite of what they once meant.  His book 1984 described a government that revelled in the sort of newspeak that can be found more recently in the words of Stephen Breyer.  After the recent ruling against Chicago’s anti-gun [...]
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freedom is slavery

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1618, 4th May, 2010
George Orwell’s 1984 describes a fictional world where words are manipulated to make people think backwards.  Related Posts:stephen breyer and newspeakAlexander Campbell on Matthew 5 – A CritiqueAdam and the Enslavement of Humanity, Part 1Tragicomedy, Slavery, and the Bible: a Look at the MetanarrativeWhy I Intend to Study Law
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animal farm is online

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1448, 5th April, 2010
You know, the book about a people’s revolution in which goods are communally owned and centrally managed resulting in great suffering and oppression?  Yeah, that’s here. Related Posts:Hans Hermann Hoppe’s “Democracy: The God That Failed” — A ReviewAlexander Campbell on Matthew 5 – A CritiqueChurch and State — Two Forces at Oddsland of the free?stephen [...]
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