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20250615—Reality—Kurt’s Religion and Politics
Look for—even cultivate—the good where they may be found. Know they exist. Take the time to get to know them. Work with them where possible. For in such pursuits, together, we can make the World a better place.
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20250614—Church Lineage—Kurt’s Religion and Politics
To sum up, if you believe some congregation of folks has “lineal heritage ties to” the early Church—genetically or through spiritual leaders—I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but why exactly should I care? My concern is to look to Jesus Christ, in God more generally, and into those Words wherein salvation may be found. To…
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20250601—Genocide—Kurt’s Religion and Politics
Too long; didn’t read? When the word genocide is used to mean anything other than “the attempted extermination of a given genetic group of humans,” it’s not just being badly applied, it’s making it more or less impossible to convey that meaning when it’s desirable or necessary so to do.
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20250526 — Laws—Kurt’s Religion and Politics
Boiling things down. We have serious issues with the legal system as it now stands. Primary among them, is the existence of a gigantic tangled mass of potentially conflicting rules. I’m not smart enough to say how this should, maybe even could be fixed. Nonetheless, fix it we must. If you have some method or…
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20250518–Producing Children—Kurt’s Religion and Politics
Does it seem like some sort of imposition to produce and rear progeny? Imagine your life without them—particularly as you grow older. One more point and I’ll cease my nagging. Until you have children, you have no idea what a wonderful thing it is so to do.
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20250517 — Downfall and Redemption — Kurt’s Religion and Politics
The point of the story is this. Even the seemingly unlikeliest of individuals can be brought to a place of redemption. Unless God Himself tells you you’re beyond His reach. I firmly suggest you ignore those who do.
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20250510 — Focus — Kurt’s Religion and Politics
On the other hand, it should be obvious just by glancing around, and opening one’s ears, that others will at least not concern themselves with whether what they do or say, is the best possible thing. It should be equally clear that many will quite literally be intent on evil. If you focus on the…