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(21) S1E21 Rebuttal: Responding to C.S. Lewis's "Why I Am Not a Pacifist"
C.S. Lewis is a great and respected Christian thinker who was adamantly opposed to pacifism. We'll take a look at what he had to say and discuss how much weight his ar...
(22) S1E22 The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Resource Recommendations
A list of resource recommendations and explanations to help you further your research
(23) S1E23The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Conclusion
This episode concludes our look at the case for Christian nonviolence. I recap the main points as well as some of the main rebuttals and counterrebuttals. This is a gr...
(24) S2E1 Consequentialism: The Heart of Compromise
I discuss how God uncovered the ethic of consequentialism in my life, and how I've found that it continues to be uncovered in both myself and my community. In this epi...
(25) S2E2 Consequentialism: The Positive Christian Ethic
I explore the positive ethic to which the BIble calls us - holy faithfulness. I conclude that obedience, not sacrifice - faithfulness, not effectiveness, is the life t...
(26) S2E3 Consequentialism: Problems with the Lesser of Two Evils Ethic
Christians often invoke the lesser of two evils (LOTE) concept as a way of making decisions in difficult circumstance. I argue, however, that this ethic is in direct o...
(27) S2E4 Consequentialism: The Negative Ethic in the Bible
After looking at the BIble's positive ethic of faithfulness, as well as problems with the consequentialist ethic borne out in the Lesser of Two Evils ideology - we now...
(28) S2E5 Christianity Today's Article and Betrayal
Special Edition: The recent release of Christianity Today's article addressing the moral incompatibility of major party candidate's with Christ's call is very fitting ...
(29) S2E6 Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Grace
The next four episodes deal with how God has uncovered the problems of consequentialism in my own life. The first area I want to explore is how consequentialism underm...
(30) S2E7 Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Forgiveness
I continue to look at how consequentialism has affected my life by looking at how it shaped my view of forgiveness. I look at some issues consequentialists tend to hav...
(31) S2E8 Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Generosity
I take a look at the third area in which consequentialism impacted my life - in my generosity.
(32) S2E9 Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Love
I take a look at how consequentialism affected the way I loved.
(33) S2E10 Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Ectopic Pregnancies
We take all we've discussed in the previous eight episodes and begin to look at specific moral conundrums. We specifically begin with ectopic pregnancies, since for pr...
(34) S2E11 Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of the M.A.S.H. Baby
We return to the conundrum that started it all for me - the M.A.S.H. baby. We take a look at the morality of taking a life in order to save other lives.
(35) S2E12 Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Lying to Save Lives
Is it wrong to tell a little white lie in order to save an oppressed minority you're harboring in order to avoid genocide? Such a claim seems unreasonable and unloving...
(36) S2E13 Abstention from Political Idolatry
This episode looks at how our political idolatry has caused us to remove a vital moral option from our repertoire - abstention in voting. We explore how abstention com...
(37) S2E14 Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Voting for an Evil
I finally come back to the issue which started this whole journey for me - the issue of voting for a morally compromised candidate and/or platform. Here I look at the ...
(38) S2E15 Consequentialism: Inconsequentialism is not Pharisaical
Since inconsequentialism focuses on uncompromising holiness, one of the first accusations levied against it is that it is pharisaical. In this episode I explore what b...
(39) S2E16 Consequentialism: Inconsequentialism is not Hopelessly Condemning
While many view inconsequentialism as pharisaical, some attack it from the opposite angle and say that it produces impossible expectations. Who has any hope if perfect...
(40) S2E17 Consequentialism: Inconsequentialism Doesn't Fail to do Good
One accusation levied against inconsequentialism is that it fails to pursue the good. If we don't lie to save lives and if we won't kill an embryo to save a mother, th...