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Morality

Moral Relativism, Part 1: Black Lives Matter and the Death of Moral Certainty in America

August 29, 2025 by David T. Cloft

Moral relativism says there’s no absolute right or wrong. That humans, just like cockroaches, are accidents of the cosmos. That life itself has no intrinsic value.

Categories Children, Crime, Culture, Democrats, Education, Morals, Society Tags Black Lives Matter, BLM, Morality 2 Comments

Virtue-based Leadership, Part 4: Virtue, Morality, and Ethics

May 15, 2025 by Jeffery Marshall Ed.D., BG(R)

While there are similarities and crossovers between morality, ethics, and virtue, they are not the same. For me, at least, morality is essentially based on operant conditioning—reward and punishment. Ethics are based on rules and systems. Both are mutable and will vary

Categories U.S. News/Policy Tags Ethics, leadership, Morality, Operant Conditioning, virtue Leave a comment

Created in the Image: Why Humans Know Better Than Dolphins

May 4, 2025 by David T. Cloft

You’ve probably seen it in a nature documentary or read it in a biology textbook: dolphins are among the smartest animals on Earth. But, no matter how intelligent a dolphin is, it will never have a conscience.

Categories God, Morals, Science Tags Humans, Morality Leave a comment

Truth in the Well: Why American Culture No Longer Recognizes the Naked Truth

April 28, 2025 by David T. Cloft

In a 19th-century allegory often attributed to the French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, Truth and Lie bathe together in a well. Suddenly, the Lie emerges, steals Truth’s clothes, and flees.

Categories Culture, Morals, Society Tags Morality, Truth vs Lies Leave a comment

Signs Of The Approaching Chaos

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 by John Green

Are we approaching a chaos event horizon – the point at which we’ll lack the moral foundation to self-govern? The evidence that the values essential for democracy are disappearing from our society is overwhelming.

Categories Culture, God, Morals, Society Tags Chaos, Democracy, Moral Relativism, Morality, Police State, Self Governance Leave a comment

The Forgotten Virtue: How Our Culture is Crumbling Without Forgiveness

April 14, 2025 by David T. Cloft

In a world that prizes outrage, thrives on callouts, and worships moral high ground, one ancient virtue has quietly vanished from public life: forgiveness.

Categories Culture, Morals, Society Tags Forgiveness, Morality Leave a comment

The Essential Ingredient of Freedom and Prosperity

March 17, 2025 by John Green

A lot has been written about various forms of government (democracy, republic, monarchy, communism, etc.) and how they enable or hinder freedom. But not enough has been said about an essential element of freedom and prosperity – morality

Categories Christianity, Culture, Government, Morals Tags Freedom, John Adams, Morality, Social Order 1 Comment

Transforming Aristotelian Thinkers: How Early Christianity Won Over the Intellectual Elite

February 23, 2025 by David T. Cloft

For those trained in Aristotelian thought, Christianity required not just belief—but an intellectual transformation.

Categories Bible, Christianity, Morals Tags Morality, Philosophy, religion Leave a comment

Is the National Debt a Moral Issue?

January 24, 2025 by John Green

Our federal debt currently stands at an astronomical $36.4T. Is the accumulation of such debt more than simply a financial issue? Is it also a moral issue?

Categories Economy, God, Government Tags Commandments, Debt, Morality, Theft 2 Comments

It’s All A Ruse

September 20, 2024 by Ray DiLorenzo

The Democrat Party is conducting another ruse on America.  In modern politics, this trend began with Obama, although some would argue that it began with Clinton.

Categories U.S. News/Policy Tags deep state, Immigration, Morality Leave a comment

The Flawed Logic of Pro-Choice Advocates

August 23, 2024 by John Green
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Pro-choice advocates cannot say that God has no say in the matter, and then counter argue that society has no say in it either. Their logic does not withstand scrutiny.

Categories Children, Christianity, Courts, Morals Tags abortion, Fundamental right, Inalienable right, Moral Relativism, Morality, pro-choice Leave a comment

Prioritizing Humanity: A Closer Look at Our Values

June 16, 2024 by David T. Cloft

The recent events surrounding the US hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2020 shed light on a concerning aspect of our society’s values.

Categories Bible, Christianity, Culture, Society Tags Devotional, Inspiration, Morality Leave a comment

Kicking Back, the American Way

May 24, 2024 by Greg Maresca

On the field, middle linebacker Dick Butkus was one of the most intimidating players in NFL history, but it took a placekicker to become the most feared player off it.

Categories Biden, Christianity, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Media, Morals, Politics, Religion, Sports, U.S. News/Policy Tags Christianity, Morality, values Leave a comment

Genesis, the Serpent, and the Human Brain: A Metaphorical Exploration of Order and Chaos

May 5, 2024 by David T. Cloft
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Central to the Biblical creation narrative is the serpent, symbolizing temptation, deception, and the allure of chaos.

Categories Bible, Christianity, God, Morals, Religion Tags Bible, Creation, Morality 1 Comment

Without Faith, Civilization Fails

March 10, 2024 by John Green

Admittedly, I don’t have objective proof that God exists. But I have observations that without faith in his existence, civilization crumbles.

Categories Christianity, Constitution, Devotion, God, Religion, U.S. News/Policy Tags Constitution, Faith, Morality, O'Hair, religion, Secular 1 Comment

Nietzsche’s Prophetic Insight: God is Dead, and We Killed Him

January 26, 2024 by David T. Cloft

Friedrich Nietzsche, in the late 19th century, articulated visionary ideas that reverberate with startling accuracy in the trajectory of modern society.

Categories Bible, Christianity, Culture, Democrats, God, Government, Politics, Religion, U.S. News/Policy Tags God, Morality, Nietzsche, Society 2 Comments

When Elected “Leaders” Legislate Morality: Like Teaching Cats Ballet

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 by David T. Cloft

The age-old debate about legislating morality—an endless tug-of-war between lawmakers and the human penchant for mischief.

Categories Biden, Constitution, Culture, Education, Government, Politics, Satire, Snark, U.S. News/Policy Tags Legislated Morality, Morality, Public Morals, Satire, Snark Leave a comment

When Good Men Do Nothing

December 2, 2023 by Joe Heaton

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke

Categories Culture, Politics, U.S. News/Policy Tags Morality 2 Comments

The Role of Human Intelligence in AI: A Semi-theological perspective

November 18, 2023 by David T. Cloft

In the age of rapid technological advancement, the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and human intellect has become a subject of increasing fascination.

Categories Culture, Education, God, Science, U.S. News/Policy Tags AI, Ethics, Human thought, Morality Leave a comment

When Men Define Morality, Evil Flourishes

November 3, 2023 by John Green

God’s chosen people provided clarity to the world on October 7 with their suffering. Evil is not relative. It is absolute.

Categories Culture, Foreign News/Policy, God Tags Chosen, evil, Hamas, Israel, Moral, Morality Leave a comment
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