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Is Sin an “Unintended Consequence” of Creation? (Part 2 of 2)

Published on June 5, 2013 By sirrahc

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) Previously, I introduced “Darryl” and his idea that “sin is ultimately a consequence of Creation… albeit, an unintended consequence.” In fact, in an effort to exculpate God from all responsibility for sin, he hypothesized that perhaps “God sovereignly created a ‘Law of […]

Is Sin an “Unintended Consequence” of Creation? (Part 1 of 2)

Published on June 2, 2013 By sirrahc

We often hear people speak of “unintended consequences”. It certainly comes up a lot in talks of politics & economics. But, the other day — OK, it was a few months ago — I heard the term used regarding quite a different topic. I was browsing a Facebook thread, in which a bunch of people […]

Liberals, Government Programs, and Unintended Consequences (Part 2 of 2)

Published on August 19, 2010 By sirrahc

This is one of several posts excerpting Larry F. Sternberg’s insightful book, Why Jews Should NOT Be Liberals (2001, rev. 2006). Here is Part 1. The problem with liberals, as Thomas Sowell points out, is they believe that human behavior can be modified by adjusting the underlying social conditions so that people will begin to […]

Liberals, Government Programs, and Unintended Consequences (Part 1 of 2)

Published on August 18, 2010 By sirrahc

I’ve been reading an interesting book, lately, that I wanted to share with you — Why Jews Should NOT Be Liberals (2001, rev. 2006), by Larry F. Sternberg. From the back, This book makes a powerful argument that the principles of Judaism, its laws, traditions, and commandments, are at odds with the realities of liberalism […]