Collin Hansen interacts with Tim Keller and Albert Mohler on the societal assumption that what makes something immoral is that it hurts someone else. If nobody is hurt, than an action cannot be immoral. But this presupposes that we understand the purpose for which humans were designed and created: HT: JT … [Read more...] about What is morality other than harm?
Chick-fil-A will continue giving to pro-family organizations
Update: Chick-fil-A is now reporting that their corporate giving has been mischaracterized. Also, Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, has released a statement. Daly writes: "I feel bad the Cathys are having to endure accounts mischaracterizing their values and charitable efforts." (I'll leave the original post below, but please note that these media reports apparently stem from erroneous information.) That's what the L.A. Times and USA Today are reporting: The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA), which dubs itself the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group … [Read more...] about Chick-fil-A will continue giving to pro-family organizations
Being Mocked: The Essence of Christ’s Work, Not Muhammad’s
John Piper's post from 2006 is as relevant today as it was six years ago: What we saw this past week in the Islamic demonstrations over the Danish cartoons of Muhammad was another vivid depiction of the difference between Muhammad and Christ, and what it means to follow each. Not all Muslims approve the violence. But a deep lesson remains: The work of Muhammad is based on being honored and the work of Christ is based on being insulted. This produces two very different reactions to mockery. If Christ had not been insulted, there would be no salvation. This was his saving work: to be … [Read more...] about Being Mocked: The Essence of Christ’s Work, Not Muhammad’s
Why Public Employee Unions Cannot Work
This short video explains why public employee unions are very different than unions in the private sector, and much more destructive. Related: The Chicago Teachers Strike. … [Read more...] about Why Public Employee Unions Cannot Work
The Chicago Teacher Strike
The average teacher in Chicago makes $76,000 a year for nine months of work. (More than many college professors with Ph.D.s.) They were offered a 16% salary increase spread over four years -- from a system that has a $665 million deficit this year and a bigger one next year. As of this Monday, the Chicago teachers are on strike over issues ranging from pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations. It's ironic that VP Candidate Paul Ryan had the decency to come out in support of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel -- while President Obama lacks both the courage and the … [Read more...] about The Chicago Teacher Strike
Why They Cheat at Harvard
Great observations from Howard Gardner in the Washington Post. Dr. Gardner is a professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet. In putting together Good Work, Dr. Garner and his colleagues interviewed "100 of the 'best and brightest' students and spoke with them in depth about life and work." They found: Over and over again, students told us that they admired good work and wanted to be good workers. But they also told us they wanted — ardently — to be successful. They feared that their peers were … [Read more...] about Why They Cheat at Harvard