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My Daily Constitution,
Vol. I, II, III & IV -
A Natural Law Perspective
Each
volume has 365 essays,
each about 365 words, on Uncle Sam's Birth Right and Genealogy, the U.S.
Constitution's philosophical and historical presuppositions and implications,
or Philosophy for Dummies.
Digging Up Darwin in Ohio Without Holding Your Nose
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finally of Digging Up Darwin in Ohio Without Holding Your Nose.
During 2002 the Ohio St. School Bd. revised its recommendations for teaching
science, especially evolution, k thru 12. For 6 months, newspapers published
stories, teacher interviews, columns by scientists of many disciplines, by
philosophers, lawyers, theologians, politicians, editors, and letters from
parents, teachers, the public, and superintendents.
Rolwing records and reflects critically upon more than a hundred such. Nearly
all flunk. They fail tests of factual knowledge, clear thinking, available
understandings, simply honesty, acknowledgement of context, and respect for
both history and mystery.
It was Ohio that dug up Darwin. Rolwing, offering an autopsy, holds his nose,
not at the corpse, but over the reasons given for both burying him and for
digging him up.
Bad science, bad history, bad philosophy, bad theology, bad politics, bad
pedagogy, and bad faith created quite a stink. |
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Israel's Original Sin: A Catholic Confession - Volume I.
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CLICK HERE TO read excerpt and/or order WAS THE GOD OF JOSHUA EVER THE GOD OF JESUS?
Marshalling western historical and political evidence, contemporary Biblical
scholarship, and Karl Rahner's theology, this work focuses on the Mid-East
conflict with a compelling critique of the theory and practice of Jews,
Muslims, and, above all, Christians, for following Joshua more than Jesus.
Pointing to the parallel between the (story of the) Hebrews freed from
slavery under the Egyptians becoming victimizers of Canaanites and the
Christians freed from (Roman) persecution becoming victimizers of the Jews,
pagans, heretics, Muslims, women ("witches"), and so many colonized, the
author blames not the New Testament but the Old Testament Deuteronomic
theology of Domination (found in the Pentateuch, Historical Writings, the
Prophets, and Psalms) for Christian, Muslim, and Nazi persecution of the
Jews, and for the Israeli conquest, displacement, and/or oppression of the
Palestinians.
He questions whether Palestine was ever divinely promised because the same
Domination theology also claims Yahweh commanded, helped, and then blessed
Joshua's conquest/genocide. He questions whether Jesus' God could have been
responsible.
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Israel's Original Sin: A Catholic Confession - Volume II.
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A relook at modern Israel's roots in ancient Israel, salvation history,
biblical inspiration, partial revelation, imperfect theology, and misguided
leaders among Jews, Muslims, and Christians. It asks, considering Mohammed,
Ben Gurion, and Harry Truman, if Joshua has not had as much influence on
western civilization as Jesus. "What on earth is God doing in the Middle
East?" Do Uncle Sam and his protégé Israel justify divine providence in human
history? Do victories in war and success in business prove God's blessing,
and do failures in finance and disasters in health (Aids) manifest God's
displeasure? How does Christ's cross (theology) fit into history (politics)?
"This book is indeed thoughtful and creative. It highlights the need for all
of us today to be much more self-critical; especially for us Christians to
see how domination theology has been a part of our own approach." Fr. (Dr.)
James Bacik, author of Apologetics and the Eclipse of Mystery.
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