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Showing posts with label ad hominem. Show all posts
Monday, February 3, 2020

Thoughts on the Misuse of the “Ultramontanist” Label

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One tactic used by Catholics who oppose Pope Francis is to label any attempts at defending him as  ultramontanism , defining it as attemptin...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Thoughts on the Ultramontanism Label

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A tactic used by some foes of the Pope is discrediting his defenders by calling them Ultramontanist or Ultramontane. The term has had differ...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Thoughts on Going Beyond Self-Imposed Limits

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The Pope has inspired many to rethink mercy. Where once they might have spoke in terms of sharp denunciations, they now try to show compassi...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

What Are We Really Trying to Do?

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15  “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You traverse sea and land to make one convert, and when that happens you make him a...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Chickenhawk: Thoughts on Catholics and Ad Hominem Attacks Aimed at Silencing Opponents

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Introduction Before I begin, let me just say that in writing this article, I don’t intend to defend or promote any specific candidate or th...
Monday, August 10, 2015

Truth and Its Counterfeits

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The World vs. The Church The West, being effectively apostate, preaches a counterfeit message of love and salvation which claims that becau...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Thoughts On Bigotry and Bigoted Defenders of "Tolerance"

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Doing a word search of the word bigot  and its variants is a pretty useless activity. The word exists of course, but it is defined so broad...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

"Those Who Cannot Remember the Past..."

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The old quote of Santayana goes, Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it . That certainly seems to be the case here where...
Monday, March 30, 2015

Logical Fallacies in the Anti-Religious Freedom Movement

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Introduction There are a number of businesses, organizations and celebrities that are either threatening, carrying out or calling for boyco...
Monday, October 27, 2014

Compassion, Misdirected: The Dangers of Losing Sight of What is True

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Ted Olson, a conservative, is known because he changed his views from supporting traditional marriage to favoring so called “same sex marria...

Compassion, Misdirected: The Dangers of Losing Sight of What is True

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Ted Olson, a conservative, is known because he changed his views from supporting traditional marriage to favoring so called “same sex marria...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Reflections on Truth, Christian Morality and Challenges by Relativism

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Relativism : the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not a...

Reflections on Truth, Christian Morality and Challenges by Relativism

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Relativism : the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not a...
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Propaganda and Lies: Exactly Who Is Trying to Impose on Who?

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In the online version of the Guardian is a story about the fight to defend traditional marriage.  What caught my eye (and raised my ire) wa...

Propaganda and Lies: Exactly Who Is Trying to Impose on Who?

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In the online version of the Guardian is a story about the fight to defend traditional marriage.  What caught my eye (and raised my ire) wa...