Does Language Constrain or Liberate?

Christianity is sometimes criticized for the language it insists on employing. For example, Christians are expected to assent to, recite, and perhaps even memorize, certain carefully formulated Creeds. Christian leaders are often conservative with their use of language, insisting on employing a central list of locutions and phrases from by-gone eras (e.g. phrases like ‘of [...]

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On Money and Privacy

We are fascinated with privacy. Gossip magazines, stories about dual identities and secret affairs, and TV shows like Lie to Me and Big Brother disclose this fascination of ours pretty obviously. There is something alluring about the possibility of a secret identity, a secret relationship, secret passions, a secret past. At the same time there [...]

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