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Dispassionately Covering Topics about which We’re Passionate
When the government (any branch of it) makes decisions we don’t like, it is natural for us to be impassioned in our response. We ought, however, to remember to try to set aside our emotions when we respond. I recently came across this link (link) to a fox news story, whose headline epitomizes the problem…
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Rhetorical Excess – Religious Persecution and Idolatry
Rhetorical flourishes are like any other form of emphasis. They work well when used occasionally and accurately, and not when used constantly and diffusely. In her book, The Myth of Persecution, Dr. Moss complains that the religious right in the U.S. is too quick to decry leftist politics as religious persecution. Claiming that “Christianity is…