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(37) Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Voting for an Evil
I finally come back to the issue which started this whole journey for me - the issue of voting for a morally compromised candidate and/or platform. Here I look at the Bible's expectations for personal character, character of leaders (including leaders in
(36) SE2: Abstention from Political Idolatry
This episode looks at how our political idolatry has caused us to remove a vital moral option from our repertoire - abstention in voting. We explore how abstention compares to the biblical call of justice in our lives, as well as looking at how abstention
(35) Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Lying to Save Lives
Is it wrong to tell a little white lie in order to save an oppressed minority you're harboring in order to avoid genocide? Such a claim seems unreasonable and unlovingly rigid. In this episode we look at the ramifications of accepting lying as a moral opt
(34) Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of the M.A.S.H. Baby
We return to the conundrum that started it all for me - the M.A.S.H. baby. We take a look at the morality of taking a life in order to save other lives.
(33) Consequentialism: The Moral Conundrum of Ectopic Pregnancies
We take all we've discussed in the previous eight episodes and begin to look at specific moral conundrums. We specifically begin with ectopic pregnancies, since for pro-life, conservative Christians, the morality of this issue is very settled and clear fo
(32) Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Love
I take a look at how consequentialism affected the way I loved.
(31) Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Generosity
I take a look at the third area in which consequentialism impacted my life - in my generosity.
(30) Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Forgiveness
I continue to look at how consequentialism has affected my life by looking at how it shaped my view of forgiveness. I look at some issues consequentialists tend to have with forgiveness and how that compares to what the Bible says.
(29) Consequentialism: My Consequentialist Ethic and Grace
The next four episodes deal with how God has uncovered the problems of consequentialism in my own life. The first area I want to explore is how consequentialism undermined the grace I showed (or failed to show) others, and my own view of the grace I neede
(28) SE: Christianity Today's Article and Betrayal
Special Edition: The recent release of Christianity Today's article addressing the moral incompatibility of major party candidate's with Christ's call is very fitting for our current discussion on consequentialism. Therefore, we take a short break from hy