Gilder’s book, “Men and Marriage” (originally titled, “Sexual Suicide”), explains why only the formulation above will solve the cultural problem. The closing line of the article, while certainly an admirable sentiment, is not likely to contribute to establishing better cultural values.

The author’s formulation presumes (hopes) that the male can influence the female to behave as a lady if the male behaves as a gentleman. Unfortunately, feminism is Envy driven. So long as that Envy is culturally condoned, better behavior by the male will only encourage worse behavior by the female.

The preponderance of the power to control the culture in a civil society will always reside with females. This is so because a male’s sexual need is significantly stronger than the female’s. Therefore, the male has to conform to the female’s cultural demands to obtain satisfactory sexual access.

I get it that the unbelievers among us are going to behave like unbelievers, like the heathens they are. I get it that they have a world view totally different from mine. What I don’t get is when (supposedly) Christian Churches adopt doctrines of demons which the Bible clearly condemns and then tell me I’m the one who isn’t acting like a Christian! I get it that there are differences in the form of worship, whether babies should be baptized, just how much of God is there in that communion wafer. What I don’t get is the sanctioning of homosexuality and homosexual marriage and abortion, singing kumbayah with the Earth worshippers and Allah (who bears all the characteristics of Satan) worshippers. I am at the point where I often just stand there, mouth agape unable to say anything when I see the total absence of any logic or critical thinking. My country has become Bizarro Land!

What keeps me sane is the assurance that Christ is my Savior and that He is in charge and will someday clean up this God forsaken mess! And that is truly what I think has happened; the United States has gone one step too far and God has stepped back and decided to let us experience fully what happens when we tell Him to step aside and let us self important nincompoops run the show ourselves. Oh, I hope and pray that it isn’t so, but I fear that it is. In the mean time I have a number of friends and relatives and colleagues whom I very much love who are part of the crowd on the broad path to perdition and I have no idea what to do about it.

I love your blog and have been reading you for a little over a year. I like the new look in your format as it is easier on the eyes – AND now I can post comments. I had a great deal of trouble with the old comment process and I don’t think I was ever able to get one through.

Not Roman.

You may be interested in knowing that I myself have spent a good chunk of time pondering the heroism of the soldier, and I’ve had a drafted article on the subject for quite some time now. Haven’t been able to finish it, but it’s certainly thoughtful material.

-J

I have often thought the same as you about Heroism as you have written here about Bravery. I believe that Hero, as of late, has been misused or improperly given to men who have done nothing to be called one. For example, merely wearing a uniform or have been given a badge and being in close proximity to a disaster or act of violence does not make one a hero, it does not preclude one from doing something heroic but in the same does not entitle one to be proclaimed ‘hero’.

I am so happy to have stumbled upon your writings, very refreshing and enjoyable reading.

God bless,
Dave

God’s speed, my good man ~ Caren MacMurchy

See:

http://www.arts.yorku.ca/politics/comninel/courses/3020pdf/vindiciae.pdf

What you choose to do with it, is of course another thing, yes it is safer to go back to sleep.

“But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
{Luke 22:36, NIV)

As for Christ being a quasi peacenik;

49 I am come to send fire on Earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. (Luke 12:49–53)

Hardly what is described in your article “Jesus is coming – for your guns.”

Now the grand finale, the true mission of Christ upon the earth;

“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” (Matthew 10:34 KJV)

These verses are irreconcilable with the position taken in your article non-seqtior, as its author stated a religious objection to the teachings of Christ throughout the entire article, saying that Pauline Christianity is a voluntary non-coercive Christianity in its wrap-up, what could be further from the truth?

What the author of this article is actually stating in this Benzine article is that it is better for Christians the more innocent Christians to throw themselves to the lions, while serving their masters, for if one is serving their masters, how is it they will ever challenge the authority or dictates of the master thus serving God and Jesus?

It is as Christ said “No man can serve two master.”

Paul the Apostle was a religious anti-Christ degenerate, whose teachings have mislead millions if not billions of people, leading people away from the authentic Christ, towards the false Christ/image created by Paul. Do as Christ commanded “Come out of her, and ye shall be saved.

Well written article, but there are many beguiling, false teaching here.

You just touched on the core belief that I think drives most leftist thinking. The idea that Men are born good. This leads to the idea that when people do bad things it is because of external influences. If we can just get rid of these influences in society, everyone will be happy and we can rid ourselves of crime.

Guns cause violence for example. Or remove competition, which can hurt the self-esteem of the losers; dumb down education so everyone is a winner; redistribute wealth and give people stuff; create hate speech and hate crime laws; ban salt and sodas and even Styrofoam cups. We can regulate ourselves to utopia!

Islam has the same worldview. Hide a woman’s figure to eliminate the sins of lust and adultery. It’s no wonder the Left and Islam get along so well. The only difference is in what’s the right set of laws. Both lead down the same dark alley of oppression and tyranny.

I watched a video where a pop-scientist, Michio Kaku, talked about a future having Star Trek like nano- replicators that could bring on utopia by giving people instantly anything they wanted. I guess he never saw or understood “Forbidden Planet”.

I started to believe Satan was more than just a personification of evil after I realized that when people reject the Bible, no matter who they are, where they are, or their cultural background, their fundamental belief system develops into something that is always opposite the Bible.