Monthly Archives: December 2021

Love Sweet Love, Or, On The Fallacy Of The False Dilemma

Posted on December 16, 2021 by nathanalbright

There are a great many cases where a discussion of the Bible and of its contents leads people to engage in false dilemmas that seek to pit some aspect of biblical virtue against another. There is the persistent attempt of … Continue reading →

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What Is Ignorance A Defense Of?

Posted on December 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

“Know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” “Ignorance is no defense of the law.” If we look at the weight of teachings, regardless of their sources, we will find that the strong weight of what we read … Continue reading →

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On The Yinzer Diaspora

Posted on December 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

From time to time I am reminded of the field of diaspora study, and usually my own personal role in such matters. It is not something I think about on a daily basis, but it is something that tends to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wisdom Of The Last Farmer

Posted on December 13, 2021 by nathanalbright

Wisdom Of The Last Farmer: Harvesting Legacies From The Land, by David Mas Masumoto This book is no more than half of an interesting conversation that one can find between authors like this one and authors like Victor Davis Hanson … Continue reading →

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On The Boundaries Of Taking God’s Name In Vain

Posted on December 12, 2021 by nathanalbright

[Note: This is the prepared text for a sermon given to The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, December 4, 2021.] When we think about taking God’s name in vain, the usual concern is that we … Continue reading →

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Pick A Comparable, Any Comparable

Posted on December 11, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the notable aspects of real estate (and other related endeavors) is that when one seeks to know how much something is worth, one has to seek comparables. When we try to do the same thing with our present … Continue reading →

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In Hard Plastic

Posted on December 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

A bit more than ten years ago I was an observer (and participant) in a debate that centered around a series of false accusations that were made that swayed a certain group of people to act in a certain way. … Continue reading →

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On The Property Rights Of Those Often Considered To Be Without Property

Posted on December 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Social media can be a great place to find terrible takes, and today I found one particular take that sought to impose the sorts of limits on voting to those who held real estate property, seeking an argument that was … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Jupiter Calling

Posted on December 9, 2021 by nathanalbright

Jupiter Calling, by the Corrs Although I have been a fan of the Corrs since their arrival in the mid-1990’s with an album powered by driving and powerful songs like “Forgiven, Not Forgotten,” “The Right Time,” and instrumentals like “The … Continue reading →

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On The Transparent Court

Posted on December 8, 2021 by nathanalbright

It is a great shame that in the world in which we live today one of the few places we can go where some sort of logic and rhetoric is taken seriously is in courts. Depending on your preference in … Continue reading →

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