Tag Archives: rebellion

Book Review: No Exit & The Flies

Posted on March 11, 2017 by nathanalbright

No Exit & The Flies, by Jean-Paul Sartre I first became familiar with the writings and thinking of Sartre [1] as a high school student doing a dramatic reading of the part of Garcin in No Exit.  I happened to … Continue reading →

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And That You Will Faithfully Discharge The Duty Of Elector

Posted on December 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

In spending a bit of time today watching the electoral college vote on C-SPAN, something I have never had cause or reason to do before today since it has usually been far less dramatic, I was reminded of childhood in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Rogue One

Posted on December 17, 2016 by nathanalbright

[Spoiler Alert:  There be spoilers here.] As I sat in the theater next to a bright but irritatingly noisy child who must have been only about five years old or so, I had all kinds of thoughts to make a … Continue reading →

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For God Has Committed Them All To Disobedience

Posted on January 26, 2014 by nathanalbright

Towards the end of Paul’s magisterial examination of Israel’s present rejection of God’s ways and the purposes and plans of God to bring all to repentance, there comes a passage that examines the mysterious and inscrutable ways of God in … Continue reading →

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Cross That Line

Posted on January 22, 2014 by nathanalbright

As I was reflecting about a couple of ‘heroes’ against oppression since yesterday [1] I pondered on the subject of boundaries. Now, boundaries are something that have been a subject of major concern of mine for quite some time [2]. … Continue reading →

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Render Unto Ceasar

Posted on January 19, 2013 by nathanalbright

In the time of Jesus Christ, there were groups of Jews who railed against paying taxes to Rome even as they used Roman roads and took advantage of Roman laws to evangelize others according to their worldview. Included in this … Continue reading →

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The Law Is Made For The Unrighteous

Posted on January 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

It is ironic, and more than a bit hypocritical, that those who claim the most stridently that the law cannot legislate morality are those who most earnestly try to induce moral behavior (as they see it) through the passage of … Continue reading →

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Irony Is A Dish Best Served Cold

Posted on October 2, 2012 by nathanalbright

As a teenager, I delighted in making fun of the music of Alanis Morissette, particularly her rather naive view of irony. For a variety of reasons that have to do with personal background and temperament, I am a student of … Continue reading →

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What’s So Unpardonable About The Unpardonable Sin?

Posted on August 31, 2012 by nathanalbright

Every once in a while I ponder the nature of pardonable and unpardonable sins, and sometimes I am led to muse on subjects without wishing to appear dogmatic (as is often the case). Given that this is a matter of … Continue reading →

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The Three Defenestrations Of Prague

Posted on May 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

[Note: This essay was originally written a few years ago [1], but thanks to some conversation today I have decided to expand on it a little and provide some additional explanations about my favorite form of social protest.] Introduction As … Continue reading →

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