In 2019, my wife and I flew to Botswana to go on a safari. I had been to several African countries for business, but I had never seen African wildlife in their natural habitat. Our travel agent suggested we fly first to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls and relax for a few days after our long flights …
Moral Man and Immoral Society (Privileged Classes)
I am a white, middle-class male raised by middle-class parents who have higher education degrees. All four of my parent’s children graduated from universities and three have post-graduate degrees. I grew up in a small suburban town outside a larger Texas city. Almost all the people living in my town …
Moral Man and Immoral Society (Nations)
Last January, my wife and I flew to Israel and spent over a week touring with a joint Christian-Jewish group associated with Austin Presbyterian Seminary. One key topic that we explored was the Palestinian issue, particularly in the West Bank. We visited this troubled region, spoke to both sides, …
Moral Man and Immoral Society (Religious Resources)
The medium-sized church of my youth had about 600 members and was built in the 1960s by a contemporary Asian architect. The entryway contained a cubic aluminum cross sculpture. Inside the sanctuary, instead of the traditional rectangular building design lined with pews facing the forward altar, the …
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Moral Man and Immoral Society (Living Together and Rationality)
Since the earliest civilizations, social injustices have prevailed. Primitive tribal organizations had basic justice internally but recognized only minimal rights to outsiders. Opponents not killed during warfare were placed into slavery. The ancient Egyptian kingdoms divided the land amongst the …
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Moral Man and Immoral Society (Introduction)
I took high school German language classes for two years. My parents required their children to take a high school foreign language because most universities required it for admission. I was fascinated by Germany since my parents were stationed there while my father served in the Air Force. They …
Anxiety
During my early high school years, President Nixon resigned, and Vice-President Gerald Ford took his place. This was the first time an unelected vice-president assumed the presidency. It was a sad moment for our nation after enduring the Watergate scandal — the lies, cover-ups, and corruption within …
Crisis of Disconnection
I was living in south Texas when I graduated from high school in the late spring of 1976. In August, my father and I loaded the family station wagon and drove north to Golden, Colorado. I had visited the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) the previous summer and upon being admitted, I decided to enroll. …
Balancing Love
My wife and I recently drove north and spent the weekend with her niece, husband, and their beautiful 17-month-old girl. Just prior to their baby being born, they bought their first home in a lovely neighborhood and refurbished it. Both have full-time careers and work hard at juggling their …
Earnings
Most of my fellow Americans do not know this, but their average salaries are far higher than Europeans when comparing like-for-like jobs. I discovered this just before I moved to the UK in 1994. My supervisor at that time, who previously lived in the UK as an ex-pat, took me aside and told me to …