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patriotism

Is Edward Snowden a traitor?

June 25, 2013 by Randal

Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States? The United States government thinks so. Today Secretary of State John Kerry labelled him a “traitor to his country.” Really? Consider Jan. She is best friends with Susie. Now Susie has started dating Troy. Susie thinks everything is fine with their relationship. What she doesn’t know […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: democracy, Edward Snowden, media, patriotism, truth

Dare to open a window: On the problem of being called a traitor, liberal or heretic

January 3, 2013 by Randal

Do you remember back in 2003 when the Dixie Chicks were banned from radio and received death threats simply because their lead singer Natalie Maines dared to speak out against George Bush and his pending invasion of Iraq? There’s nothing like nationalism run amok to make the world a dangerous place for moderation and reasoned discourse. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: doxastic community, heresy, liberalism, orthodoxy, patriotism, truth

Patriotism properly defined

January 17, 2012 by Randal

I have enjoyed my discussion with Paul Manata. My critique of the name of a sports franchise that happens to be in Cleveland Ohio has unleashed from Paul a torrent of labels like race-baiting and liberal, all driven by his own projections of my psychological state and political inclinations (projections about which he was refreshingly […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Jacques Ellul, kingdom theology, nationalism, patriotism

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