Finally some decent content on The Rubric! I am excited to read these as they come out. Thank you! I am hoping to soon share a short reflection on a recent article in the local paper in Springfield dealing with Planned Parenthood.... Glad to be on the same team as you in the battle for virtue and morality.
A wonderful first article in the needed series. I look forward to the future articles. Among the several things that caught my attention was Dr. Allcock’s observation that ‘tolerance’ is the primary virtue in our society. I have noticed that at this point tolerance is a coverup term for intolerance. It’s a contradiction but false reason leads to contradictions becoming accepted as normal. What is in reality a single view of moral life--one that rejects the foundations of Christian civilization--claims to be tolerant, but one is only tolerated by going along with that point of view whose components can be known and which seeks to provide the guiding principles for living. For instance, to claim that life begins at conception and that therefore it is intrinsically evil to take the life of a baby in the womb, is attacked as being intolerant with respect to women’s health. Or, to say that the most qualified person should get the job, is called racist and therefore not tolerated. One is tolerated as long as one agrees with what claims to be the social consensus--the settled science for example. We are actually in a battle for the soul of our society and the side advocating for tolerance is extremely aggressive.
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Dr. Allcock, thank you so much for this great introductory article! I especially appreciate your intention to write for those within our Diocese, and the unique culture of southern Missouri. I think this is going to be very enlightening and I look forward to reading more from your column.
Finally some decent content on The Rubric! I am excited to read these as they come out. Thank you! I am hoping to soon share a short reflection on a recent article in the local paper in Springfield dealing with Planned Parenthood.... Glad to be on the same team as you in the battle for virtue and morality.
A wonderful first article in the needed series. I look forward to the future articles. Among the several things that caught my attention was Dr. Allcock’s observation that ‘tolerance’ is the primary virtue in our society. I have noticed that at this point tolerance is a coverup term for intolerance. It’s a contradiction but false reason leads to contradictions becoming accepted as normal. What is in reality a single view of moral life--one that rejects the foundations of Christian civilization--claims to be tolerant, but one is only tolerated by going along with that point of view whose components can be known and which seeks to provide the guiding principles for living. For instance, to claim that life begins at conception and that therefore it is intrinsically evil to take the life of a baby in the womb, is attacked as being intolerant with respect to women’s health. Or, to say that the most qualified person should get the job, is called racist and therefore not tolerated. One is tolerated as long as one agrees with what claims to be the social consensus--the settled science for example. We are actually in a battle for the soul of our society and the side advocating for tolerance is extremely aggressive.
Dr. Allcock, thank you so much for this great introductory article! I especially appreciate your intention to write for those within our Diocese, and the unique culture of southern Missouri. I think this is going to be very enlightening and I look forward to reading more from your column.
Great testimony on the feast of St. Augustine! Looking forward to more on Choices.
Looking forward to learning so much more from you! Thank you for using your gifts and knowledge to discuss these complex issues with us!
This is great! Nicole, thank you so much for writing and sharing your knowledge!