The Modesty Writers Guild

The question that reverberates through my mind is how does anyone hope to establish any government, that is not anarchy in every sense of the word, based on laws set by a relativist's perspective? Even if a person believes in moral relativism he could not hope to establish laws without hoping that who he governed do not share the same views, or eventually his government would be obliterated by broad interpretations of his law. Yet America, through its judicial system (namely the Supreme Court) is slowly rising to the occasion with such men as Chief Justice Fred Vinson sitting amongst them. "To those who would paralyze our Government in the face of impending threat by encasing it in a semantic straitjacket we must reply that all concepts are relative." All concepts are relative? Relative to what? Popular opinion? yes, that could be a valid argument considering America is a majority rules society. But if it is an opinion to what the individual justice's personal c...

these are the top 5 books that i thought were the most inspirational or educational this year for me personally. none were written in 2004, i just happen to get around to reading them this year, thats all. 1. The Good Earth- Pearl S. Buck; One reason I adored this book was not even the content of well written literature, but the life behind the book. She helped break down racial barriers well before the civil rights movement had taken flight. Her life is a novel of devotion and courage. The book itself is a wide open look at the Chinese culture around the turn of the century. Touching, lifelike, a coming-of-life book. 2. Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown; not for the weak of faith. intriguing to say the least, the last fiction book that kept me up at night in anticipation. Not as factual as just a really good novel. 3. Treason- Anne Coulter; An non-fiction conservative book about the McCarthy era communist scare in the 50's & 60's. Eye opening for all Republicans, convicting for...

"Gbagbo’s government claims 62 of its supporters were killed," a recent article sited. Not another attack, not more innocent dead, not more Iraqies dead. But wait, where is Gbagbo? Actually its not in Iraq at all! Its in ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast. This is a colony of none other than the spineless French! Apperantly the French were not happy with the incoming government and decided to take it out on some of the leaders of the Gbagbo’s and their followers. France said they would not stand for "a system to develop that would lead only to anarchy or a regime of a fascist nature." The thing that i find odd is that we are trying to oust a government who we know for a fact had a system that was in a dictatorship of a facist nature, and yet we had to ask the U.N. for help, and after much world filabustering they denounced us and our efforts. To put down this goverment(in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) the U.N. pre-emptively sent in "4,000 French peacekeepers (that) would remain,...

What makes this the season of giving, who elected it thus, and how do I contest the bastard. Why have we narrowed down giving to just one season? Why are we suddenly more willing to donate time, money, and energy just in the prelude of the day that commercial retailers revere. I believe that this should be an everyday occurrence, or a least an every day attitude. Others before myself. That is one of the only reasons that brought me to my faith in the first place, others. I left a church, the last one I have regularly attended, about 4 years ago. Not that I don’t want a home church, but my job does not permit me to do anything on regular basis. ‘New Life,’ as it was called, was a small place of worship just on the outskirts of our small city, here in winter haven. Throughout the tenure of my stay, which was on the upwards of 6 years, I sat through many messages about giving and receiving. The problem was not that they were asking me to give, but where they were putting the money th...

many people have questioned my stance on war. I am not pro-war. i would wish that no one died in this war with Iraq, especially innocent victims. i am in fact pro-American with a Christian conscience. i wish their was never another terrorist attack nor war in this world but i believe that is unavoidable. i want to be at peace with all men. i agree with Mr. Arthur Holmes when he writes, "To call war anything less than evil would be self-deception. The Christian conscience has throughout history recognized the tragic character of war. The issue that tears the Christian conscience is not whether war is good, but whether it is in all cases avoidable."(1) but please note when Paul wrote in Romans "If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men" (Rom. 12:18). but sometimes it does not depend on you and that is when war comes into play. 'War and Sin Whenever there is war, there are four elements that come together to determine the course...

Problems of Communication: is the number one problem in opposing sex communication emotion? we as males are always trying to grasp how the female mind communictes, i even took a 'psychology of women' course in college and came out being even more confused then when i went in. here are basic truths in the communication expierence. As soon as emotion is entered into the communication formula it seems to be flawed. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EMOTION, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT FROM TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES IN A PATICULAR EQUATION. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH ONE VIEWS EMOTION AS A BLANKET STATEMENT FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE. WE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANIMALS. REALIZE THIS IS FURTHER MADE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU SEPERATE US INTO GENDERS. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS (MEANING COMMUNICATION) IS ALREADY FLAWED BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES. WE BASICALLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT LIFE, COMMUNICATION, GOALS, DREAMS, AND PURPOSE. MEN DESIRE SOLITUDE MORE THAN WOMEN. MEN SEE THEMSELFS AS A LONE WARRI...

i understand these are broad, and not 100% correct all the time; thus stereotypes. i would love to do a psycological examination of behaviors and morals between conservatives and liberals. these are a few that i have observed but can not prove. THIS IS NOT (I REPEAT NOT) MEANT TO BE MEAN OR MALICIOUS, I AM SIMPLY COLLECTING A STEREOTYPE OF PEOPLE I HAVE MET THROUGH THE YEARS AND LUMPING THEM TOGETHER. if you think of any 'more likely to's' please make your own list. EMAIL: boywiththorn@aol.com CONSERVATIVES ARE MORE LIKELY TO: HAVE FLAG ON VEHICLE READ MORE BOOKS MARRY INSIDE ONES OWN RACE MAKE MORE MONEY TOTAL IN LIFETIME READ WALL STREET JOURNAL WATCH FOX NEWS MINIMAL-NO DRUG USE STAY FAITHFUL TO SPOUSE/RELATIONSHIP ATTEND CHURCH MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH BELIEVE IN CREATIONISM LESS SEXUAL PARTNERS LIFETIME KNOWLEDGE OF STOCK MARKET BELIEVE MCCARTHY WAS CORRECT IN HIS ASSUMPTIONS LIBERALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO: HAVE SEEM MORE MUSICALS VISITED MORE COU...

'im just glad she acknowledged God. its a step. if an unfortunate occurance proves God exsists if only to blame him, then reconciliation is at least a possibility down the road. its a step.' -s a good book on this subject recomended by my friend kyle is "the problem with pain," by C.S. Lewis in which he explained the book and this topic thus, "it’s a classic clase of “the problem of pain” that c.s.lewis so eloquently delves into in the book of that name. It really does shed a lot of light on this “problem” in that the more unintelligent / lazy thinkers that surround us, fail miserably at acknowledging God in the day to day goings on in their lives, especially taking credit for all blessings or anything good….and then when something like a crisis or tragedy befalls them (which I need not point out these things are not surprises or cruel jokes, we all know the cycle of life and we know we are born and we die – I digress) they blame God…..blaming, I think, is a ...

this is really interesting, and i would like to see everyones scores www.politicalcompass.org/ i was Economic Left/Right: -0.12 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.92 the closest people to me were nelson mandella and the dalai lama, the closest party to me was liberal republicans and the green. interesting to say the least

i have been presented with an opportunity in these last couple days to contemplate life, but more than that death, and its effects. in the final moments of life, it breaks down what matters most. IT IS IN LIFE AND DEATH but for a second can see life with the utmost clarity. IN LIFE: when a child was born you feel what is important, or what mattered. everything else becomes simple details. IN DEATH everything is viewed in finality. everything suddenly means more. stories from the past become askewed as brave acomplishments. failures once held over the other persons head in comparisons are now forgotten. one suddenly is remembered as having more friends than foes, and idle chatter now is every last will and testament. in life, or when things are going rather well on may never really speak to God, or even acknowledge his existance. and for what reason, life is good, there is really no need to search what one doesnt have expect to find. it seems that they are not intrested in pursuing a...

"I believe abortion is not a practice which many, if any, believe to be "good". At best it is a necessary evil. There are all kinds of legitimate reasons for the procedure that I would not feel comfortable confronting an aborting mother over. Such reasons include rape, faulty "protection", or even terminal diseases which are bound to be passed on to the child. But then there are reasons which I struggle to accept, not that my opinion on the matter is of any real significance to anyone but myself. Thank god. These are excuses such as not wanting a child, or because one's boyfriend/ husband does not want one, or because the father left and the mother does not want something to remind her of him. There is also the outstanding return rate to a clinic, over 50 percent of aborters return within a year for a second abortion. Now personally I hate the thought of a life being stripped away by a glorified coat hanger, only to have anoth...

In Defense of Naivete "I got an e-mail from my friend David today." "Oh yeah. What did he have to say?" Shane turned on the blinker and glanced back to make sure it was okay to change lanes. "Not much," I replied. "Just that he loves me and that he's praying for me." "WHAT?!" Jealousy raged in his voice. I was surprised the car didn't come to a screeching halt. "Can I beat this guy up?" He obviously wasn't happy about some other guy telling his girlfriend that he loved her. "No. Don't worry about it," I assured him, "He's just one of my good guy friends that I've been working with." He was still somewhat skeptical, but I continued on, "You know . . . it's kind of crazy that he can write and tell me that . . . but you can't." There had been several nights that he had held me in his arms and I had pondered when the words "I love...

"In all honesty, it doesn't matter to me whether or not someone has an abortion. Most women do not have abortions as birth control, but because they simply cannot care for the child for whatever reason. Sometimes a woman becomes pregnant through rape and sometimes through incest. Most of these women do not have the mental capabilities to care for a child under these conditions. There's also circumstances where the mother is in bad health and will die if she haves the child. Abortion cannot be called murder if it's not of malicious reason. BUT THERE'S ADOPTION,which is always an option, and the decision is up to the mother. Most babies that are adopted are white males in perfect health, yes, in today's society! How many parents honestly want to adopt a child with a handicap or of another race, not many. the rest are left to be salvaged through and protected by the state and no child should grow up parentless. A fetus cannot feel pain until the 8th week, the...