Tag: truth
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Escaping from the web of lies – Podcast 120
I find it hard to believe almost anything put out by the mainstream media today – at least on anything of substance. Covid exposed the fact that the govt and the media will routinely lie. In this podcast we look at some recent examples, and ask – how do we break free? Alternatively, you can…
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Why Christians should be ‘conspiracy theorists’
Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar… you can’t tell me that’s just a coincidence. When I was growing up, conspiracy theorists had a bad reputation. A conspiracy theorist was someone who usually had too much time on their hands and was obsessed with ‘out-there’ theories about what the shadowy elite pulling the strings were…
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Lies lead to hollow people – Podcast 81
This podcast looks at the importance of telling the truth, and how lies hollow out people and institutions. Riffing on Tucker Carlson’s speech I mentioned last week. Alternatively, check out the audio podcast. Links
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Does love require truth? – Podcast #58
Does love require truth? In this podcast we look at the relation of love and truth, starting with a quote from Katharine Birbalsingh and Thomas Sowell. Links The audio podcast is available here.
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Misinformation – when truth falls to the ground – Podcast #53 (Not on YouTube!)
In this podcast we look at the problem with “misinformation”, especially with Big Tech censorship, and how to address this issue from a Christian perspective. Links Oracle Films – Safe and Effective Caroline Farrow Twitter thread Thread about climate activists How to encourage bullying in the church Well they got their man and it only…
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When science becomes politics, people die
Over the last 15 months we’ve got used to the sight of social media fact-checkers. But are they impartial and unbiased? And is there a deeper problem going on in the field of science? Articles I mentioned The Scandal of the Suppressed Case for Ivermectin (The Conservative Woman) COVID-19: The final nail in the coffin…
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Live not by lies – an essay for our times
Solzhenitsyn wrote the essay “Live not by lies” in 1974. Although it was written in the context of the Soviet Russia, I believe it still speaks to us today. The truth is what sets us free. Links Article from Winston Marshall Article by Solzhenitsyn My blog post about truth
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Covid and Biblical Principles: Truth
In my previous post I looked at the Biblical principles of safety. In this post we’re going to look at another principle which is very relevant to the current situation: truth. I want to outline a few Biblical principles for truth, and then if there’s space at the end talk a little about how we’re…
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Political truth vs Actual truth
I had another one of my epiphanies yesterday. As I was chatting to my wife, something became clear to me which I hadn’t really seen clearly before. That is: there are now two kinds of truth in the world – political truth and actual truth. They’re not the same thing at all. To some extent…