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Mark D. Roberts
Bill Maher, Jay Leno, and the State of Moral Reasoning in America, Part 3
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Mark D. Roberts
In my last two posts I’ve been examining some recent statements by Bill Maher on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. His comments about the estate tax, though admittedly laced with humor, reflect a distressing though relatively common shallowness in moral discourse in America. Maher’s best argument for the estate tax is that it doesn’t…
Bill Maher, Jay Leno, and the State of Moral Reasoning in America, Part 2
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Mark D. Roberts
Yesterday I began examining a statement by comedian and commentator Bill Maher. He made this statement on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, in a context of discussing what the Republicans need to do to become a viable party. According to Maher, they should, among other things, stop their opposition to the estate tax: “The…
Bill Maher, Jay Leno, and the State of Moral Reasoning in America, Part 1
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Mark D. Roberts
A couple of weeks ago I tuned in to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. (One of the happy benefits of living in the Central Time Zone is that most television programs come on an hour earlier than on the east and west coasts. So I can catch a little bit of Leno before bed…
Advent Conspiracy
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Mark D. Roberts
Thanks to my sister, I recently learned of a fascinating new approach to Christmas and Advent. Started by five pastors in 2006, Advent Conspiracy encourages us to: Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All. Check out this short (2 minutes, 39 seconds) video introduction to Advent Conspiracy. No matter how you respond, it…
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