Archive for May, 2008

This is the last of a three-part series on the topic of genocide. Last time we looked at the United States Code definition of genocide, and explored some examples. This time we’ll consider the last statutory offense listed in the statute: “whoever transfers by force children of the group to another group; or [...]

Last time we looked at genocide in the Bible. Genocide is perhaps the ugliest action against people that we can imagine. The idea of killing off ethnic groups of people is horrifying to nearly everyone. However, there are other forms of genocide which people normally don’t think of, some of which many [...]

In common usage, the word genocide refers to large-scale slaughters of ethnic groups.  The literal root meaning is to “kill genes.”  This can happen on a small scale.  If a man is murdered without producing offspring, his genes have been killed.  His genetic material has been wiped off the face of the earth.  If a [...]

Kind David, the second king of Israel, was a musician who created a large liturgy of song.  Mixed in with songs of others, his songs are found in the 150 Psalms which are accepted as inspired by Jews, Muslims, and Christians.  They have been sung since David’s time in various settings.  The early Protestant Reformation [...]

I get my share of e-mails promising me that my life will be just perfect if I simply download some cheap software, buy a cheap replica Rolex watch, and increase the size of my genital organ. Regarding the last, I once got an e-mail promising me “infinite length.” I stopped to think about [...]

Exodus 20:12:  “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Family is important to YHWH, menstealers and other human traffickers notwithstanding.  In the Biblical model, children learn to obey YHWH by first learning to honor and obey their parents.  This puts an [...]

This is a follow-up to my last article, Property Rights and Human Resources.
An issue that has grown in the United States during the last forty years is that of how to prevent and remedy the abuse of children by their parents. A quick web search that anyone can do reveals that the chosen approach, [...]