Spartan Fellowship

Who should evaluate life?

roberttalley — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:43:38 +0000

About a month ago, I posted a question on the dangers of a living will with a link to a post on the subject by Al Mohler. Mohler has posted again on the subject of euthanasia.

There are several possible answers -

The individuals themselves (hence “living wills”)
Doctors or scientists
Society as represented by government
Family members most affected by the circumstances of the person
God’s will as revealed by Him in His Word

There are problems with all five: Not everyone knows what is best for themselves. Doctors/scientist are by no means infallible and can be prejudiced by certain factors. Society/government and family members all prey to the same problems as doctors/scientists. Not everyone agrees as to what God’s Word reveals (although, certainly as God, whatever His will is, would be correct. The problem lies with understanding His will and making sure we don’t interpret His will to agree with our line of thinking.)

Choose Your Religion

roberttalley — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:34:46 +0000

Here is a interesting question? Which is preferable to you, monotheism or polytheism? Your answer can include some variation, of course. What I am interested in is why do you prefer one over the other? Does it matter to you if the religion you prefer is true? Why or why not?

Creationism/Evolution links of various types

roberttalley — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:11:49 +0000

This post has a number of links on different aspects of the Creationism versus Evolution debate. If you are willing to take the time, you get to hear from both sides of the issue.

Living in a money driven world

roberttalley — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:08:41 +0000

This is an interesting perspective that you might want to comment on.

Families and Democracy

roberttalley — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:38:42 +0000

Here is a question that I’ve never heard addressed. What do you think? Is the family essential to democracy?

An Age Old Question that No One Asks Anymore

roberttalley — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:36:39 +0000

What is evil? This from the New York Times brings this question a bit more into focus.

Are the events (the sexual assaults) that happened on campus earlier this semester evil or unfortunate acts excused (at least by the perpretrator) because of mitigating circumstances.

Let’s mix social issues with political

roberttalley — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:13:09 +0000

France’s president just divorced. The current crop of American Presidential hopefuls have a variety of marriage situations and histories. Do the family circumstances of a candidate matter? (HT: Al Mohler)

A Gender Question

roberttalley — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:08:58 +0000

How different are men from women? Do you approach certain people different based on their gender? Do you think you are approached differently because of your gender? Is that a good thing? Here is how some see the issue.

Link to Recommendation of a Book by Bill Cosby

roberttalley — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:16:15 +0000

From Al Mohler

Should you have a living will?

roberttalley — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:14:41 +0000

We have yet to ask questions concerning this subject but it is certainly one that you will want to think about and should express yourself on. Can a living-will lead to state condoned euthanasia? See also this post from Dr. Al Mohler.