Non-Fiction – Page 3

From the shores of Madagascar to the steppes of Mongolia, from the metropolis of Miami to the oasis of Ziz, the age old question rages – who is your ultimate Lord? To what authority will you bow? To man? Or to God? From the beginning, God has demanded man’s submission to himself, yet ever since the fall man has been in constant rebellion against this command. God gave his law and man broke it. God commissioned prophets and man neglected them. God sent his only begotten Son who witnessed to the Father, but rebellious man rejected the Christ and crucified him. It seemed like man had been victorious.

Then Jesus rose.

What is the importance of this fact? Why is it that so many deny or downplay it? Is it really an unchanging, inflexible message?

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It has been said that “the pen is mightier than the sword.” Words and ideas are what inspire actions and victories. But words can be used for evil as well as for good. Should we really allow speech to be free?
What does “free speech” mean? It means that I can express my own opinion both on my own property and on public property. On the flip side, however, it also means that you can decline to listen to my opinion by avoiding or boycotting me. Still, with freedom of speech, I may voice offensive opinions. Should we create certain limits?
Once we start setting boundaries to free speech, it is impossible to find a limit that will still leave people free. Without freedom of speech, a society is not free at all.
How bad is this dilemma? And which side of it should we choose? We will look at two examples; first, an example of restricted speech, and second, the way free speech operates in a free society.

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