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Did Jesus Give Us Our Individualism?

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July 27, 2017August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Patrick Deneen has warned that modern ‘liberalism’, which includes American style conservatism, has stressed the individual and dominion over nature so much as to weaken community.  In trying to liberate the individual, the state, and for conservatives the market, expand to protect […]

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‘Faith’ vs ‘Relationship’

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July 27, 2017August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Christians have traditionally spoken of ‘faith’ as the means of taking hold of the salvation of Christ. Roman Catholics have tended to speak of ‘faith plus works combined’, but at their best they don’t regard salvation as a matter of […]

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Why There Are So Many Single Occupant Bathrooms Nowadays

  • Culture
July 11, 2017August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A California law went into effect saying that single occupant bathrooms need to be mixed gender.  Now in my office we have two of those upstairs and two multi-occupant bathrooms [with showers] downstairs.   Changing the downstairs bathrooms to mixed […]

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On Feeling Guilty for Ordering Stuff Online

  • Culture
June 16, 2017August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I like ordering things online and not having to hunt for them in stores.  And sometimes the alternative is being eliminated.  Just like paying cash or taking public transit, live stores, especially bookstores, are disappearing.  There is only one major […]

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Jesus Did Not Teach Universal ‘Acceptance, Tolerance, and Inclusion’

  • Religion
June 14, 2017December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

We are often told today that Jesus taught radical ‘acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion’.  Well, he did open the door to many the Pharisees thought beyond hope, and on the other hand he excluded many of the Pharisees themselves. Let’s start with […]

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How do I Stack Up for the Summer?

  • Culture
June 9, 2017August 27, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Given that it will probably be summer before this month of June is over, Georgea Kovanis from the Detroit Free Press has published a list of things that men ought not to wear if we want dates.  Of course I’ve been […]

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Why I’m Not Ultimately a Pessimist

  • Religion
May 1, 2017August 24, 2022
Author: Howard Ahmanson

These are strange times indeed.  The traditional ‘fusion-conservatism’ has been shattered, to be replaced by a form of nationalism that in some forms seems to lean in the unfortunate direction of white nationalism. Some of the old social conservatives have […]

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I’m Classical Protestant. What’s ‘Solidarity’?

  • Religion
April 8, 2017June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Since the age of 23, I have been a believing orthodox Protestant Christian.  I was recently reading the latest book by R. R. Reno, Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society.  This book seems in many ways to go deeper […]

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Suggestions for the Democratic Party, Part 2:  The Housing Issue

  • Politics
March 29, 2017December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I just put out a post on the weaknesses and inconsistencies of the Democratic Party, and then realized that I had omitted one issue that is close to our heart here at Blue Kennel.  I refer to, of course, the […]

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Several Suggestions for the Democratic Party of California

  • California
March 29, 2017December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The Democratic Party of California has reason for complacency.  It is the only state level political party of significance.  It unites the majority communities of color with the creative class portion of the still powerful non-Hispanic white minority.  The tensions in […]

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