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God, Truth, and Civilization

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 14:19:28 +0000

Christians tend to think of truth as something we are commanded to reflect in our speech. The Bible supports that understanding. But John's gospel goes further and links truth to God's very nature. It says that Jesus is not only the "Word of God"—He is God. He is also "the way, and the truth, and [...]

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American Catholics and Social Justice, Revisited

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:26:29 +0000

“Social justice” is at the center of most political activism in contemporary America. It has provided arguments for the expansion of entitlement programs, for making the affluent “pay their fair share,” and more generally for “redistributing wealth.” It has also become the rallying cry for demonstrations and encampments such as Occupy Wall Street. Liberals tend to [...]

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Abortion: the Democrats’ Sacrament

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:17:53 +0000

To call abortion a recurring Democratic platform plank would be reasonable, but to call it a sacrament? That is surely an over-exaggeration. Right? Not if you consider how central it has been to Democrats’ words and actions for more than a half-century. Supporting abortion has become a non-negotiable requirement for every Democratic candidate above the [...]

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The Catholic Hierarchy Disappoint Again

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:20:27 +0000

The Catholic hierarchy in the U.S. have disappointed Catholics in the past, and they are doing so again, this time on the matter of President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. I recently examined six widely reported hierarchical statements and found only two that met or surpassed minimal standards of reasoned discourse—separating fact from fiction, acknowledging [...]

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The Power of Disinformation

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:50:23 +0000

For over sixty years, communists have poisoned world opinion about America so successfully that even many Americans, including elected officials, have embraced the lies. That is the claim made by Romania’s former intelligence director, Lieutenant General Ion Pacepa, in Disinformation. Unlike “misinformation,” which is simply inaccurate, “disinformation” is deliberately created to deceive people. According to [...]

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