Guilt by Association

by on September 3, 2010


Do we have to answer for the actions of others just because we share an allegiance to a group? Can we show up just for the free coffee, or do we need to answer for the behavior of the other members? AUTHOR’S NOTE: 1. This video is a personal conversation on morality, not a formal logical argument. My intuition on this issue would not hold up in a real debate, but it guides my ethics and choices. I do not claim a privileged position to morality. 2. The key difference between complicity and non-complicity, as I discuss in the video, is the shared value system, and the actions of the members of the group in good standing. Being a willing part of the apartheid system, for example, even if you were not racist, would carry some level of personal responsibility. 3. “Working from within”, when that includes supporting the group with money and time regardless of the group’s goals, is not ethically viable. If you don’t see that, I’m afraid I can’t explain it to you. 4. I don’t believe there is only one level of complicity. Someone who gives $5 to a Catholic charity does not share the same responsibility as the Pope, but without donations, the continuing abuse and cover-up of past abuses would not have been possible. I wanted to spark a debate. Disagreeing with me on this issue will not hurt my feelings.

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Sex, Sports, and Caster Semenya

by on September 3, 2010


Lauren McLaughlin’s brilliant blog entry: bit.ly Our community lives at www.nerdfighters.com Correction In Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, the person is XY chromosomally but has a female external appearance. For more info: bit.ly In which John discusses track star Caster Semenya, sports, sexual identification, internal testes, the ambiguity inherent to life, and the arbitrary rules of a sport that cannot accommodate such ambiguity.

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Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor VII – Domine, Jesu Christe

September 3, 2010

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991. A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant [...]

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Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor VIII – Hostias

September 2, 2010

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991. A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant [...]

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The 2009 City of Palms Classic – Ballislife Webisode 3; The #1 Tournament in the Nation

September 2, 2010

Ballislife webisode 3 is here and bigger than ever! This time covering the 2009 City of Palms Classic featuring some of the top teams and players in the nation. The City of Palms has had a reputation of being the top High School tournament in the nation and lived up to it’s expectations for yet [...]

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This is My Body

September 2, 2010

“This is My Body” was inspired through a conversation that Fr. Pavone had with Dana about the comparison between the words “This is My Body” as used by Jesus to give us eternal life, and as used by abortion supporters to defend the taking of life. Fr. Pavone gave Dana the brochure that he had [...]

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Students enjoying first weeks of new school year

September 1, 2010

Students enjoying first weeks of new school year
St. Charles Catholic High School Seniors Shelby Bourgeois, Amanda Arcuri, Brittany Bolman, and Taylor Arceneaux proudly sing the SCC Alma Mater following the first mass of the school year. SCC begins the academic year with a mass celebrated by its chaplain Father Walter Austin.

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Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor X – Benedictus

September 1, 2010

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991. A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant [...]

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Recommended reading for serious Catholics #2 “The Catholics verses”

September 1, 2010

“The Catholic verses: 95 bible passages that confound protestants” by Dave Armstrong

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Mozart Requiem Mass in D Minor XII – Communio

August 31, 2010

John Eliot Gardiner conducts the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. This performance was filmed at the Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona in Dec. 1991. A Requiem Mass in the Roman Catholic tradition is a service designed to pray for the souls of the departed. The parts of the liturgy that are meant [...]

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