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On Antinomianism as Tactic, not Value

Distinctions serve to increase understanding, provided they are adequately explained. One such distinction I would like to look at is the difference between values and tactics using the practice of “antinomianism.”  Values represent the principles by which individuals or groups dictate their behaviors and determine what goals are worth pursuing. Most people hold what canContinue reading “On Antinomianism as Tactic, not Value”

A Higher Quality Confusion

There’s a line from Mayor Richard Daley during a press conference about the Democratic Convention Riots in 1968 when a reporter asked about the police inciting the rioting. He said, “The police are not here to create disorder. They are here to preserve disorder.” I often find that my role, and that of the Temple,Continue reading “A Higher Quality Confusion”