Puritanism

Searching For The Common Good In Political Discourse

Frank G. Kirkpatrick | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Puritanism, Evangelical Christianity, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Christian Ethics, Common Good, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Politics, Religion News
Frank G. Kirkpatrick

The irony in the ideas of the Republican candidates is that the traditional teachings of Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, and even evangelical Protestantism give a moral priority to the common good over the private good.

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Glenn Beck, Conservatism, and the War on the Poor

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Populism, Poverty, Conservatives, Economic Crisis, Poor, Conservatism, Glenn Beck, Capitalism, Puritanism, Republicans, Politics News
Michael J.W. Stickings

It will be hard for anything to get done in American politics with a campaign of relentless class warfare being waged by the rich and powerful against those without the means to fight back.

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4 Types of Perfectionism

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ocpd, Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, Perfectionism, Narcissism, Neuroticism, Perfectionist, Puritanism, Perfection, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As I clinically see it there are 4 types of perfectionism: - Neurotic Perfectionism - Narcissistic Perfectionism - Principled (Puritanical) Perfect...

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Today In History: John Winthrop

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Model of Christian Charity, City on a Hill, Puritans, America, Sermons, John Winthrop, Thanksgiving, Witchcraft, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Traditions, The-History-of-Showering, Puritanism, History, Gulliver's Travels, American History, Jonathan Swift, Massachusetts, Israel, New England, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts, used the metaphor City on a Hill." He advised the colonists to be a model community, as the whole world was watching them. Even when they showered. Especially when they showered.

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Seeking Happiness? Try Pursuing Purpose

Anne Dunev | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Dunev

It appears we contemporary Americans may have switched the interpretation of "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of pleasure."

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In Honor Of George Carlin, Examining Nipplephobia And Buttcrackphobia In America

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buttcrackphobia, Puritanism, First Amendment, Children, Janet Jackson, Nudity, Puritan, Seven Words, Justice Department, Statue, Mermaid, Nipple, Butt Crack, Television, Naked, George Carlin, Nipplephobia, John Ashcroft, Logo, Taliban, Starbucks, Bill Maher, Coppertone, Tempurpedic, Media News
Chris Weigant

You would think, with cable television and the internet, that we've come a long way since Carlin's "Seven Word." But we really haven't.

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