Religion and Virtues
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Bartimaeus (“son of Platon’s Timaeus”) casts off his outer garment (himation; philosopher’s cloak) before approaching Christ. This symbolises discarding reliance (faith) on pure rationalism/philosophy. Platonic philosophy, for all its fantastic insight, leaves one spiritually blind to the true Light, as presented by the physical blindness. The blindness is healed by faith in Jesus, who restores…
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Man is the image of God, most of all internally reflective. The giving of the Son is mirrored in man’s internal reflection upon past deeds, the product of sins being the prodigal necessity (everyone is prodigal, “baptised” in the material from birth) in finding purpose through the reconsideration of errors by seeking repentance, leading ultimately…
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Silent Machinery of Control Through Sin: A Structural Virtues Theory Exploration of Spotlight (2015)
How Corruption Binds Us Who can see through the veil of power maintenance, and its delayed Justice? Spotlight, the 2015 film portraying the heart-wrenching true story of institutionalised child abuse, is a chronicle of just such heroics; it is a mirror held up to the rotting corpse of these institutions that abuse the name of…
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An Exploration of Control Through Narrative, Complacency, and the Erosion of Meaning (If you like this article, please consider reading a more complete investigation of the war against nations through culture and degeneration in The Filth Column.) Throughout history, empires have sought to redefine how we thought about the world, most especially through religion and…
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Deception’s Slavery Consider fleeting smiles in the shadows which cling to the feet of the most deceptive. Aladdin, as he dons his false identity, demands enslavement of all who are won by the deception. He is proud of this arrangement, of being the deceiver. He reveals the profound sickness of disdain, an apathy rooted in…
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Teaching the Next Generation Beloved disciple of Truth, now for the final and most vital responsibility of the spiritual soldier: to pass on the virtues of Christ Jesus to future generations. This is sacred duty that requires the virtues of Patience and Loyalty set the boundaries for the expansion of virtues against error. In this…
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Living in the Kingdom of God Beloved warrior in our Lord, today we discuss eternal duty defining the true soldier: to live as an eager disciple within the domains of heaven. This aspiration, this calling, requires careful considerations in Courage and Loyalty. Far from any earthly definitions, the redefinition in Logos through Willpower Truth, this…
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Rebirth Through the Logos Beloved seekers of divine truth, let us now ascend beyond the mortal realm and gaze upon the ultimate triumph: the resurrection of the spirit through Truth, prayer, and honest redemption. This is more than mere victory over death but a rebirth into the fullness of God’s eternal order, where the mind…
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The Eternal Virtues in a New Era Beloved seeker after wisdom, let us now consider the most crucial virtue in an age of relativism and information overload: discernment. Truth is now too often drowned out by all the noise in our environments, with falsehoods and AI lies dressed as virtues, the soldier must wield their…
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Training Against the Age Beloved warrior in Jesus, let us now turn once more to the most important training in our repertoire: prayer. Spiritual combat is what we are born to, and it is our prayer which enables us to fight back encroaching forces. In an age where technology seeks to replace the sacred and…