Playlist: Self Expression (topic)
Gender Madness
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughThe controversy surrounding Mario Lopez's comments illustrates a broader cultural shift in how "gender" is understood, revealing that what the Left promotes as gender identity is fundamentally rooted in self-expression rather than truth or biological reality. Lopez, despite being a supporter of LGBTQ rights, faced backlash for …
The Commandments (Part Eleven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughHonor of parents is the basis for good government. The family provides the venue for someone to learn to make sacrifices and be part of a community.
Childrearing (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe modern shift toward permissive child-rearing rests on the idea, born out of the mentality of the 1960s and 70s, that children must be given the freedom to develop their own personalities rather than being actively trained by their parents. This philosophy of self-expression treated procreation not as a duty rooted in …
Marking the Body
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamTattooing stems from paganism, but has been copied by Israelitish nations, first as an expression of deviance and then as an acceptable form of expression.
The Abuse of Freedom
Commentary by Joseph B. BaityChange agents in the United States are engaging in a deliberate assault on free speech, which the Founding Fathers protected through the Bill of Rights.
The Incomprehensibility of Our Great God
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsWestern society is increasingly using exaggerations or superlatives to describe the ordinary and mundane. Everyone will give an account of all idle words.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Twelve)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophy, at the heart of Transcendentalism, centered on a radical form of self-expression rooted in the belief that each individual possesses an inner genius that must be trusted above all external authority. As a young man, Emerson wrote of his desire to "act and speak and write and think with entire …
Hair Care?
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamExperimentation with hair has always been associated with rebellion. Absalom's rebellion seemed to be inextricably tied to his vanity over his long hair.