by Karlo Broussard | Mar 11, 2023 | Articles, General Ethics
“Thou shalt not kill the innocent.” The movement to protect children before they’re born rests on this moral command, assuming that the child, from the moment he starts to exist, is an innocent human person. There are many routes that the opposition takes to get...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 3, 2023 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
SEXUAL ETHICS IN GENERAL Why Human Nature is Important When Evaluating Sexual Behavior Bringing Sanity to Sex_Part I Bringing Sanity to Sex_Part II The Consequences of Polygamy Why Sterile Heterosexual Acts and Homosexual Acts Are Not the Same Should Catholics Stop...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 27, 2023 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
Recently, a group from the Gender Dysphoria Alliance (GDA) wrote an open letter to 29 major US medical institutions asking for a shift from theory-based care to evidence-based care for those who suffer from gender dysphoria. As the letter states, “When theory, rather...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 22, 2023 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
In today’s reading from 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, we’re told that, “for our sake [God] made [Jesus] to be sin who did not know sin” (v. 21). Wait! How in the world can Jesus be made sin? Who wants to follow a Messiah that becomes sin? Some Christians interpret this to...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 16, 2023 | Articles, General Ethics
The other day I was having a heated conversation with a dear friend in which he claimed that I said something in a prior conversation. “You said X,” he stated, to which I responded, “No, that’s a false statement!” My friend’s response: “Oh, so now you’re calling me a...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 11, 2023 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Original sin is one of those topics that divide Christians. Those of us who believe in it profess that it’s essential to Jesus’ saving mission. It’s the reason why we need to be “born again” to “see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Those who reject original sin might...