by Karlo Broussard | Jul 6, 2022 | Articles, General Ethics
It’s often argued that sexual activity with a member of the same sex is immoral because it’s a disordered act, or a perversion of the sexual faculty. The idea here is that moral disorder enters human acts when we willfully direct some faculty or power away from its...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 22, 2022 | Articles, General Ethics
When you hear the sentiment “thou shalt not be a white supremacist”—it’ll be dressed up a bit, but that’s the meaning—you can rest assured that the moral absolute being expressed here isn’t really about white supremacy. Sometimes it amounts to a form of relativism...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 7, 2022 | Articles, General Ethics
For many years, relativism was the craze in apologetic circles. It was a primary target for apologists because it was part of the modern cultural landscape. “You have your truth, I have mine” was the catchphrase. Some have suggested that relativism is long gone. David...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 8, 2021 | Articles, General Ethics
There are many reasons why people detest organized religion. It might be because it leads to violence. Or perhaps they think organized religion requires blind faith. For Allen Clifton, a self-described liberal Christian and co-founder of Forward Progressives, it’s...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 22, 2019 | Articles, General Ethics
For many and obvious reasons, pushing back against moral relativism is fundamental to the work of apologetics. And there’s no small amount of thorough refutations of the notion that every person is a moral island unto himself. Amidst all of the debate, however, there...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 1, 2019 | Articles, General Ethics
Recently, Ashlyn Harris, a backup goaltender for the U.S. women’s soccer World Cup champions, blasted star soccer player Jaelene Hinkle, a devout Christian, in a tweet as being “intolerant” and “homophobic.” What did Hinkle do that made Harris so upset? Actually it’s...
