The question eventually must be raised: Is it a criminal offense to take the name of the Lord in vain? When people curse their parents, it unquestionably is a capital crime (Ex. 21:17). The son or daughter is under the lawful jurisdiction of the family. The integrity of the family must be maintained by the threat of death. Clearly, cursing God (blasphemy) is a comparable crime, and is therefore a capital crime (Lev. 24:16).
Gary NorthDo you really believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, plans to be a loser in history?
Gary NorthGrape juice at the communion table symbolizes the historical impotence of Christโs blood, Christโs gospel, Christโs church, and Christโs expanding kingdom. Grape juice stays โbottled upโ, confined to the historical skins of Palestine.
Gary NorthMost conservatives know better than to promote the state funding of art. The result of such funding is the mess that modern art has become. Atonal music is to music what subsidized art is to art. ...The fact that cacophony has reigned almost supreme since 1900 is a testimony to Mises' original observation. Atonal music is to music what socialism is to economics: planned chaos.
Gary North