The program Faith in History with William Federer recently had an episode on Plato’s Republic. Federer discussed how initially a republic is led by people of virtue, people who love truth and wisdom. But people see these leaders being respected and honored, which leads to the next stage – the republic being led by people who are lovers of fame and honor.1 That is what motivates them – being honored, not doing what is right. And it struck me how…..
The Bible is quite often criticized for some of the hard things in it, particularly in the Mosaic Law. There are a lot of things to be said about this. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, discusses how the law shows us our sin. Dennis Prager is making some of the harder verses a discussion point for his program, showing that when you really dig into it, the verses make a lot more sense and represent a giant step…..