from the ev man
Identity is central to a classical liberal understanding of freedom. There are grave dangers in identity politics, but we insist that we ourselves, and not scholars, the press, or public opinion, have the right to say who we understand ourselves to be. We are who we say we are, and we resist all attempts to explain us in terms of our “true” motives and our “real” agenda. (page 4)
reasons for the manifesto from Oz
thoughts on the manifesto from Joe
May 11th, 2008 at 8:21 am
So what are you thoughts on the manifesto? Do you believe that Os Guinness is right about the primary need for civility? Do you agree with Joe?
May 11th, 2008 at 8:43 am
wow, you are up early….
ok. now that i’ve read it:
I liked it. it was very good. if i took a highlighter to it, it would be very colorful with apporval.
I liked to Joe because generally I like reading Joe’s thoughts. I still thinking about his critique, but I like that he signed it even though he critiqued it.
i need to think more on the civility issue. i think things are pretty civil over all. and just because some people on TV are yelling at each other doesn’t say to me that things aren’t civil, it just means that TV producers think the JerrySpringerfaction of the news makes for higher ratings.
do you have a favorite part?
May 28th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Interesting commentary on the Ev Man. This is but one line from a larger response:
We declare in our creed that we have no king but Jesus, yet betray by our actions that our hope is firmly rooted in the outcome of the next presidential election.