#moral reform

[justwriterbritt]

The trunk to whose root the reformer would lay the axe is the only support of the particular branch he wishes to retain.

Lewis, C. S. “The Poison of Subjectivism.” Christian Reflections, Edited by William Epperson and Mark Hall, 1995 ed., Wm. B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1967.

[cryptiddiptych]

Moral reform ruins everything. Let’s have an immoral reform instead. Redefine immoral to mean “things that harm people” rather than “things I find icky or weird.” Grow up.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Not Satisfied With Government,” Toronto Globe. February 1, 1911. Page 15. ---- METHODIST MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION FAVOR ADOPTION OF REFERENDUM. ----- (Canadian Press Despatch.) Winnipeg, Jan. 31. - The efforts of the Moral Reform Association and ministers of Manitoba to secure the referendum in the local Legislature at the approaching session took a new turn to-day, when the Methodist Ministerial Association adopted this resolution: - ‘That we consider the present Government position in reference to the referendum to be ill-advised, and we cannot see our way to support it, and that we are calling a Provincial gathering to discuss the whole subject.’

[newspiracy]

New Conspiracy has been published on Newspiracy #YouDecide #Conspiracy #Newspiracy

New Post has been published on http://newspiracy.com/youtubers/nuovisocom/hacking-the-czech-parliament-via-sms/

Hacking the Czech Parliament via SMS

Hacking the Czech Parliament via SMS A parliamentary drama of 223 actors

The Czech art collective Ztohoven’ project “Moral Reform” was accomplished in collaboration with web security experts. Together they created the unique art concept of a mobile phone mass-hack. “Am I the only one who sees all the bad things we do? It`s impossible to govern in a decent way anymore. Let’s finish it once for all. I am ready to overtake the responsibility. I am ready to reveal the full truth.” Messages like these were received by Ministers from their government fellows.

Speaker: Ztohoven EventID: 5593 Event: 30th Chaos Communication Congress [30c3] by the Chaos Computer Club [CCC] Location: Congress Centrum Hamburg (CCH); Am Dammtor; Marseiller Straße; 20355 Hamburg; Germany Language: english Begin: Mon, 12/30/2013 11:30:00 +01:00 Lizenz: CC-by

[cataloging-taught-me]

H.L. Mencken (who reported on the Scopes Monkey Trial) posited "Mencken's Law", which said:

Whenever A pretends to help B by some act which is injurious to X, then A is a scoundrel.

I learned this thanks to:

H.L. Mencken [electronic resource] : a documentary volume / edited by Richard J. Schrader. (OCLC #320301571)

[jhnkts]

I'M NOT SLEEPING TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER ON JOHN HUMPHREY NOYES AND I CAN'T FIND 3 SPECIFIC PEOPLE WHO INLFUENCED IM AND 3 CONTEMPORARIES OF HIS 

[mhmcintyre]

On forced moral reform

On forced moral reform

We were out for the evening and decided to stop into a local thrift store. I found six books that were worth taking home, especially at 3 for $5.00.

One of the books I brought home was Volume III of Will Durant’s History of Civilization set. I opened the book at random and began reading about Caesar Augustus. The first paragraph I read was this.

He destroyed his own happiness by trying to make…

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