Civilization

NOT a Real Man
This morning, I had the misfortune to read the repulsive story of a punk who fled his car to avoid the police and left his baby behind. After reading it, I was thinking about why we have such a visceral reaction to a story like this. I think it is because God intended for marriage…
Teaching Men to Fish
This was an interesting story in the Raleigh News & Observer today:  A successful entrepreneur goes into the local prisons and teaches inmates how to start their own business when they get out.  His "start small and work hard" approach is good advice not only for felons on their way out of prison but for…
Real Men Aren’t Boors
The Dublin Independent reports that 300 American soldiers stranded in Ireland with aircraft problems were invited to join a wedding reception at their hotel.   Many of them had met the couple earlier in the day, and when their commander warned his troops away from the private gathering, the bride and groom welcomed them in. "They behaved…