Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy » Patrick Garry http://www.intellectualconservative.com Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:08:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Moral Groundings of Hope http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/29/the-moral-groundings-of-hope/ http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/29/the-moral-groundings-of-hope/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:41:04 +0000 Patrick Garry http://www.intellectualconservative.com/test.php/2005/the-moral-groundings-of-hope/ As Pope John Paul II demonstrated, hope comes from moral conviction, and moral conviction comes from faith.

During presidential campaigns, when one candidate is perceived as devoutly religious, his opponents warn that a wall of separation must be kept between church and state. When the ACLU sues the military for sponsoring Boy Scout troops, [...]]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/29/the-moral-groundings-of-hope/feed/ 0 The Moral Confusions of Race http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/07/the-moral-confusions-of-race/ http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/07/the-moral-confusions-of-race/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:27:51 +0000 Patrick Garry http://www.intellectualconservative.com/test.php/?p=351 The real danger posed by the racial climate in America goes far beyond the matter of race relations — it goes to the moral identity of society as a whole.

Although race has become the defining cultural morality issue, it has simultaneously prompted a moral retreat within society. This retreat has resulted in part [...]]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2005/04/07/the-moral-confusions-of-race/feed/ 0