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Sunday, February 28, 2010

World Cultures Question #10


In Jon Krakauer's book Where Men Win Glory, Krakauer writes that in Muslim society "individual loyalty belongs foremost to the family and then- in rapidly descending order- to one's extended clan or tribe, one's ethnic group, and one's religious sect".

How are the loyalties of Muslim people different than those of the average American?

Are the priorities of Americans placed in different order?

What is missing in the Muslim hierarchy of loyalty that is common to many Americans?

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

U.S. History Blog Question #10


Matthew 7:3- "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"


1 Peter 3:8-"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble."



For nearly a century Americans have debated the idea of whether the United States should be involved in affairs all around the world. Whether or not America should be isolated or not is a major issue and one American citizens, Presidents, and Congressmen have often struggled with and continue to battle in the history of our country. In various cases Americans were told that policing the world was a strategic and moral "must": we were "saving the world" and defending our own national security. In other cases people argue that America has enough of its own problems and should worry about its own domestic issues before it tells everyone else what to do.


Consider the verses from above and answer the questions below...


Should America act as the world's police and worry about the problems of other countries around the world?


Should America enforce its value on other countries or only worry about the problems inside the country?