covid-19

You Are Out of Toilet Paper Because You Hate “Gouging”

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One of the earliest and most noticeable effects of COVID-19 was the mad rush on common household items such as toilet paper. The result was that some households had enough toilet paper to last for years while others were forced to clean themselves by other means, such as napkins and washcloths. The prolonged empty shelves were not caused by the coronavirus, but rather were a price phenomenon. That rising prices are often deemed to be “gouging” resulting from greed culminated in a massive shortage of toilet paper. In this article we illustrate why it is best to let prices fluctuate with supply and demand, and why when they are not allowed to move freely shortages inevitably occur.

A Christian View of COVID-19

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(In April 2020, I was asked to write a brief summary of the Christian view of COVID-19  for a Comparative Religions course at a public university. I am sharing what I wrote here.)

I am pleased that I have the opportunity to discuss the coronavirus from the Christian worldview, mainly because what I have to say will not be what is heard in the majority of professing Christian churches in the 21st century, but I am convinced it is the Biblical viewpoint. Indeed, what follows has been the historic belief of orthodox Christianity since the time of Jesus Himself, as I will illustrate by His own words. Sadly, we live in a time where even church-goers think that life centers on mankind and where God is treated as if He were a genie to be called on to grant our wishes, and not as the Supreme Being who alone is worthy of adoration and worship.

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