Archive for Francis E. Mahaffy
Eat, Drink, Talk
The sad saga of socialism in Ethiopia.
1Apr1976 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 0 comments | ContinuedA Herculean Task
Concerning the limits of one man’s responsibility to others.
1Jan1973 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Causes of Violence
The Reverend Mr. Mahaffy has served since ¹945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa. Violence in the streets of some of our large urban centers has stimulated an investigation of the underlying causes of these riots, bloodshed, hatred, disrespect for life, property, and the laws of society. Until we [...]
1Nov1965 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 0 comments | ContinuedJunior’s Choice
What else storks may bring is unresolved, but “Junior” bears a message.
1May1964 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 0 comments | ContinuedSocial Justice
The Reverend Mr. Mahaffy has served since 1945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa. The advocates of what is called social justice conceive of it as relating primarily to the economic status of the individual. It is unjust, in their view, for some to have great wealth while others [...]
1Sep1963 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 1 comment | Continued"Let It Cost What It May"
The Reverend Mr. Mahaffy has served since 1945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa. The bridge was sturdily constructed and esthetically satisfying. It spanned a deep ravine in the former Italian colony in East Africa. I drove across it recently and my eye caught some words on one of [...]
1May1962 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 0 comments | ContinuedSocialism: Spiritual or Secular?
A clergyman, who has served since 1945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa, takes exception to certain views of some highly-placed spokesmen for organized religion. One of the strange ironies of this generation is the fact that the Christian Church has lent its moral support to the advance of [...]
1May1960 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 1 comment | ContinuedWas Karl Marx Right?
The Reverend Mr. Mahaffy has served since 1945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa. In all the history of mankind few individuals have had as widespread influence as has Karl Marx. Recently I talked to a school boy in Africa who knew nothing of economics, but he had been [...]
1Aug1959 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 1 comment | ContinuedA Clergyman’s Security
Editor’s note: In a transmittal note, the Reverend Mr. Mahaffy, who has served since 1945 as a missionary of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Eritrea, East Africa, explains that his views about social security have grown out of a long correspondence with a group of ministers. "Most of us have been trained in theology," he [...]
1Feb1957 | Francis E. Mahaffy | 2 comments | Continued-
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