2006 December

Entries from December 2nd, 2006

Stadium Solution Farrar Style

December 2nd, 2006 1 Comment

Saw this on Kiwiblog and just had to swipe it. The comments section is very funny in places too.

It seems the coup in Fiji has been delayed by a rugby match … only in Fiji! Bainimarama has put the coup so he could watch a game of rugby between Police and the Army – couldn’t let a coup get in the way of that! So the coup has been put on hold to […]

Tags: Bainimarama · Fiji · Rugby

Real Charity is Voluntary

December 2nd, 2006 3 Comments

A friend recently e-mailed me a link to this article. It points out that religious conservatives give more money to charities that assist the poor than liberals do. If the data is correct, it highlights an issue I came to realise several years ago. Consider two situations (a) and (b). In (a) my neighbour is […]

Tags: Charity

Consenting Adults and Privacy

December 1st, 2006 2 Comments

Now I ask you, if the Minister of CYFS had done what Miewes did would that call into question his fitness to be in office? If you answer yes then clearly you do not actually believe that what consenting adults do in privacy with others who have consented is actually the be all and end all in sexual morality. Nor do you believe that what people do in private is irrelevent to the public.

Tags: Cannibalism · Consenting Adults · David Benson Pope · Investigate Magazine · Sexual Morality

Home Education

December 1st, 2006 Comments Off on Home Education

We are fans of home education and we home educate our kids. We cop a lot of flak at times from people who assume that they will be better off in school – usually because they went to school and they have taken on the false assumptions about home education. Often it feels as if […]

Tags: Family · Historical Ignorance · Home Education · Humour

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Did God Really Command Genocide? Coming to Terms with the Justice of God
Authors: Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan

A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.

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True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

Today's New Atheists proclaim themselves our culture's party of reason. It is a claim they cannot sustain. Reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength and in fact, the Christian faith is a far better place to look for True Reason. Making their case accessible to the first-time inquirer as well as the serious student, this top-flight team of writers presents a sound defense and a strong introduction to the true reason uniquely found in Christianity.

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture
Eds: Steven B Cowan and Terry L Wilder

The book begins by examining foundational philosophical approaches to the Bible as well as the methodological challenges those philosophies create for interpreting the Bible. It then addresses textual and historical challenges and how to deal with them. Finally it looks at ethical, scientific, and theological challenges demonstrating the Bible's moral integrity in relationship to contemporary moral emphases.

Feat. R Douglas Geivett, William A Dembski, Mary Jo Sharp, Darrell L Bock, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
Ed: Michael W Austin

Many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues.

Feat. Michael W Austin, Robert K Garcia, Nathan L King, Gregory Bassham, Nancy E Snow, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem
Eds: Heath A Thomas, Jeremy Evans & Paul Copan

The challenge of a seemingly genocidal God who commands ruthless warfare has bewildered Bible readers for generations. A range of expert contributors engage in a multidisciplinary approach that considers this issue from a variety of perspectives: biblical, ethical, philosophical and theological.

Feat. David Lamb, Paul Copan, Murray Rae, Heath Thomas, Stephen B Chapman, Douglas S Earl, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics
Eds: William Lane Craig & Paul Copan

The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship.

Feat. J P Moreland, William Lane Craig, Gary R Habermas, Craig Keener, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

While New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and others proclaim loudly their rationality, clear thinking, and incontrovertible scientific arguments, others are beginning to wonder how genuinely rational they are. Have they proved anything? Have they argued convincingly? Have they pinpointed any real challenges to the credibility of Christian faith?

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Entries from December 2nd, 2006

Stadium Solution Farrar Style

December 2nd, 2006 1 Comment

Only in Fiji…

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Real Charity is Voluntary

December 2nd, 2006 3 Comments

Consenting Adults and Privacy

December 1st, 2006 2 Comments

Home Education

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Entries from December 2nd, 2006

Stadium Solution Farrar Style

December 2nd, 2006 1 Comment

Only in Fiji…

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Real Charity is Voluntary

December 2nd, 2006 3 Comments

Consenting Adults and Privacy

December 1st, 2006 2 Comments

Nuclear Freedom

December 1st, 2006 1 Comment

Home Education

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