I have been involved in a discussion over at MacDoctor Moments on various aspects of the abortion debate, though in this post I don’t want to talk about that issue. In the course of this discussion Chuck advocated for a policy of direct democracy to decide moral issues and it is this that I want […]
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Moral Issues and Direct Democracy
December 8th, 2008 10 Comments
Tags: Chuck Bird · MacDoctor · Paul Wolff · Plato · Public Policy · Referenda
Update on the Relativism Series
December 4th, 2008 2 Comments
I had hoped to have part 2 in my relativism series online by now and I am aware I said it would be, but editing has taken longer than anticipated and now we have to leave for Madeleine’s work Christmas do. Provided we do not get back too late we will get it online tonight, […]
Tags: Announcements · Career
Mumbai, Muslims & Libertarian Su
December 2nd, 2008 5 Comments
Like most people, Matt and I are pretty horrified at what is going on in Mumbai. We have wanted to write something on it but just now I found this piece by Susan the Libertarian, oft heard quoted on Newstalk ZB. Whilst I would not describe the abuse Sus experienced as “feudal nonsense” (chivalry came […]
Tags: Islam · Libertarian Sus
Shadow Report: Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs Nov 08
December 2nd, 2008 3 Comments
The following shows how October’s Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs (public discourse) fare on Half Done’s Nov stats compared to Tumeke’s Oct stats: [1] NZ Conservative 9 (23) [2] Something Should Go Here, Maybe Later 19 (34) [3] The Briefing Room 25 (35) [4] MandM 31 (50) [8] Put up Thy Sword 43 (114) [5] […]
Shadow Stats: Half Done NZ Blog Rankings
December 2nd, 2008 Comments Off on Shadow Stats: Half Done NZ Blog Rankings
Half Done has been running shadow stats of the NZ Blog Rankings for a little while now utilising a different formula to Tumeke‘s that focuses more on reach; most notably, the number of posts and comments are not included. Srubone’s formula is: Alexa ranking*Alexa NZ ranking/Technorati authority/10000 There is a lot of support in the […]
Tags: NZ Blog Rankings
November MandM Highlights
December 1st, 2008 Comments Off on November MandM Highlights
November was a busy month; we had almost 3,000 unique visitors – 2,980 to be precise. We reclaimed and exceeded (yay!) all the lost stats from when we changed address. Over the coming 4 months our ranking will be increasingly more accurate when measured against other sites. Interestingly, the top 10 countries our international visitors […]
Tags: Review
Happy Birthday MandM
November 29th, 2008 3 Comments
It has been 2 years today since MandM was born and our first post, In Remembrance of the Religious Right, entered the blogosphere. Apparently most blogs don’t make it to the 6 month mark so we are doing nicely. Thanks everyone for your continued support.
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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.




