When I was teaching the history of early modern philosophy at Otago last year, one of my students told me I reminded them of Dr Jim Flynn. This was supposed to be a compliment. Flynn was highly regarded at Otago even those who considered themselves conservatives had good things to say about Flynn. I knew […]
Entries Tagged as 'Jurisprudence'
Jim Flynn’s suggestion: Contraception and Religious Freedom
July 12th, 2007 3 Comments
Tags: Contraception · Ethics · Eugenics · Freedom of Religion
Kiwisaver or why I am not a centrist
July 9th, 2007 1 Comment
A little while ago a friend and I were discussing New Zealand politics with an American associate. My friend spoke of how he was an economic centrist and I informed him I was not. The topic got to kiwisaver, a policy with which he agreed. I thought his comments were interesting. Basically he cited anecdotal […]
Arrest Likely in Kahui Case
January 3rd, 2007 Comments Off on Arrest Likely in Kahui Case
Finally the police seem a step closer to making another arrest in the Kahui case if the Sunday News is to be relied on… This case needs to be solved. The guilty should show some remorse and come forward but then that would be expecting them to have spines and some integrity. So go the […]
Tags: Kahui Twins
Saddam to be Executed Soon
December 27th, 2006 Comments Off on Saddam to be Executed Soon
Saddam will be executed 25 Jan 2007. While I will not celebrate his execution I am pleased that it is happening.
Tags: Capital Punishment · Saddam Hussein
Fireworks Remain Un-Banned
December 24th, 2006 Comments Off on Fireworks Remain Un-Banned
The guy fawkes just past started out rather uneventful for us, we did out fireworks thing then came inside and watched some movie on TV – I forget what now. A bit before 11pm our 11 year old son began shrieking something unintelligible and ran downstairs – we finally worked out he was yelling “Fire!” […]
Tags: Fires · Fireworks · Personal Responsibility
Dear Hell Pizza
December 21st, 2006 5 Comments
My kids get taught about sex when I decide to teach them about it. As their parents I get to decide what and how I tell them about it. No one else gets to infringe my right to educate my kids, not the state, not family planning and not the local pizza company. I used […]
Tags: Advertising · Family · Hell Pizza · Parental Rights
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.
