I am a Theologian with a strong background in Philosophy; apart from Philosophical Theology, my particular area of interest is Ethics. Given this, I often publish my thoughts and reflections on moral issues, of various persuasions, in various media. I have written on the morality of warfare, whether it is sometimes permissible to lie, the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Media'
Contra Mundum: “Bigoted Fundamentalist” as Orwellian Double-Speak
November 2nd, 2009 16 Comments
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Contra Mundum · Fundamentalism · Investigate Magazine
Contra Mundum: What’s Wrong with Imposing your Beliefs onto Others?
September 1st, 2009 30 Comments
The assumption that ‘it is wrong to impose your moral beliefs onto others’ is almost unilaterally accepted in society. Everyone knows this, only zealous religious types seem to believe that it is acceptable to try to foist their morality onto others; the concept of respecting other people’s beliefs seems to be lost on the religious. […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Contra Mundum · Ethics · Investigate Magazine · Ken Perrott · Leslie Cannold
Faith and Science Conference Write-Up
August 13th, 2009 13 Comments
The Challenge Weekly has written an article on the recent Faith and Science Conference I participated in. Apart from the unfortunate title, “Conference fuels controversy” which gives a false impression of the largely collegial atmosphere, the mis-characterisation of certain views as deism and the omission of a mention of Dr Jeff Tallon’s memorable talk it […]
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Credits and Media Tactics
February 9th, 2009 2 Comments
I just had a quick look at KiwiBlog and noted David’s piece on the media not properly crediting stories broken by bloggers. This has happened to us on occaision, the Labour Moron sign springs to mind (which, since he put his head above the parapet, David himself failed to hat tip us properly on – […]
Tags: Media
MandM in the Challenge
December 12th, 2008 2 Comments
Madeleine’s top ranking of the top 10 Christian blogs has been picked up by the Challenge Weekly, a conservative, evangelical newspaper. She was interviewed for it before she went into surgery, the following is an extract from the article which was published on Dec 8, 2008. In the NZ Blogosphere by John McNeil His ability […]
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
Abortion and Child Abuse
November 27th, 2008 1 Comment
Bloggers WhaleOil and David Farrar are in disagreement over some comments made by Garth George in the New Zealand Herald regarding abortion and child abuse. Garth George says: I have said it before and I say it again: The number one cause of abuse against women and children is abortion. David Farrar says: I disagree. […]
Tags: Abortion · Child Abuse · David Farrar · Ethics · Feticide · Garth George · New Zealand Herald · Susan Sherwin · Whale Oil
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.
