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My Story: Lousy ACC Cover and Thoughts on the Proposed Changes

October 22nd, 2009 68 Comments

Yesterday I applied for and got a one week extension on my research project as I couldn’t keep up with the necessary pace to finish it by Friday – I was getting too sore. This means that open mic week(s) needs to continue a little longer so please bear with us and do submit a […]

Tags: ACC · Car Accident · Disc Replacement Surgery

Dargaville: Public Meeting on S59

October 10th, 2009 Comments Off on Dargaville: Public Meeting on S59

John Boscawen is holding a series of Public Meetings in various locations around New Zealand promoting his Bill to amend s59 of the Crimes Act to legalise the use of some types of reasonable force for the purposes of parental correction. Whilst the government would like everyone to think that this debate is over, Boscawen’s […]

Tags: John Boscawen · John Carter · Larry Baldock · s59 · Smacking

R v Field Sentencing Decision now Online

October 7th, 2009 Comments Off on R v Field Sentencing Decision now Online

Justice Hansen’s official sentencing notes in the case of The Queen v Phillip Hans Field (a.k.a former Member of Parliament, Taito Phillip Field) are now online and make for some interesting reading. To begin with, as I read through, I could see Field’s supporters angle; he helped a couple of people out, they thanked him […]

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Hamilton: Public Meeting on S59

September 29th, 2009 1 Comment

Tags: Bob McCoskrie · John Boscawen · Larry Baldock · s59 · Smacking · Tim Macindoe

Tauranga: Public Meeting on S59

September 29th, 2009 Comments Off on Tauranga: Public Meeting on S59

Tags: Bob McCoskrie · John Boscawen · Larry Baldock · s59 · Simon Bridges · Smacking

ACORN, Planned Parenthood and the Power of One (Well Two Really)

September 26th, 2009 4 Comments

When the officials don’t care or are turning a blind eye and the media are not interested, the average citizen can feel a bit powerless in the face of injustice and corruption at the state level. One often wonders what one do do? In the age of the blogger it turns out one can do […]

Tags: ACORN · Barack Obama · David Farrar · James O'Keefe · Planned Parenthood · US Politics

The 2009 Forum on the Family: A Review

September 20th, 2009 11 Comments

On Friday Madeleine and I attended the Forum on the Family and the following is our long awaited (and long) review of it. The Forum kicked off with an impassioned talk from Bev Adair. Bev gave a harrowing account of her own story of childhood physical and sexual abuse and subsequent encounter with God that […]

Tags: Bev Adair · Bob McCoskrie · Bruce Pilbrow · David Farrar · Family First · Greg Fleming · John Key · Maxim Institute · Phil Goff

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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 Tagged as 'Politics'

My Story: Lousy ACC Cover and Thoughts on the Proposed Changes

October 22nd, 2009 68 Comments

Dargaville: Public Meeting on S59

October 10th, 2009 Comments Off on Dargaville: Public Meeting on S59

R v Field Sentencing Decision now Online

October 7th, 2009 Comments Off on R v Field Sentencing Decision now Online

Hamilton: Public Meeting on S59

September 29th, 2009 1 Comment

Tauranga: Public Meeting on S59

September 29th, 2009 Comments Off on Tauranga: Public Meeting on S59

ACORN, Planned Parenthood and the Power of One (Well Two Really)

September 26th, 2009 4 Comments

The 2009 Forum on the Family: A Review

September 20th, 2009 11 Comments

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