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.
Entries Tagged as 'Politicians'
Brash is Gone
November 30th, 2006 Comments Off on Brash is Gone
Brash has quit parliament apparently. Its a shame in many ways because he really had a lot to contribute and I would have liked to see him do more. That said, if he had an affair whilst in office [note use of “if”] then he is unfit for office and quite rightly should go and […]
Tags: Don Brash · National Party · Sexual Morality
In Remembrance of the Religious Right
November 29th, 2006 1 Comment
Many people gained their freedom because of the religious right and the determination of one man to impose his unpopular religious beliefs onto society through the state.
Tags: Religion in Public Life · Slavery · William Wilberforce
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.
Nuclear Freedom
December 1st, 2006 1 Comment
John Key’s statements that National has no plan to lift the nuclear free policy of New Zealand are very disapointing. While David Farrar has a good point about it being “one less stick to be beaten with,” New Zealand’s nuclear free policy is stupid. No I am not advocating that New Zealand enters the arms […]
Tags: John Key · National Party · Nuclear Power