A popular view of ethics holds that actions are right or wrong only if a person or a community believes that they are right or wrong, and that it is inappropriate to apply your own standards to others. This position is known as moral relativism. In this talk Matt will look at the common arguments for relativism, argue that relativism is a mistaken view of ethics and show how relativism fails.
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Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism
May 29th, 2009 Comments Off on Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism
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Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival
May 23rd, 2009 Comments Off on Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival
The first Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival is officially on and features some great articles, worth reading including a contribution from MandM. If you are looking for some quality weekend reading, pop on over and check out what is on offer – you never know, you might discover a new second-favourite blog.
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Sunday Study: Sodom and Gomorrah Part II
May 17th, 2009 9 Comments
In my previous Sunday Study post, Sodom and Gomorrah Part I, I argued that it is a mistake to conflate what scriptural narratives describe with what they prescribe. I suggested that often the characters in these narratives do things that The Torah later explicitly condemns and in this context it is plausible to read the […]
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Guest Post: A Reader Response Theory of Meaning?
May 15th, 2009 6 Comments
The following is authored by Glenn Peoples of Say Hello to my Little Friend: The Beretta Blog and Podcast. Glenn writes:I take some things for granted. People with a background in theology, biblical studies and hermeneutics or literature will be familiar with theories of meaning, but not everyone has (or wants) this background, and not […]
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Rankling the Families Commission
May 13th, 2009 Comments Off on Rankling the Families Commission
If we must suffer the statist affliction on society that is the Families Commission (FC) then I am utterly stoked at the latest appointments to it of Bruce Pilbrow, my former neighbour at Bible College and Christine Rankin. Christine is of course the major controversy and if you are a kiwi you will be well […]
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May 11th, 2009 4 Comments
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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.
