A few years ago I heard with amusement the NZ media report that Jerry Falwell had condemned Tinky Winky from the Teletubbies as gay. A little while latter I came across an article in First Things pointing out that the sources of these reports were mistaken. I was not a fan of Falwell but whatever […]
Entries Tagged as 'Eugenics'
Genocide ! Who Cares? Tell them about crazy Falwell and Tinky Winky
March 2nd, 2008 1 Comment
Tags: Abortion · Eugenics · Family Planning · Feticide · Gerry Falwell · Homosexual Conduct · Media · Planned Parenthood · Urban Myths
Jim Flynn’s suggestion: Contraception and Religious Freedom
July 12th, 2007 3 Comments
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 […]
Tags: Contraception · Ethics · Eugenics · Freedom of Religion
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.
More Reasons to not Vote Green: Population Control gets a Global Warming Twist
October 18th, 2008 4 Comments
The blogosphere is abuzz with the Greens new Family Policy which “proposes setting a level of population New Zealand could sustain and leaving room within that for climate change refugees from Pacific Islands. They also want parents educated about the impacts of population growth when they are planning their family size and how far apart […]
Tags: Bad Policy · Bad Reasoning · Eugenics · Greens · Urban Myths