In a previous post, Sunday Study: 666 The Number of the Beast, I exegeted Revelation 13’s infamous reference to the mark of the beast, in that post I argued that the first beast is a reference to Rome; a world empire, built on seven hills that ruled over all the nations of the earth at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Role of the State'
Sunday Study R 13: Romans, Revelations and the Role of the State
September 4th, 2009 6 Comments
Tags: Hermeneutics · Hitler · Role of the State · Sunday Study · Theology
When Did Solving Your Own Problems Become "Unreasonable"?
February 18th, 2009 9 Comments
What is so “appalling” about tightening your belt and sorting out your own financial mess? Stuff reports:
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is tracking down the Work and Income staffer who wrote to beneficiaries telling them to take out loans to cover their debts.After being tackled on it in Parliament, Ms Bennett said last night she [...]
Tags: Role of the State · Welfare
Maori and Pakeha are Not Partners to the Treaty of Waitangi
February 11th, 2009 11 Comments
[For the benefit of our international readership: Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand; Pakeha is a term used to describe Caucasian New Zealanders; The Treaty of Waitangi is a significant founding document of our nation over which many historical and current differences have arisen around its role, interpretation and application.]
Recently I read a [...]
Tags: Jurisprudence · Role of the State · Treaty of Waitangi
What About the Poor? More on Sustenance Rights
November 19th, 2008 9 Comments
In my last post, What About the Poor? Sustenance Rights Examined, I noted the position of Nicholas Wolterstorff that, “If a rich man knows of someone who is starving and has the power to help that person, and chooses not to, then he violates that person’s rights as surely and reprehensively as if he had [...]
Tags: Christian History · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Role of the State · Welfare
What About the Poor? Sustenance Rights Examined
November 18th, 2008 4 Comments
When I began university I had strong socialist leanings. The reason was that I believed, as a Christian, we had a duty to help the poor. Studying at Waikato University, however, brought me face to face with socialist academics and left-wing activists and I discovered a hostile and dangerous social agenda that I could not [...]
Tags: Christian History · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Role of the State · Welfare
The Myth of Left Wing Moral Superiority
November 14th, 2008 1 Comment
Irish Bill at The Standard writes:
One of the things I like about being left wing is how often the best moral decision is also the best economic decision.
Take economic stimulus for example. In a recession it’s the most vulnerable such as beneficiaries, low paid workers and youth that are hit worst because they are the [...]
Tags: Charity · Role of the State · The Standard
Voting, the Role of the State and Similarities Between libertarianism and Christianity
October 10th, 2008 14 Comments
Someone emailed us a while ago asking what the difference was between Matt’s classical liberalism and my libertarianism, where did we part company and why did we define ourselves this way. We never answered because we have never really tried to pin it down before, we knew there we differed on some things and we [...]
Tags: Classical Liberalism · Elections · Libertarianism · Role of the State · Voting
That Is Soooo Unfair
September 13th, 2007 1 Comment
Frequently when my six year old son tries to take something from his siblings, something that belongs to them and he has not asked for, he attempts to justify his actions with the phrase “but I want it” said in an annoying whiny, loud, self-pitying tone.
An important part of moral education is to teach [...]
Tags: Moral Discourse · Personal Responsibility · Role of the State · Statist Mindset
A Voting Guide
November 7th, 2008 13 Comments
How to choose who to vote for tomorrow, from Glenn (once again – what can we say? he is brilliant and we ran out of time *ahem*)
Extract from: So who AM I voting for? (the election blog, part 3)
Basic Human rights/freedomsThere are some bottom line human rights and liberties that should always be protected. They’re [...]
Tags: ACT Party · Christian Parties · Due Process · Elections · Glenn Peoples · National Party · Rights and Freedoms · Role of the State · Welfare