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A Godless Public Square: Do ‘Private’ Christian Beliefs Have a Place in Public Life? on Video

MandM — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:07:31 +0000

Thinking Matters and Evangelical Union hosted an event at the University of Auckland for Jesus Week entitled A Godless Public Square: Do ‘Private’ Christian Beliefs Have a Place in Public Life? This event was essentially a conversation between Theology, Philosophy and Law on the topic of Religion in Public Life. It featured Matthew Flannagan - Analytic Theologian, Glenn Peoples - Philosopher and Madeleine Flannagan - Legal Scholar and was moderated Patt Brittenden. If you missed it you can now watch it on video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfnCKFs9DWk

Each speaker has published the speeches they wrote for this event:

Hat tip (and credit for filming and editing this video): Stuart at Thinking Matters.

Video of Matthew Flannagan Speaking on Divine Command Theory

Madeleine — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:04:02 +0000

On 4 February 2011 the Auckland Reason and Science Society (“RSS”) hosted an event they titled “Divine Command Theory with Dr. Matthew Flannagan” at the University of Auckland. For those of you who missed the event, here is the video.

Note: This video only includes footage of the talk itself and not the Q&A that followed the talk.

Video: Bradley v Flannagan “Is God the Source of Morality?

Madeleine — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:12:37 +0000

On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” Here is the video of that debate.

Hat Tip: Thinking Matters

“Has Science Disproved God?” The Podcast (Fixed!)

Madeleine — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:17:47 +0000

If you missed the “Has Science Disproved God?” panel discussion at Auckland University last week and you just cannot wait for the video to be edited, formatted and uploaded to You Tube then simply follow this link: “Has Science Disproved God?” to listen to the podcast of the event.

In the first hour the speakers addressed four issues:

1. Should a working scientist operate as a methodological atheist or, in other words, does the scientific project necessarily exclude God? – Dr Jeff Tallon
2. Scientific beliefs are based on measurable, verifiable evidence, is belief in God any different? – Dr Matthew Flannagan
3. Does evolution threaten belief in God? – Dr Neil Broom
4. Science and free-will. – Dr Robert Mann

The second hour consisted of questions from the audience.

Hat Tip: Thinking Matters

The second and final event in this series, Christianity on Trial, is on at Auckland University tonight at 7pm.

View “Marae: The Great Waitangi Debate” Here

Madeleine — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:32:48 +0000

For those of you who slept in, got the time wrong or who just don’t get TV One because you don’t live in New Zealand, click on the link to watch “Marae: The Great Waitangi Debate,” as screened on national television this morning.

The debate featured panelists Stephen Franks, Tim Wikiriwhi, Matthew Hooten and Hana O’Regan and an active studio audience, including Matt and I, who were expected to comment and ask questions from the floor (which we did).

Our thoughts from inside the program are here.

View Episode 2 Pacific Viewpoint TV Panel on Abortion & Parental Consent Here (Feat. Madeleine)

Madeleine — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:21:10 +0000

Episode two of the television panel discussion I participated in on parental consent/notification for abortion is now available for viewing online here at Pacific Viewpoint TV. (Episode one can be viewed here).

The show runs for 30 minutes; in this episode I appear as a panel member (last time I was an audience member). Panelists are host, Setita Millar, Family First’s Bev Adair, National Party MP Paul Hutchison, Reverend Tavale Matai’a, Ula Sangyum, Cushla McNabb and moi!

A lot of the dialogue made the editing room floor, some of which was frustrating, and the conversation did stray more onto sex education – state v home – but it was still all good.

NOTE:
In this footage I make a comment stating I used the pill as a form of contraception. I wish to make it clear that on learning of the pill’s abortifacient properties (this applies to both the mini and combined pills) I ceased using it some years ago.

As a protestant I have no issue preventing conception. However, the pill permits conception but prevents implantation (often sneakily worded on your pill packet or by your doctor as “preventing pregnancy” where pregnancy is re-defined as beginning at implantation and not conception). I reject the common protestant argument that because plenty of conceptuses fail to implant anyway it is ok to actually cause that to happen by taking the pill – if you view life beginning at conception this is like saying it is ok to shoot children in 3rd world countries because plenty will die of hunger and disease anyway.

View Pacific Viewpoint TV Panel on Abortion & Parental Consent Here (Feat. Madeleine)

Matt — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:25:11 +0000

Episode one of the television panel discussion Madeleine participated in on parental consent/notification for abortion is now available for viewing online here at Pacific Viewpoint TV.

The show runs for 30 minutes; in this episode Madeleine features as an audience member (panelists are Bev Adair, Paul Hutchison, Reverend Tavale Matai’a) and she goes a round with the Member of Parliament for Hunua, Dr Paul Hutchison. (Originally she went two rounds with him but her second spiel, where she dealt to his inadequate response to her question, only got as far as the editing room.)

In the next episode, Madeleine actually is a panel member and she gets a lot more speaking time. The second episode will air Tuesday 15 December at 7:30pm on Triangle TV also on Stratos (Freeview 21 & Sky Digital 89) on Wednesday 16 December at 8pm or you can catch it here next Wednesday.

Anyway, enjoy and feel free to make use of the button that permits you to make a comment to the show.

Video of Matthew Flannagan Speaking on Moral Relativism

Madeleine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:44:00 +0000

Matt spoke at Thinking Matters Auckland on 28 May 2009 on Moral Relativism.

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 looks at the common arguments for relativism, argues that relativism is a mistaken view of ethics and shows how relativism fails.

Video of Matthew Flannagan on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith

Madeleine — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:00 +0000

Matt spoke at the Thinking Matters Auckland Launch on 8 March 2009 on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. If you missed it or wish to see it again or if you have been thinking about attending a Thinking Matters seminar or booking Matt as a speaker and you are not sure if he will go over your head then grab a cuppa and sit back and enjoy the below video.

This talk is a great intro into the subject of apologetics and addresses some common objections such as:

It is irrational to believe things that cannot be proven
It is arbitrary to believe that one particular religion is true
The existence of evil disproves Christianity

The question and answer section at the end is very good too.