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Entries from October 31st, 2008

Statism and Wealth Re-Distribution

October 31st, 2008 10 Comments

A post by Glenn caught my eye the other day and I have not been able to stop thinking about it as despite knowing that Glenn knows what he is talking about in this field, I just am struggling to believe his numbers. It really is proof-positive of the socialist extent of Labour’s policies in […]

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Is Abortion Liberal? Part 2

October 27th, 2008 27 Comments

In my previous post, Is Abortion Liberal? Part 1, I argued that liberals who support the non-initiation of force principle can support abortion only on two grounds; (a) the fetus is a person but its existence inside the mother without her consent constitutes a form aggression, and hence, the mother’s action of killing it is […]

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Is Abortion Liberal? Part 1

October 26th, 2008 11 Comments

Laws permitting abortion on demand are often deemed to be liberal. Further, political liberals are frequently ardent defenders of such laws. I think these conclusions are mistaken. In a series of two posts I will provide some reasons why. Most contemporary liberals advocate a form of the harm principle, famously articulated by Mill in On […]

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Exams Loom: Signing Out for Now

October 25th, 2008 3 Comments

My last lecture of the year was taped yesterday, my first final exam in 8 years is on Thursday (whatever happened to study week?) so I am signing out of the blogosphere until my last exam on 5 November. My Labour weekend will be nothing but intense study. I am not stressed though as I […]

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New Zealand Christian Blog Rankings for September 2008

October 25th, 2008 13 Comments

Extrapolating from Tumeke’s Semptember 2008 stats, the top 10 Christian Blogs* in New Zealand are: NZ Conservative (24) The Briefing Room (30) Something Should Go Here, Maybe Later (36) MandM (77) Samuel Dennis (80) Gavin Knight (91) Contra Celsum (94) Put up Thy Sword (115) Say Hello to my Little Friend (a.k.a Beretta Blog) (128) […]

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Some Autobiographical Remarks: How I Discovered Christian Philosophy

October 23rd, 2008 6 Comments

Increasingly so of late, I find myself in conversations, in the receipt of email requests or blog comments asking where to begin and how to expand one’s Christian philosophical understanding. I have been asked to recommend books and places to study and to share my own journey in this area. I started my studies at […]

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Answering the New Atheism: Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event

October 23rd, 2008 2 Comments

Taken from Thinking Matters – Events & Announcements: Answering the New Atheism Dr Steve Kumar Dip Theo, BA, M Div, PhD When: Tuesday 28 October Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm Where: Bethlehem Community Church Center – 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem Cost: Free Event Format: Live Presentation followed by Q&A and discussions In this presentation, Dr Kumar […]

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