For those of you following our bullying issue you will be pleased to know that we have finally withdrawn Christian from his school and today he started at a new school with a very tough bullying policy. It has been a very difficult time as we have navigated the issues and helped Christian, who has […]
Entries from May 25th, 2009
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.
Tags: Announcements · Blog Carnival
Guest Post: Understanding The Needs of the Hour
May 21st, 2009 5 Comments
The following is authored by John Tertullian of Contra Celsum; a blog worth visiting. JT writes: The Kingdom of God is gradualist in nature. By this we mean that it comes bit by bit. Whilst in principle and in essence it is utterly revolutionary, in practice and human service it is not. The completely revolutionary […]
Tags: Guest Post · Hermeneutics · Theology
Birthday in the House
May 19th, 2009 6 Comments
Happy Birthday Sherry! Just thought we’d embarrass you by telling the world you are 17 today! …hard to believe I have a 17 year old daughter…
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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 […]
Tags: Old Testament Ethics · Sunday Study · Theology
Trevor Mander on the Moral Cosmological Argument
May 16th, 2009 Comments Off on Trevor Mander on the Moral Cosmological Argument
You’re invited to a Thinking Matters Auckland, God, Morality and Society, event: What: Trevor Mander speaking on the Moral Cosmological ArgumentWhen: Tuesday 26 May – 7:00pmWhere: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West AucklandFormat: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussionCost: Free but donations are appreciated Trevor will argue that God […]
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Is Abortion Liberal?
May 16th, 2009 22 Comments
A submission to The Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival. Laws permitting abortion on demand are often deemed to be liberal. Political liberals are frequently ardent defenders of such laws. My contention is that support for abortion on the grounds of liberality is mistaken. I argue for this position in a two part series: Is Abortion Liberal? […]
Tags: Abortion · Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival · Classical Liberalism · Ethics · Feticide · Liberalism · Libertarianism
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.
