… we’re confused that anyone could find it confusing. The referendum question is: Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand? Should it or shouldn’t it? It seems pretty simple to me. According to TVNZ, Labour leader Phil Goff says the question implies that if you vote […]
Entries from June 19th, 2009
Theology and Natural Sciences Conferences
June 17th, 2009 1 Comment
TANSA (Theology and Natural Sciences in Aotearoa) run conferences in Auckland. As Matt will be speaking, on “Does Evolution Make Belief in God Untenable? – An Examination of the Common Arguments,” at the TANSA August Churches Conference, Faithful Science? – Just How Well Do Science and Faith Get Along? I thought I would refer you […]
Tags: Events · Science and Religion · Theology
Blog Ranking Buttons
June 16th, 2009 5 Comments
Andy made some buttons for those blogs who make the various New Zealand blog rankings and he kindly sent me the code for each to share with you. Just copy the code for the button you want to display on your blog and past it wherever you want it. <a href=”http://www.mandm.org.nz/2009/06/christian-blog-ranking-report-for-april.html”><img border=”0″ src=”http://equipbiz.co.nz/hosted/nzc10.jpg” style=”padding: 2px;” […]
Tags: NZ Blog Rankings
Sunday Study: Ask, Seek, Knock – Treating God Like a Genie
June 15th, 2009 Comments Off on Sunday Study: Ask, Seek, Knock – Treating God Like a Genie
This is yesterday’s Sunday study as promised. It’s based on a message I gave at Riverhead Presbyterian Church yesterday. A couple of months ago Madeleine was corresponding with a person who claimed he could prove that God does not exist. Madeleine challenged the person and in the ensuing dialogue it became evident that a theological […]
Tags: Sunday Study · Theology
Coming Soon
June 14th, 2009 1 Comment
The Sunday study for this week should be online tomorrow. I have written the draft and am just waiting on my editor and proof reader the beautiful and talented Madeleine Flannagan to go over it. Madeleine has an exam tomorrow and so has been extremely busy. I also plan to start blogging more regularly again […]
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Defamation of the Acquitted – Some Advice
June 12th, 2009 2 Comments
Due to the presumption of innocence we are all supposed to accord an accused following a not guilty verdict, please do take care in suggesting and stating any disagreement you might have in regard to a court’s decision. Defamation is a real possibility in such instances and the defamed can sue the blog/site owner, in […]
Tags: Justice
David Bain 111 Call "I Shot the Prick" – Court Decisions Available Online UPDATED AGAIN
June 11th, 2009 3 Comments
Did David Bain tell the 111 operator “I shot the prick” on discovering the dead bodies of his family? This evidence was originally suppressed “until completion of the re-trial” as, per Wilson J, The probative value of the disputed sounds is very modest, but the risk of prejudice resulting from their introduction into the trial […]
Tags: Jurisprudence · Justice
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.
