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Entries from January 29th, 2010

Contra Mundum: The Judgmental Jesus

January 29th, 2010 22 Comments

Few things are thought to be more morally pernicious than the practice of judging others. Sometimes this is given a theological spin with people citing the Sermon on the Mount “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure […]

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Christian Carnival CCCXII

January 28th, 2010 6 Comments

Welcome to MandM,  a New Zealand based philosophy of religion, ethics, theology, jurisprudence and social commentary blog and host of the CCCXXII edition of the Christian Carnival. This edition of the carnival features a great selection of Christian blog postings from the past week around the web, so take a look around, peruse what is […]

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Chai Feldblum: “We Should not Tolerate Private Beliefs”

January 27th, 2010 4 Comments

In “Diatribe: To All Da Haters” (originally entitled “Queers and Destiny: Who Hates Who”) an article published a few years ago in Critic (the student magazine of Otago University) I wrote the following: … If teaching that homosexual conduct is wrong is akin to racism or propagation of apartheid, then the aforementioned religious organisations are […]

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John Loftus’ The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails

January 26th, 2010 9 Comments

John Loftus will soon release his new book The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails. As many readers will be aware John Loftus and the authors of this blog are not strangers to one another so it may not be much of a surprise to discover that the blurbs page of Loftus’ new book features very […]

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Distractions

January 26th, 2010 Comments Off on Distractions

I have a summer school assignment due in on Friday (US readers, I am not repeating anything I’m just getting ahead) and we have family stuff happening which is rather distracting to say the least, so sorry for the absence of posts, it shouldn’t last too much longer. Matt has written a lengthy followup post […]

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Christian Blog Carnival CCCXI

January 21st, 2010 4 Comments

The Christian Carnival CCCXI is out now at Fish and Cans. There is a good range in this edition so check it out – it is a good way to discover new blogs. Matt’s post, Inerrancy and Biblical Authority, was featured. We here at MandM are hosting the next Christian Carnival, which will be out […]

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Can State Appropriation of Minerals in Privately Held Land be Justified? Resources Needed

January 20th, 2010 18 Comments

I am currently undertaking my second-to-last paper in pursuit of my Bachelor of Law (LLB).  Due to a complicated bunch of factors involving the potential staleness of my papers, if I do not apply to the New Zealand Council of Legal Education for a completion certificate with an LLB and a Professional Legal Studies certificate […]

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