In a previous post I criticised an argument made by Paul Litterick for the conclusion that theological arguments should not affect public policy. Paul has responded saying that this post consisted of a “lengthy misrepresentation of [his] views” Now I do not wish to caricature anyone’s views. I would rather refute Paul’s actual arguments than […]
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Paul Litterick on Religion and Public Life: A second Look
August 7th, 2007 Comments Off on Paul Litterick on Religion and Public Life: A second Look
Religion and Public Life: A Response to Russell Brown and Paul Litterick
August 3rd, 2007 11 Comments
Paul Litterick was recently interviewed by Russell Brown on Public Address. The topic predictably is his criticism of conservative Christian groups whom Russell appears to have no time for. Here I will make to criticisms of this broadcast, first one of Russell Brown and the second of Litterick. Turning first to Russell Brown; Brown mentioned […]
Tags: Christopher Eberle · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Paul Litterick · Philip Quinn · Rationalists · Religion in Public Life
The Rationalists: Round Two
July 30th, 2007 4 Comments
In an earlier post I mentioned the schism within The New Zealand Association of Rationalist Humanists (NZARH) between former spokesperson Paul Litterick and current spokesperson Dr Bill Cooke. NZARH contend that Dr Cooke was a Professor at The State University of New York at Buffalo. Paul Litterick maintains this is false. Litterick claims Cooke was […]
Tags: Bill Cooke · NZARH · Paul Litterick · Rationalists
When Rationalists Implode
July 2nd, 2007 7 Comments
In 2002 I (Matt) publicly debated Dr Bill Cooke from the New Zealand Association of Rationalist Humanists (NZARH). I enjoyed the debate immensely and am confident that I won it. No one whom I know who has watched the debate disagrees with me on this. I was surprised at the time how weakly the arguments […]
Tags: Atheism · Bill Cooke · Craig Young · NZARH · Paul Litterick · Rationalists
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.
