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MandM on Same-Sex Marriage and on being “sneaky”

August 17th, 2012 127 Comments

In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King wrote there are two types of laws: just and unjust.” He went on to ask “How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust […]

Tags: Gay Marriage · Marriage Equality · Same Sex Marriage · Whale Oil

Auckland Bloggers Drinks Tonight – Note New Venue

December 2nd, 2010 7 Comments

The first Thursday of the month means Bloggers Drinks! The event for bloggers, blog trolls, blog groupies (bloupies) and blog readers. So come along tonight and see if you can talk as much nonsense as Peter Cresswell and Cameron Slater can. Past blogging celebrities in attendance include bloggers and blog readers from Annie Fox, Barnsley Bill, […]

Tags: Bloggers · Bloggers Drinks · Cameron Slater · Horse and Trap · Peter Cresswell · Whale Oil

Grr: On Naming Names the Court has Suppressed

January 11th, 2010 4 Comments

Just because I am a blogger, I’m friends with Cameron Slater a.k.a. Whale Oil, I’ve gone on the record as supporting some of Cameron Slater’s concern with the current practice of name suppression orders for celebrities and I’m legally connected does NOT mean that I automatically always know who the beneficiary of every celebrity name […]

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Thursday’s Auckland Bloggers Drinks – Toast the Whale

January 6th, 2010 1 Comment

Just a reminder of tomorrow night’s Auckland Bloggers drinks. What: Auckland Bloggers Drinks When: Thursday 7 January from 6.30pm Where: Galbraiths, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland As Peter Cresswell said “Come along and buy Cameron Slater a drink. After paying for his lawyers, he’ll need one.” RSVP on Facebook or just turn up…

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Name Suppression and the Balancing of Rights and Freedoms

December 22nd, 2009 4 Comments

God, via the consent of the governed, gives authority to the state to administer justice against those who violate the rights and freedoms of others. Given this, it is important that the citizens can see that justice is being done. My fellow blogger WhaleOil’s very public battle with New Zealand’s name suppression laws and the […]

Tags: Due Process · Name Suppression · Rights and Freedoms · Thomas J · Whale Oil

Abortion and Child Abuse

November 27th, 2008 1 Comment

Bloggers WhaleOil and David Farrar are in disagreement over some comments made by Garth George in the New Zealand Herald regarding abortion and child abuse. Garth George says: I have said it before and I say it again: The number one cause of abuse against women and children is abortion. David Farrar says: I disagree. […]

Tags: Abortion · Child Abuse · David Farrar · Ethics · Feticide · Garth George · New Zealand Herald · Susan Sherwin · Whale Oil

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Did God Really Command Genocide? Coming to Terms with the Justice of God
Authors: Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan

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.

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True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

Today's New Atheists proclaim themselves our culture's party of reason. It is a claim they cannot sustain. Reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength and in fact, the Christian faith is a far better place to look for True Reason. Making their case accessible to the first-time inquirer as well as the serious student, this top-flight team of writers presents a sound defense and a strong introduction to the true reason uniquely found in Christianity.

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture
Eds: Steven B Cowan and Terry L Wilder

The book begins by examining foundational philosophical approaches to the Bible as well as the methodological challenges those philosophies create for interpreting the Bible. It then addresses textual and historical challenges and how to deal with them. Finally it looks at ethical, scientific, and theological challenges demonstrating the Bible's moral integrity in relationship to contemporary moral emphases.

Feat. R Douglas Geivett, William A Dembski, Mary Jo Sharp, Darrell L Bock, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
Ed: Michael W Austin

Many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues.

Feat. Michael W Austin, Robert K Garcia, Nathan L King, Gregory Bassham, Nancy E Snow, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem
Eds: Heath A Thomas, Jeremy Evans & Paul Copan

The challenge of a seemingly genocidal God who commands ruthless warfare has bewildered Bible readers for generations. A range of expert contributors engage in a multidisciplinary approach that considers this issue from a variety of perspectives: biblical, ethical, philosophical and theological.

Feat. David Lamb, Paul Copan, Murray Rae, Heath Thomas, Stephen B Chapman, Douglas S Earl, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics
Eds: William Lane Craig & Paul Copan

The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship.

Feat. J P Moreland, William Lane Craig, Gary R Habermas, Craig Keener, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

While New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and others proclaim loudly their rationality, clear thinking, and incontrovertible scientific arguments, others are beginning to wonder how genuinely rational they are. Have they proved anything? Have they argued convincingly? Have they pinpointed any real challenges to the credibility of Christian faith?

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Entries Tagged as 'Whale Oil'

MandM on Same-Sex Marriage and on being “sneaky”

August 17th, 2012 127 Comments

Auckland Bloggers Drinks Tonight – Note New Venue

December 2nd, 2010 7 Comments

Grr: On Naming Names the Court has Suppressed

January 11th, 2010 4 Comments

Thursday’s Auckland Bloggers Drinks – Toast the Whale

January 6th, 2010 1 Comment

Name Suppression and the Balancing of Rights and Freedoms

December 22nd, 2009 4 Comments

Abortion and Child Abuse

November 27th, 2008 1 Comment

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