Blogs Posts on "Contra Mundum"

Contra Mundum: “Bigoted Fundamentalist” as Orwellian Double-Speak by MandM on Nov 1, 2009I am a Theologian with a strong background in Philosophy; apart from Philosophical Theology, my particular area of interest is Ethics. Given this, I often publish my thoughts and reflections on moral issues, of various persuasions, in various media.

Contra Mundum: God, Proof and Faith by MandM on Sep 30, 2009Since the 17th century one of the most common sceptical objections to the Christian faith is the claim that belief in God is irrational because his existence has never been successfully proven. For centuries theologians and philosophers have proposed...

Contra Mundum: What’s Wrong with Imposing your Beliefs onto Others? by MandM on Aug 31, 2009The assumption that ‘it is wrong to impose your moral beliefs onto others’ is almost unilaterally accepted in society. Everyone knows this, only zealous religious types seem to believe that it is acceptable to try to foist their morality onto oth...

Contra Mundum: What's Wrong with Imposing your Beliefs onto Others? by MandM on Aug 31, 2009The assumption that ‘it is wrong to impose your moral beliefs onto others’ is almost unilaterally accepted in society. Everyone knows this, only zealous religious types seem to believe that it is acceptable to try to foist their morality onto oth...

Contra Mundum: A New Column in Investigate Magazine by MandM on Aug 20, 2009MandM have officially joined the ranks of New Zealand blogs with print columns; Kiwiblog's David Farrar writes for the NBR, Cactus Kate writes for The Dominion Post and now MandM write for Investigate Magazine - you can now get your MandM fix both on...