Audi and the Infallibility of Religious Reasons
on Nov 6, 2009 in God and Morality Philosophers Religion and Public Life Ethics Philosophy of Religion Robert Audi In “Liberal Democracy and the Place of Religion in Politics”,[1] Robert Audi defends the liberal thesis that religious reasons should not be utilised in debate on issues of public policy. Instead he contends that “one should not advocate or sup...

Wellington Bloggers Drinks
on Nov 5, 2009 in Bloggers Events Bloggers Drinks [ 27 November 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] As previously mentioned, we are heading to Wellington soon. We figured, since we'll be there, we should do a Wellington bloggers drinks: What: Wellington Bloggers Drinks When: Friday 27 November from 7:00p...

Christian Blog Ranking Report for October 09 – HalfDone
on Nov 4, 2009 in NZ Christian Blog Rankings Here are the top 10 NZ Christian blogs based on HalfDone’s NZ blog stats for October; these stats will make up part of the calculations for the MandM top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings for October 09: MandM 3 NZ Conservative 4 Say Hello to my...

Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs – September 09
on Nov 4, 2009 in NZ Christian Blog Rankings Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs The Top 10 New Zealand Christian Blogs for September 09 are as follows: [1.] MandM 12 (3 – 21) [2.] NZ Conservative 16.5 (9 – 24 ) [3.] MacDoctor Moments 17 (16 – 18) [4.] Something Should Go Here, Maybe Later (HalfDone) 20.5 (...

New Zealand Christian Blog Ranking Policy Change
on Nov 4, 2009 in NZ Christian Blog Rankings You may have noticed I have just now caught up all the blog ranking reports I was behind on due to end of year study focus (my final exam is now 6 days away). You may have also noticed we have included a new blog ranking policy in our eligibility cri...

Christian Blog Ranking Report for September 09 – Tumeke
on Nov 4, 2009 in NZ Christian Blog Rankings Here are the top 10 NZ Christian blogs based on Tumeke’s NZ blog stats for September; these stats are used in the calculations for the MandM top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings for September 09: MandM 21 NZ Conservative 24 Say Hello to my L...

Contra Mundum: “Bigoted Fundamentalist” as Orwellian Double-Speak
on Nov 1, 2009 in Atheism Bad Reasoning Media Alvin Plantinga Contra Mundum Fundamentalism Investigate Magazine I 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.

Auckland Bloggers Drinks – This Thursday!
on Oct 30, 2009 in Uncategorized Bloggers Drinks On the first Thursday of every month, Auckland bloggers gather for the Bloggers Bar Bash: What: Auckland Bloggers Drinks When: Thursday 5 November from 6.30pm Where: Galbraiths, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland Open to anyone who happens to be in...

Power Cuts and Deadlines
on Oct 29, 2009 in Studies Law Studies At 12pm today I handed my supervised research project “Religious Restraint and Public Policy” across the counter at the University of Auckland Law School. It felt like quite a moment and it had been quite a morning. Last night I was feeli...

Guest Post: Israel – Definitely One Subject Where One “Size-R” Does Not Fit All!
on Oct 27, 2009 in Current Events Guest Posts War Ethics Hamas Israel Jonny King This guest post, part of open mic week(s), is a long, uncharacteristically straight-forward and very interesting submission from Jonny King on Israel. Israel – Definitely One Subject Where One “Size-R” Does Not Fit All! Warning! Reading t...