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Tauranga Event: 26 May – Dr Jeff Tallon: Astronomy and the Bible

Last night at Thinking Matters Tauranga we had Dr Jeff Tallon present on Astronomy and the Bible.  This was the last event in our “Faith & Science” series and we had 111 people turn up – a very good turn out. The feedback after this event (and his presentation from 8 weeks ago) has been very positive, so I hope…

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Tauranga Event: 12th May – Dr Graeme Finlay: Evolution and Faith

On the 12th May, Thinking Matters Tauranga had Dr Graeme Finlay present on Evolution and Faith.  This was a presentation on Theistic Evolution which certainly got people thinking, and challenged many of us with some evidence for evolution from the field of Gene Science (Graeme holds a PhD in Cell Biology, and a Bachelor of Theology). The feedback thus-far has…

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Did St. Francis Really Say That?

St. Francis of Assisi is often accredited as saying, “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” But is this accurate reporting? More importantly, is the axiom true?

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The Illiberality of Abortion

Laws permitting abortion on demand are often deemed to be liberal. Political liberals are frequently ardent defenders of such laws. My contention is that support for abortion on the grounds of liberality is mistaken for the following reasons. Most contemporary liberals advocate a form of the harm principle, famously articulated by Mill in On Liberty, The only part of the…

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Did God order genocide in the Old Testament against the Canaanites?

A summary of Paul Copan’s paper on the wars in the OT.

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Key Terms: Doctrine, Theology and Worldview

Today I want to give you a few definitions that I think you’ll find helpful and then give to an analogy as a way to think about them.

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