The other day I found myself wasting time at a site that has a wealth of old photos of the city I grew up in (Kelowna, BC) as well as the surrounding environs (the Okanagan Valley and southern British Columbia). I especially enjoyed the politically incorrect roadside signs and I’ve selected two for your viewing […]
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Homosexuality, Academic Freedom, and the Swinburne Controversy
Whoa, have things gotten heated among the Christian philosophers recently. It all started a couple weeks ago when esteemed philosopher Richard Swinburne was invited to give an address to the Midwest Society of Christian Philosophers Conference (September 22-24). Swinburne is arguably (or inarguably!) one of the two most influential living Christian philosophers (Alvin Plantinga being […]
The taboos of identity
Like many people I was angered and disappointed by the jury’s decision in the George Zimmerman trial. And I was certainly tempted to make sweeping conclusions about the competence of the jury. For that reason I was all the more intrigued by Will Saletan’s article at Slate, provocatively titled “You are not Trayvon Martin.” What […]
