Ethics 6/12

When Medication & Therapy Aren’t Enough

[This is another post from my weblog, “On Second Thought,” posted on the website of Lorna Dueck’s show, “Context.”] ============= Rwanda...

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Neither Severity nor Sentimentality: Responding Well to Terror

The following is another contribution to my weblog, called “On Second Thought,” originally published via Context with Lorna Dueck....

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Legalizing Marijuana: Facing the Realities of Altering Reality

[Here is another blog post from the weblog I’m now writing for “Context with Lorna Dueck.” The full bank of them is here.] As Parliament...

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MISSION

Ending the Nightmare before It Starts

Preface: I’ve been enjoying working with Lorna Dueck and her excellent team on the TV show “Context with Lorna Dueck.” For the last few...

Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up: A Christian Defense of Harm Reduction

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Why I Help Addicts Shoot Up: A Christian Defense of Harm Reduction

About a decade ago, a brilliant young nurse who was studying with us at Regent College engaged me on the question of harm reduction to...

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SCHOLARSHIP

When Nothing (or “Anti-Everything”) Is Cool

Lisa Ruddick, an associate professor of English language and literature at the University of Chicago, has written a poignant, powerful...

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Justice Means Justice for Everyone

The high-profile case of Wheaton College and Dr Larycia Hawkins continues to grind on. Full disclosure: I earned my MA there; I taught...

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“Conservative” Shouldn’t Mean Just “Grumpy and Complacent in Privilege&#8221

This article, touted by a good friend of mine, but written by someone not known to me, is a prime example of why I stopped subscribing...

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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

Prof. Larycia Hawkins of Wheaton College, Illinois, made news when she said she would wear a headscarf (or hijab) through Advent in...

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Evangelicals and the Canadian Election

Just finished talking about the election on Monday with friends Angus Reid and Janet Epp Buckingham on Drew Marshall‘s radio show. A few...

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MONEY

Pay for Part-Time Teaching

A friend writes: I’m a full time pastor, but teach a couple of courses at small Christian colleges/seminaries. How do I begin to think...

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On Forbearance and Listening

My wife once brought me up short, years ago, by suggesting that a man telling women to calm down when they wanted to express their pain...

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I am Bernie Sanders

Well, I’m not exactly the same as Bernie Sanders, I suppose. He’s a US Senator, and I’m a Canadian scholar. He’s Jewish, and I’m...

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Grabbing the Microphone Is a Violent Act…

…and therefore should be considered as such when it comes to the ethics of “direct action” in activism. Some of us are discussing the...

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It’s Time: Have a Debate and Sort This Out

Christians all over the English-speaking world, as well as many beyond, are discussing the legitimacy of same-sex marriage and a whole...

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Top 10 Reasons Pastors Should Avoid Politics

National Public Radio, among many other sources, features news of hundreds of American pastors attending workshops to learn how better to...

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MISSION

On Trusting God Rather than Freaking Out

I’ve been enjoying teaching the basic concepts of my book Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World to students gathered...

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The Saguenay Case: Another Vestige of Christendom

The Supreme Court of Canada is due to release its judgment on the Saguenay case. And, alas, once again I find myself opposing friends and...

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