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A Christian response to suggested “Hate Speech” law changes, and some proposed re-wording
What is behind the proposed “hate speech” laws, and why do they matter?
“Hate speech” law: a slippery and dangerous proposal
As Christians, we absolutely oppose all violence and incitements to violence. But what is proposed goes far beyond incitements to violence, and also criminalises speech that is considered by some to be hateful or offensive.
Should we believe that Christianity is true, or good, or both?
Recently, I have seen making the rounds a finding from the Barna Group (an evangelical research...
“Freedom of religion”
Freedom to believe and practice religious faith is considered a basic human right. But it has not always been so.
Who invented freedom of religion? Secularists or Christians?
It’s often been claimed that it was the intolerance of Christians, from the apostle Paul to the Renaissance Popes, that led to the Enlightenment’s secular cry for “freedom of religion”. But is that actually true?
A Maori Ethic for Earthkeeping
This podcast is a conversation with Jay Matenga offering some thought-provoking insights about how me might live differently with our ecologies.
Christians, the Environment, and Creation Care
“Resources exist to be consumed. And consumed they will be, if not by this generation then by some...
We are united by the Holy Spirit speaking through and in line with Scripture
Thomas Schirrmacher, Secretary General of the WEA share this Pentecost message with the Church — the DNA of Christianity and what evangelicals are all about.
Does biblical orthodoxy still matter?
In our view, absolutely yes. Because without a sound and faithful understanding of God’s truth revealed in Christ and the scriptures, we are inevitably tossed this way and that by the myriad of opinions, beliefs, and ideologies which swirl around us. And that matters…
“Another Gospel?” A review of a recent book which critiques “progressive” Christianity
Many people think atheism is the greatest threat to Christianity. Some, other religions. But could the greatest threat actually be something called progressive Christianity?
A New Global Leader for Evangelicals
Someone in the line of the Huguenots—the French Protestants who had to flee from persecution in the 16th and 17th centuries—has shown up to remind us what today’s priorities for Christian witness should be. Introducing Dr Thomas Schirrmacher.
Housing and inequity are also issues of righteousness and morality
As Christians, we must not be too selective in what we see as unrighteous. In the Word of God, there are many more types of sin we are urged to avoid.
We strive to post articles that are either written by kiwis or are framed to our local and cultural context, and are faithful to biblical Christianity.