by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 4, 2021 | Pulse
January 2021 Pulse On the 24 February 2020, BBC reported that the Canadian government has put forward a Bill to expand the scope of its current laws on assisted suicide to include people who are not terminally ill. If passed by Parliament, the new law will create a...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 4, 2021 | Special Articles
January 2021 Special Article This essay is the revised version of a talk I gave to Muslim scientists and lawyers organised by MUIS in July 2005. Mr Syed Isa Samit, Mufti of Singapore, Mr Haji Mohammed Alami, President of MUIS,vmembers of MUIS, ladies and gentlemen. I...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jan 4, 2021 | Credo
January 2021 Credo One of the most striking features of The Methodist Church in Singapore (MCS), in my view, is the set of social principles by which it is governed. These principles are firmly rooted in the teachings of Scripture and are in harmony with the social...
by Prof Kwan Kai-man | Jan 4, 2021 | Feature
January 2021 Feature In the 1960s, a famous debate between Lord Patrick Devlin, a judge, and H. L. A. Hart, a law professor, happened over the issue of the legal enforcement of morality. While Devlin argued for the in-principle justifiability for the society to...
by Ethos Institute | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
ETHOS CONVERSATION 2021: Religion and Politics in Singapore Speakers: Minister K. Shanmugam, Prof Mark Chan, Rev Dr Chiang Ming Shun and Prof Eugene Tan Date: 20 March 2021 Time: 9.45am to 3.30pm Venue (Updated): via ZOOM Webinar (Zoom details will be sent...