Solidarity and Social Justice

April 2016 Pulse In an article entitled, ‘Social Justice in Singapore: Some Personal Reflections’, Tommy Koh argues that Singapore is both a social just and a socially unjust society. For Koh, Singapore is a socially just society because of the following reasons:...

Two Kinds of Secularism, and Social Peace

April 2016 Feature Article Christians are severely persecuted in many places, including the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia.  Meanwhile, in the West, Christians are also subjected to increasing slander, vilification, and legal assault in all areas of life, both...

The Fictionalised Self

March 2016 Pulse Since its inception about 40 years ago, the Internet has revolutionised our lives in innumerable ways. It has made possible access to a huge amount of information on almost everything under the sun, from the latest news about a celebrity to...

The Prophet and the Strategist

March 2016 Feature Article There is one thing common between the prophet and the strategist. They both think about the future. There are deep differences though. A prophet, inspired by the Holy Spirit, is able to look down the centuries like Isaiah did when he...

The God Particle?

March 2016 Pulse According to particle physics, our universe came about as the result of elementary particles and forces. One of the most important theories in particle physics today is called the Standard Model, which postulates that there are 16 fundamental...