by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 4, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 4 December 2023 In November 2018, media across the world is abuzz with the news of the birth of two girls whose genes have been modified to make them immune from HIV. He Jiankui, a scientist from China, and his team, managed to disable the CCR5 gene that...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 4, 2023 | Credo
Credo 4 December 2023 This article was first published on “Soundings” — a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. I hope lovers of Christmas carols will...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 20, 2023 | Credo
Credo 20 November 2023 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 This is a slightly revised version of a sermon I preached at True Way Presbyterian Church on 18 June 2023. In June 2021, The New York Times reported that the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in America were at...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 20, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 20 November 2023 On 29 November 2022, the Singapore Parliament voted to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code, a law which criminalises sex between men. In addition, the government also passed a Bill to strengthen the traditional definition of marriage – that it...
by ETHOS Institute | Nov 13, 2023 | Translated Articles
2023年11月13日 《不再视而不见：给客工尊严 》 在 2020 年 4 月的新冠病毒熔断机制期间，新加坡人对 4 月 16 日单日激增728 病例感到震惊（CNA，16/4/20）。当中有680病例是客工，包括654名住在宿舍的工人。在当天全国总共4427病例中，这些宿舍客工的感染病例就占了2689宗（卫生部的报告，2020年4月16日）。对于一个只占我们人口一小撮的群体来说，在大流行病期间，宿舍里的客工已占整体病例的六十多个百分点。...
