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。...
by Dr Leow Theng Huat | Nov 6, 2023 | Feature
Feature 6 November 2023 The meaning of words depends on the framework they are embedded in. This framework forms a kind of reality in which these words exist and from which they draw their meaning. Take, for example, the word “ball”. Within the game of golf, it refers...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 6, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 6 November 2023 According to an article published in 2022 in Politico, most Republicans support the declaration of the United States as a Christian nation. ‘Christian nationalism,’ write Stella Rouse and Shibley Telhami, ‘a belief that the United States was...
by Dr Roland Chia | Nov 6, 2023 | Credo
Credo 6 November 2023 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour to me. Yet which I choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is...
