by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 18, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 4 December 2023 One of the most interesting debates in the history of Christian theology has to do with the significance of the wounds of Christ. At the Crucifixion, Jesus sustained five wounds – on his hands, his feet and at his side. As John 20:24-28 makes...
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 | 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 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 3, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 3 November 2023 Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24) On 7 October this year, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel by firing rockets, invading Israeli towns and army bases, taking...
by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 2, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 2 October 2023 On 12 October, 2022, Channel News Asia (CNA) published an article on its website about a cryonics facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, run by the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, which claims to be the world leader in the field. Among its many...
