by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 17, 2016 | Pulse
October 2016 Pulse In November last year, The Straits Times reported that, according to Attorney-General George Brandis, Australia is experiencing an “alarming emergence” of religious intolerance. “Members of the Christians faiths”, Australia’s top law officer...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 7, 2015 | Pulse
December 2015 Pulse In an interesting essay published in 1998, the well-known Australian populariser of science Paul Davies asks a provocative question: ‘Is the Universe Absurd?’ In crafting his answer, Davies begins by pointing out the marvellous things about our...
by Joshua Woo | Mar 3, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia
In recent years there has been a rash of books challenging Christianity in particular and religion in general. The authors of these books are sometimes referred to as the ‘new atheists’ and they are a motley crew of scientists, philosophers and freelance writers. Some...
by Ethos Institute | Jan 29, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia
Who are the “New Atheists”? Do their proposals threaten to undermine the Christian Faith? IN RECENT years there has been a rash of books challenging Christianity in particular and religion in general. The authors of these books are sometimes referred to as the “New...
by Ethos Institute | Dec 1, 2014 | Pulse
December 2014 Pulse In May this year, about 50 members of the Satanic Temple dressed in black ropes held a black mass at a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. According to the BBC report, dated 19 May 2014, the satanists wanted to conduct the ceremony on...