by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 2, 2018 | Pulse
(Click here for Chinese version) October 2018 Pulse On September 24 (2018), The Straits Times published an article by Professor Tommy Koh entitled ‘Section 377A: There is a difference between a sin and a crime’. This article was written in the wake of renewed debate...
by Dr Roland Chia | Jun 4, 2018 | Credo
August 2018 Credo Secular scholars who write on disability are often critical of religious accounts mostly because of the latter’s allegedly negative approaches. They point out that in Christianity – for example – disability is often associated with sin and divine...
by Dr Roland Chia | Dec 19, 2016 | Pulse
December 2016 Pulse In August 2015, injured volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison received a face transplant in a 26-hour surgery performed by plastic surgeon Dr Eduardo Roderiguez and his team, a procedure which cost US$1 million (S$1.36 million). The donor was...
by Dr Roland Chia | Oct 3, 2016 | Pulse
October 2016 Pulse In an article entitled, ‘Let’s End Stigma of Mental Illness’ published by TODAY online on 1 May 2014, it was reported that one in six people in Singapore suffer from some form of mental illness. ‘It is quite likely’, it states, ‘that patients...
by Ethos Institute | Sep 9, 2015 | More Articles by Dr Roland Chia
What was Jesus referring to when he spoke of the unpardonable sin? Throughout the history of the Church, Christians of every stripe have wondered about the meaning of Jesus’ statement regarding the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit which is recorded in all three...
