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Category Archives: Morality
On JZ’s call for a national dialogue on “our moral code”
Why is Zuma suddenly interested in discussing South Africa's "moral code" - is it the transparent attempt at deflection it appears to be? And who should be involved in the discussion?
Taryn Hodgson’s pornography problem
To approach the complicated problem of pornography from the point of view that Christian values will save us from various social ills is stupendously naive, in that it ignores other data we have suggesting that the religious are no better off in terms of protecting what Hodgson refers to as the "basic building block of society" - the family.
Also posted in Religion Tagged DSTV, Morality, pornography, rights, science, Taryn Hodgson 22 Comments
Giving Jacob Zuma the finger
In a disastrous PR week for Jacob Zuma, his commitment to free speech has been called into question by the actions of his security detail, who allegedly abused a UCT student for showing disrespect.
Good without god
Progress is rarely easy, especially when it involves overturning centuries-old mistakes - but the difficult things are often the ones most worth doing.
Freedom of (Multi)choice