Category Archives: Religion

Taryn Hodgson’s pornography problem

By Jacques | Posted: February 25, 2010
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 Morality | Tagged DSTV, Morality, pornography, rights, science, Taryn Hodgson | 22 Comments

Good without god

By Jacques | Posted: February 12, 2010
Progress is rarely easy, especially when it involves overturning centuries-old mistakes - but the difficult things are often the ones most worth doing.
Also posted in Morality | Tagged atheism, god, Morality, Religion | Leave a comment

African Christian Action apologises for debate debacle

By Jacques | Posted: February 10, 2010
Taryn Hodgson apologises on behalf of African Christian Action for misrepresenting Jacques Rousseau and the UCT Athiest and Agnostic Society.
Also posted in Morality | Tagged African Christian Action, debate, Peter Hammond, Tauriq Moosa, UCT AAS | 2 Comments

Forgive him if you like, but Jacob Zuma should resign

By Jacques | Posted: February 9, 2010
Placed alongside rape trials, dodgy arms-deal allegations, shady friends, financial mismanagement, reckless sexual behaviour in a country blighted by HIV/AIDS, the most recent Zuma scandal adds to the evidence of a lack of sound judgement, and a poor awareness of voter interests.
Also posted in Morality, Politics | Tagged culture, Jacob Zuma, judgement, JZ, NILC, polygamy, Ray McCauley | 3 Comments

Sax Appeal 2010: on causing offense

By Jacques | Posted: February 4, 2010
Following the controversy caused by last year's edition of Sax Appeal (see here and here, if you don't know about this), the editor asked if I'd be willing to contribute a column. I was, and here it is, for those of you not in Cape Town (or those who simply ignored the pleas of those desperate students at the traffic lights).
Also posted in Morality, Teaching | Tagged blasphemy, Sax Appeal, UCT | 7 Comments
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