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  Doing violence in God’s name

  Apr 07, 2017

  Blaise Pascal once wrote: “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.”

  
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  A new UN report says biodiversity is essential for human rights

  Mar 31, 2017

  A new United Nations report has recognised biodiversity is essential for the ecosystem to support “the full enjoyment of human rights.” These rights include the rights to life, health, food, water and culture.

  
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  Our shadow and our self-understanding

  Mar 31, 2017

  The most fundamental thing we believe about ourselves as Christians is that we are made in the image and likeness of God. However, it isn’t very helpful to imagine this as a beautiful icon stamped inside our souls.

  
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  The Open Windows: The battle for the soul of the Church

  Mar 24, 2017

  The other day, while attending a wake, I engaged in casual conversation with an activist, a non- Christian. As the topic veered to religion, he told me, “The Catholic Church has in Pope Francis its greatest pope since John XXIII (now a saint.”)

  
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  Nothing is ever really ours

  Mar 23, 2017

  Everything is a gift. That’s a principle that ultimately undergirds all spirituality, all morality, and every commandment. Everything is a gift.

  
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  Rising sea levels: This changes everything

  Mar 17, 2017

  An alarming new study was quietly released in January. The study found that global sea levels could rise by between one and eight feet by the end of this century, placing millions of people in harm’s way. The new report takes into account the latest disappearing polar ice cover.

  
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  The flavour of God’s energy

  Mar 17, 2017

  All things considered, I believe that I grew up with a relatively healthy concept of God. The God of my youth, the God that I was catechised into, was not unduly punishing, arbitrary, or judgmental.

  
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  Pastor Raymond Koh’s abduction rattles Malaysians

  Mar 10, 2017

  The Feb 13 abduction, in broad daylight, of Pastor Raymond Koh has rattled the Christian community and other concerned Malaysians.

  
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  Of virtue and sin

  Mar 10, 2017

  When we do good things, we feel good about ourselves. Virtue is, indeed, its own reward, and that’s good.

  
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  A different kind of money laundering

  Mar 03, 2017

  The Bishop of Rome has warned Christians against leading a “double life.”