I am a graduate of medicine and theology with a Ph.D in medical ethics. I tutor in medical ethics at the University of Melbourne, am an (occasional) adjunct Lecturer in Ethics at Ridley Melbourne, and a voluntary researcher with Ethos. I am also a Fellow of ISCAST and a past chair of the Melbourne Chapter of Christians for Biblical Equality. I have special interests in professional ethics, sexual ethics and the ethics of virtue.
This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association … These stories always make me sad. Via Daniel Florien at Unreasonable Faith I found an article on fake faith-healer Todd Bentley. WORLD Magazine (Today’s News | Christian Views) asked him for a list of the people he had healed and – after six weeks and a dozen requests – were given a list of 13 names. The problem? Two of the people Bentley listed as ‘healed’… Read more
This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association … James Dobson is throwing in the towel. He announced on his radio program: I want to tell you up front that we’re not going to ask you to do anything, to make a phone call or to write a letter or anything. There is nothing you can do at this time about what is taking place because there is simply no limit to what the left… Read more
This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association … For me, one of the worst things about dying will be that I won’t get to know what happens next. I’ll miss so many interesting discoveries and ideas! News stories like this one reported in the NYTimes today are so exciting: Chemist Shows How RNA Can Be The Starting Point for Life [An English chemist] has solved a problem that for 20 years has thwarted researchers… Read more
This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association … Via William Lobdell’s blog, I found Dinesh D’Souzu’s vapid piece in Christianity Today entitled “Why We Need Earthquakes.” In it, he explains why earthquakes cause suffering but are really just another sign that God loves us. I couldn’t help but notice some eerie parallels. “If he’s hurting me, it must be for my own good. I know he loves me.” “It’s my fault. I should have… Read more
This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association … So the 2009 National Day of Prayer has come and gone. Obama issued a proclamation as mandated by congress, but he didn’t hold a ceremony as his predecessor had. Ok, here’s the good news about the proclamation: it’s the best National Day of Prayer proclamation we’ve seen. Here’s the beginning of the 2008 proclamation given by Bush: America trusts in the abiding power of prayer and… Read more
