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Apologetics 101What Truth sounds like: sometimes calm isn’t appropriate
Some years back, Justin Trudeau made it a requirement that all Liberal MPs had to support abortion. MP Lawrence MacAulay had, to that point, been…
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AssortedOn the Truth, and the cost of lies
“Remember: one lie does not cost you one truth but the Truth” – Hebbel **** It seems that truth is bendable – it has become elastic during…
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NewsSaturday Selections – August 24, 2024
Abe Lincoln with a lesson on lying The smartest politicians don’t break promises; like Abe here, they try not to make any promises at all….
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Recent ArticlesMake it up as you go: Alfred Kinsey’s sex research
When an immoral agenda is being advocated on the basis of “scientific” evidence, there is good reason to be suspicious. Science has a certain aura…
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Internet3 simple reasons we believe misinformation
Last week I came across a great article in the MIT Technology Review called, “Why Generation Z Falls for Online Misinformation.” The article highlights a…
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AssortedWhen promises hold up as well as pie-crusts…
“Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken,” wrote the British satirist Jonathan Swift. Swift’s bit of cynicism seems to be aimed squarely at politicians….
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Recent ArticlesRepent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out
New Year’s resolutions – we all make them and then we all break them. Perhaps praying the first part of the Proverbs 30:8 prayer is…
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Assorted“I’m fine”…and other lies we tell
In Canada, we aren’t confronted with Nazis at our doors demanding to know whether we’re hiding Jews. We aren’t faced with life and death dilemmas…
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Pro-life – AbortionCan Christians do pro-life undercover work?
Earlier this month pro-life undercover journalist David Daleiden lost a bid to get a $195,000 fine against him overturned when the Ninth Court declined to…
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AssortedIs it ever permissible to lie?
When Reformed Perspective first started, we had regular contributions from Dutch politician and journalist Piet Jongeling. In this article, from the October 1985 issue, he writes of…
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AssortedLittle white lies and why we tell them
Your wife discovers some flowers in the kitchen and thanks you with a hug and a big kiss for “such a thoughtful surprise!” You bought…
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Media biasLies, Mistakes and Half-truths – 3 types of media bias
“People like you don’t deserve fair treatment!” This wasn’t the sort of statement I expected from our local station’s 11 o’clock news anchor; on camera…
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HomosexualityOne in ten? Alfred Kinsey’s most famous lie
Even if you haven’t heard of Alfred Kinsey you probably have heard about one of his key “findings” – that 10% of all people are…