TRUTH AND BEAUTY (Part I) Kevin Simington A very wise friend, Ken Collins, has written a brilliant exposition of the relationship between truth and beauty in art, architecture and engineering[1]. In a far more articulate manner than I could aspire to, he points out that beauty is not merely “in the eye of the beholder”; …
Month: December 2017
Holy Bible, Wholly True In recent weeks I have had several conversations with Christians who admitted that they voted “Yes” in the recent Australian plebiscite on same sex marriage. When I asked them how they came to that decision, they said things like, “I can’t really see anything wrong with allowing homosexuals to be happy …
IS CHRISTMAS A PAGAN FESTIVAL? Kevin Simington What are the origins of the Christmas festival? The Christian church points to the significance of the festival as the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Sceptics and atheists, however, delight in pointing out that the festival has its roots in pagan festivals celebrating the winter solstice, …
AND SO IT BEGINS … Kevin Simington Craig Campbell, a Western Australian teacher who recently admitted to being homosexual, has been removed from the casual teaching roster of South Coast Baptist College, WA, because his sexuality contradicts the moral teaching of the school. This has created a furor in the media this week, with calls …
THE CHALLENGE OF POSTMODERNISM Kevin Simington The recent Australian plebiscite vote on same–sex marriage raised some interesting issues. The result (nearly 62% in favour) was not surprising, given the pre-polling surveys. The debate leading up to the vote, however, revealed how deeply postmodern philosophy has become ingrained in the national psyche. Postmodernism has three fundamental …