Do you know what Lent is, and why some Christians observe it? I sat down with our parish priest, Hennie Nothnagel, to get his perspective.     The post What is Lent All About? appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

I know, nobody has to take my advice. But I think there needs to be more of a discernment process that people (usually guys) go through before deciding that they are going to be a public face of Christian apologetics or theology. Here’s some free advice, which might be worth every cent you paid for […] The post Advice to Christian debaters and speakers appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

I recently sat down with David Riddell, a Christian counsellor caused a stir a little while ago amid accusations that he practices so-called “gay conversion therapy.” The post “Gay Conversion Therapy” and other things, with David Riddell appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

The day of Pentecost has just passed. Do you know what it is? Other than the “birthday of the church” or the time when the disciples of Jesus spoke in other languages, what is the significance of the day of Pentecost? Do you have eight minutes to spare and find out? The post Pentecost and the “Promise of the Father” appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

Earlier this month I spoke at the annual conference of the Conditional Immortality Association of New Zealand, on divine holiness and hell. Defenders of the doctrine of eternal torment sometimes assure us that eternal torment in hell is necessary because God is very, very holy. But a biblical theology of God’s holiness actually offers no […] The post Divine Holiness and Hell appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

Right Reason now has a Youtube channel. The first video is up, and it features an interview with my good friend Madeleine Flannagan. Madeleine was one of the lawyers who brought the case against the New Zealand Government over vaccine mandates. The post God vs Government: Churches and vaccine mandates, the court case appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

When is an academic job a platform for you to carry out activism on behalf of your views on gender, punishing students who don’t share your personal opinion? When you’re a lecturer at the Auckland University, it turns out. Recently, a photo showing essay question options in the sociology department at the University of Auckland […] The post Using an academic job as a platform for activism: Auckland University’s Sociology department and the attack on academic freedom appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

The Ministry of Education is trying to force Bethlehem College, a Christian school, to change its statement of belief – a statement that reflects Christian beliefs. Specifically, they are trying to compel the school to remove their statement that they believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman, on the grounds that […] The post Is the Ministry of Education censoring a Christian school with a forked tongue? appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

We have a tendency to think our own sins aren’t that big a deal, or to find ways to downplay them or overlook them, while taking serious issue with those awful people on the other side of ideological divides. I’m something of an Evangelical Christian, and I’m very aware that it happens here in abundance. […] The post In-group: It’s what the OTHER group does appeared first on Right Reason ..read more

Don’t think that you, a Christian, can avoid the teaching of the historic Christian faith by saying “but that’s just what conservative Christians think.” Christianity is conservative. It was a year or two ago, and I was having a conversation with a young Christian with an impressive degree of unearned confidence (and let’s be honest, […] The post Christianity is conservative appeared first on Right Reason ..read more