Tag Archives: morality

Hate speech

Melusi Gigaba said stuff about Steven Anderson and barred him from coming to South Africa to preach the gospel of Christ.  It doesn’t wash, and Gigaba’s history of adultery renders him an incompetent witness and a partial judge on matters … Continue reading

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Organs: Neither donor nor recipient be

Organ transplants used to be a matter of saving lives: after a tragic death, the better bits of the deceased are given to someone in desperate need, whose life is saved.  It was a good news story: sight for the … Continue reading

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Hello China, goodbye freedom

The South African government and the ANC has started to flirt with China and take their loans. It’s too good to be true.  There’s a problem: The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the … Continue reading

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Repent and believe the good news

Update: Believe it or not, this is a muddled message – see the note at the tail of this article. Christians follow Jesus, who said as follows: Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of … Continue reading

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Book review: Life Talk for a Daughter

A copy of a book by Isabella Little (now Isabella Little-Gates, congratulations Isabella) came into our possession – “Life Talk for a Daughter”.  It’s this one: http://www.tugoflife.com/life-talk-for-a-daughter.  You might think that this is a book to introduce your little girl to … Continue reading

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The pill, uncritically accepted

In the movie, The Matrix, Neo is offered a red pill and a blue pill.  Not one movie goer thought to ask why he should take a pill at all. Things I only recently found out about the contraceptive pill: … Continue reading

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Ocean basket case

Years ago we went to Ocean Basket and came away with 50% food poisoning (two ate, one came away sick).  We have not been back.  However, we did not say anything to anyone at the time.  Why make a fuss? Today, their … Continue reading

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Indecisive justice is indecisive

It has taken 10 years and 7 months for the honourable Eben Jordaan to reach a conclusion in the trial of the right wing “boeremag”. 10 years. What was so complex and difficult in this trial that it could not … Continue reading

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ICASA is immoral

In the spirit of “I’m with stupid”, ICASA, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has granted a license to TopTV to broadcast porn. This means that from now, when you drive to work, sit in your house, work in … Continue reading

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Society versus copyright

Of late I have wondered about this: And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and … Continue reading

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