Utilitarianism

Report on Religious Freedom Event

24 May 2012

Just back from an event sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center on religious freedom. It was not exactly “fair and balanced� anymore than Fox News is, although Bill Galston from Brookings was given the microphone and, unsurprisingly, gave the most nuanced of this morning’s presentations.

Spiritual Side: Kristen Jones is recipient of church scholarship

19 May 2012

Church gives scholarship New Hope United Church of Christ in DeLand announces the winner of the Barbara Stone Study Tools Scholarship, given to an outstanding high-school senior headed to college. The award focuses on students with an interest in peace and justice issues. Kristen Jones, a graduating ...

Democratic values banished? — Tay Tian Yan

16 May 2012

MAY 17 — Lim Kit Siang said: My heart’s broken! Anyone who cares about the DAP will be equally broken-hearted. I received a text message from a senior DAP leader, telling me Tunku Abdul Aziz’s departure dealt a serious blow to the party. It took the DAP a whole lot of effort to inch towards a multiracial entity and now all the transformation ...