This is a guest post from a medical perspective from Mark Surg. In recent weeks and months we seen a flurry of research to do with the COVID-19 pandemic shared and commented on. It seems at times that people tend to choose the research that suits their own narrative. I thought it would be helpful… Continue reading Learning to See – Navigating the scientific experiments and studies during COVID-19
Category: ethics
Why commitment to a local church matters
In conversation with one of the people who has decided to open up his church during lockdown, he was quick to talk about the positives because he was seeing growth during the past few weeks following the decision. I asked him whether this growth was from hungry unbelievers desperate to find Gospel food, from discontent… Continue reading Why commitment to a local church matters
Resisting Tyranny – Two case studies
In response to my articles on obeying Government and civil disobedience, I saw this comment on twitter. So, I thought it might be worth working through the two case studies. First of all Daniel. I want you to notice a few things about Daniel’s account because it is in fact important to our thinking. First… Continue reading Resisting Tyranny – Two case studies
Priti Patel and bullying accusations
At the end of last week, we saw the conclusions of the investigation into claims that Priti Patel, the Home Secretary had bullied staff. It is important to note what was actually reported. I quote at length the substance of the conclusions here. “The Ministerial Code says “ministers should be professional in their working relationships… Continue reading Priti Patel and bullying accusations
Contraception, Homosexuality and Christian Ethics
I want to pick up on a twitter thread I looked at recently. The basis of the thread is that Christians strongly insist that same-sex attracted people should comply with traditional Christian ethics. However, the traditional Christian ethic was until the 20th century that contraception was also sinful. I have a couple of concerns with… Continue reading Contraception, Homosexuality and Christian Ethics
Invisible racism is still racism -including anti-semitism
My maternal Grandpa was from Belfast. There would be very little to give that away among his children and grandchildren though. Obviously my uncles and cousins carry the Magee surname but none of us have a Northern Irish accent and there are no other characteristics to give away our origins. Meanwhile my Great Grandfather was… Continue reading Invisible racism is still racism -including anti-semitism
Face mask experiments and asking the wrong question
A little while back I mentioned a study looking at cases of COVID-19 among families with children in the home. I observed that the study was being used by people to push conclusions that it did not and could not make. Something similar has been happening with a Danish study about mask wearing. The study… Continue reading Face mask experiments and asking the wrong question
Is it ever a good thing to lay people off?
We were sat in the meeting room off of the open plan office again. We had been through too many of these conversations. It was frustrating because I’d seen something in the lad during his apprenticeship and given him a job in our team. However he had coasted after that, he seemed lethargic, disinterested and… Continue reading Is it ever a good thing to lay people off?
When you have to make someone redundant
In a previous article, I wrote for those who are experiencing being made redundant. Today, I want to write about our responsibilities when we are the other side of the desk. If you are in a leadership position, then there is going to come a day when you will face the prospect of having to… Continue reading When you have to make someone redundant
Balance is often the enemy of truth
One of the idols we chase is “balance.” It is an established political fact that unless everyone else has headed off to the extremes, elections are normally won from the political centre. Opinion polls show that most voters consider themselves to be in the centre and judge the parties by where they believe they sit… Continue reading Balance is often the enemy of truth
