Jul 27, 2018 | Johan Erasmus, Politics and Society, The Problem of Evil
I can vaguely remember the beginning of talent shows like Idols and X Factor in the early 2000’s. If you wanted to win one of these reality TV competitions you had to either sing very well, or be very attractive. Those two factors worked on a scale. If you weren’t... 
Mar 5, 2018 | Johan Erasmus, Politics and Society, World Religions
I am a religious person. You might even call me a professional Christian, working as a pastor in a small church. Subsequently you could say I know how to play the religious game, however lately I find myself totally outplayed by people who call themselves ‘secular’.... 
Apr 30, 2017 | André van Zyl, Politics and Society
I had the opportunity to be a part of the panel at the “Blacks only” evening organized by the Real Talk group. The premise was that we should get people across the traditional “racial” lines to talk to each other honestly with the intention of stimulating real... 
Apr 30, 2017 | Johan Erasmus, Politics and Society
Listen Here! To Real-ly Talk is not fun… Perhaps that is the point. The sentimental rainbow-kumbaja talk is in the past and the Castle Larger advertisement with the best of inter-racial friends braaing together is just not the South African reality. So instead... 
Apr 30, 2017 | Johan Erasmus, Philosophy, Politics and Society
Die bekende filosoof Andy Samberg van The Lonely Island groep het onlangs een van hul tipiese spot musiekvideo’s uitgebring getiteld, ‘Threw it on the Ground’. Hierdie ouens se missie is hoofsaaklik om jou te skok en laat lag deur die spot te dryf met ‘n bepaalde... 
Apr 30, 2017 | Johan Erasmus, Politics and Society
Nancey Pearsey vertel in haar boek Saving Leonardo hoe duisende Japanese hulself tot die Christelike geloof bekeer. Nie omdat daar meer sendelinge in die land instroom nie, maar a.g.v. die klasieke musiek van Johan Sebastian Bach. Robert Bergt reken dat Bach se musiek...
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