http://www.musings.per.sg Figuring how faith fits in this world, and other stuff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:56:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "No one has been harmed, but should anyone come to harm of course that would be a matter of deep regret - our goal is justice to innocents, not to harm them. That said, if we were forced into a position of publishing all of the archives or none of ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/07/884 My colleague is on leave today and his client asked me to review the final draft of an agreement that my colleague was working on.I said that I could do it but warned (with apologetic sincerity) that I had an "obsessive compulsion to amend any agreement which comes to me for review afresh".Amused and sufficiently ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/07/883 Singapore has revised its 2010 economic growth forecast "to a blistering 13 to 15 percent, outstripping estimates of around 10 percent growth in regional powerhouse China" : see ChannelNewsAsia report.I'm not sure of the extent which the two newly opened casinos (or "Integrated Resorts" as we call them) are responsible, ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/07/882 In a recent opinion I offered a client four possible options (A to D) and my views on the appropriateness of each.  The client's response was both succinct and amusing :Thanks for a long but clear reply.Option A - Not OK with our consultantOption B - Not OK with usOption ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/07/881 Two recent news items which caught my attention are reports of the appeal against the November 2009 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision to ban the display of crucifixes in Italian classrooms (read two AP reports on Yahoo! here and here), and of a statue of three women being demolished by Islamic fundamentalists in Indonesia ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/07/880 I'm just started reading Deepest Differences, which is a compilation of friendly e-mails exchanged between its Christian (James W Sire) and atheist (Carl Peraino) authors, on their faith / non-faith.At the beginning of the book, the co-authors pen in the final paragraph of the acknowledgements page -"Finally, Jim [ the Christian ] ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/06/879 http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/06/878 If you're wondering why there are as many kids' pics as animal pics, it's because I think the kids are more interesting.  Of course, I'm biased. http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/06/877 Mr Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudical Executions, recently presented his 2009/10 report to the UN Human Rights Council.  One of the addendums to the report was a Study on Targeted Killings, which criticised the US' use of drone attacks.The US Central Intelligence Agency reportedly controls a fleet of drone ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/06/876 On Monday (31 May), news that several leaders and members of City Harvest Church were being investigated by the Commercial Affairs Department made the headlines in Singapore.  I am no authority on what Christians (or for that matter, non-Christians) should think about or pray for in regard to this matter, but here ... http://www.musings.per.sg/2010/06/875