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Kenneth Lay is dead. The son of a preacher. CEO of Enron. Convicted fraudster. He conned the investment world into believing in the merits of Enron to the loss of more than $60 billion in market value, almost $2.1 billion in pension plans and 5,600 jobs.

Kenneth Lay is quoted as stating, “In my own case I grew up the son of a Baptist minister. From this background, ... more »

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Wednesday, June 14

Dealing with Moral Dilemmas in Family Practice - Example Physician Patient Dialogue Concerning Abortion

by Mike McLoughlin on Wed 14 Jun 2006 05:46 PM PDT

Last week I was in Ottawa at a course that helped Christian professionals think through ethical challenges faced in medical practice. My last post summarized an approach to maintaining Christian ethical integrity in the face of pressure to conform to societal expectations. To illustrate this challenge I provide an edited transcript of a discussion that took place between an ethics interviewer and a Christian family physician over what to do ... more »

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Tuesday, June 6

How can Christian Professionals Preserve Integrity under pressure to conform to Secular Values?

by Mike McLoughlin on Tue 06 Jun 2006 09:30 AM PDT

Rehabilitating objective moral reality. That’s the goal of a series of lectures my wife and I are attending at Augustine College in Ottawa this week. The series is led by Dr. John Patrick who is one of the founders of the college. My son Sam McLoughlin spent a year studying at Augustine. It had a profound affect on his life.

My initial reaction to the idea of ‘rehabilitating objective moral ... more »

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Tuesday, May 16

Resolving the Faith Work Tension in Christian Professional Practice

by Mike McLoughlin on Tue 16 May 2006 06:55 PM PDT

Christian Professionals have real problems resolving the faith work tension in their professional practice. They ask, Is faith welcome at work? Is work valuable to God? What do I do when faith conflicts with work? Where is the balance between faith and work? Can faith make a difference at work? How?

Answers to these questions were considered at The Christian Medical and Dental Society (CMDS) of Canada conference in Kelowna... more »

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Sunday, February 26

Earning The Moral Authority to Govern

by Mike McLoughlin on Sun 26 Feb 2006 05:35 PM PST

Pundits say the Conservatives have set a record for the shortest political honeymoon in Canadian history. (globeandmail.com: The curse of the Conservatives: Not again!) It is a record unlikely to be broken since it is a negative 25 minutes! That’s the time between when erstwhile Liberal David Emerson arrived at Rideau Hall and his swearing in as a Conservative cabinet member. A surprise that confounded the expectations of the ... more »