ACT MP John Boscawen is continuing his series of public meetings in response to the the referendum results, while gathering support for his Private Member’s Bill to amend Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961 (the so-called ‘anti-smacking law’), so parents can use reasonable force for the purpose of correction.
Tauranga – Monday 5 October 7.30pm, The Redwood Room, Bureta Park Motor Inn Vale Street, Otumoetai, Tauranga
Hamilton – Thursday 8 October 7.30pm, Hamilton Central Baptist Church, 33 Charlemont Street, Hamilton.
Speakers – John Boscawen, ACT MP, Bob McCoskrie, Family First, Larry Baldock, …
Family First has alerted the media – unfortunately embargoed till Friday – about the latest research from the Families Commission. It has labelled a report on gay and lesbian parenting as unnecessary, advocacy research, a complete waste of taxpayer money, and reveals nothing new that isn’t faced by other blended families.
They ‘re right on one thing. It is advocacy research. So who are the two researchers who compiled this report?
One lesbian researches queer theory from Canterbury University, the other has published many journal articles on challenging heteronormativity and is doing …
By Dr. John Piper
After the loss of his ten children owing to a “natural disaster” (Job 1:19), Job said, “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21). At the end of the book, the inspired writer confirms Job’s understanding of what happened. He says Job’s brothers and sisters “comforted him for all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him” (Job 42:11). This has several crucial implications for us as we think about the calamity in the Indian Ocean.
More …
It seems nearly every world leader has said that international peace is their ultimate pursuit. Yet with tragedy and strife spanning the globe, it’s hard to imagine there could ever be an era of widespread peace this side of heaven. Yet for a time, there will be a sort of worldwide harmony, though it’s merely a brief stop on the path toward ultimate judgment. You could call it the beginning of the end.
In The Beginning of the End, John MacArthur brings us face to face with world history yet to unfold. …
All the way from Mars Hill…
Enjoy, and HT to IamJonnyKing.
By Ed Stoddard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. conservative Christians, a key base for the out-of-power Republican Party, gathered in Washington on Friday to rally the faithful against President Barack Obama‘s agenda, including his top domestic priority of healthcare reform.
Obama’s falling poll numbers and what they depict as his ultra-liberal views on abortion rights, healthcare and climate change are galvanizing a group that could prove vital to Republican prospects of taking back control of Congress in the 2010 congressional elections or the White House in 2012.
Read the rest here.
Is Sue Bradford
(a) deceived
(b) a liar
(c) a bozo
(d) rather a BIG bit simple
(e) all of the above
If you are not sure of the correct answer, check out her thinking prowess on this page:
http://www.mandm.org.nz/2009/09/a-review-of-last-nights-boscawen-mccoskrie-evans-baldock-meeting/
WELL FIX IT THEN JOHN!!!
The Prime Minister acknowledged this morning on Radio Live that the current Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961 – the so-called anti-smacking legislation promoted by Green MP Sue Bradford – is “a complete and utter dog’s breakfast”. He made this comment in an interview with Michael Laws on RadioLive at 11:40 AM today Friday, 4 September 2009.
More here: http://www.spcs.org.nz/2009/section-59-a-complete-and-utter-dogs-breakfast-says-john-key/
The announcement of a new project involving the New International Version of the Bible [NIV] is certain to attract a good deal of interest, both in the media and throughout the evangelical world. This level of attention is inevitable, for few issues can approach the importance of translating the Bible faithfully and accurately.
The announcement of a new NIV update will attract special attention because of the controversy that surrounded the publication and release of what became known as the TNIV, or Today’s New International Version, announced in 2002. As is …
Remember those words from the election night victory speech by prime minister John Key?
Indeed, New Zealand has spoken again…
…but this time our voice is not being heard by Mr Key.
The same arrogant and dictatorial spirit so aptly manifest in Helen Clark’s era now seems to possess our new two-faced leader.
Have your say on the NZ Herald website.
Media Release — 24 August 2009
John Key Was Right
Family First NZ says that what Prime Minister John Key will propose today in response to the anti-smacking law Referendum is in direct contrast to his views two years ago.
In a speech to the Salvation Army in April 2007 just before the law was passed, he said:
“Proponents of the bill say that doesn’t matter; that in reality no one is ever going to be prosecuted for lightly smacking their child. But if the reality is that no one is ever going to …
OPINION: If there is one thing that Friday’s anti-smacking referendum will never influence it is those morons who believe that a corrective smack on a child’s bottom constitutes child abuse.
The country has rejected this absurd correlation. But it remains a favourite of liberal pressure groups who agitate that any physical punishment equates to assault.
The Plunkets, Barnardos and Greens honestly think that preventing white middle-class parents from smacking their kids on the bum for being naughty will somehow save poor, brown kids from being killed by their feckless whanau.
As all the …
Dr. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Seminary and an extremely gifted thinker and communicator has a page on smacking in NZ here:
http://www.albertmohler.com/radio_show.php?cdate=2009-08-21
New Zealand has voted on a referendum on their law against spanking. The verdict? Parents in New Zealand want the right to spank their children when they are in need of discipline. Scripture encourages parents to discipline their children for their own good. Spanking is not a form of violence towards children; it’s a blessing that, when done in love, teaches them difference between right and wrong.
Thinking Christians …
Madeleine writes…
Dear National Party Caucus
I am a mother of 4; I am currently doing the last few papers of my law degree at Auckland Uni, I voted “no” in the referendum, I voted for you to govern at the last election. I am sure you are getting a lot of emails, however, as you deliberate as to how to respond to the results of the recent referendum, please take a moment to consider my thoughts.
It used to be clear in New Zealand that a light smack for the purposes of …
The public have spoken. 87.6 percent of New Zealanders want the law that has banned smacking changed. They want to go back to the common sense situation that existed before Parliament saw fit to pass Sue Bradford’s repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act into law.
Over 1.6 million New Zealanders participated in the referendum. That is a 54 percent response rate, far more than the 40 percent who voted in the last local body elections. This response is almost the same as the turnout in the referendum which led …
Stuff.co.nz 21/08/2009
Almost 90 percent of people who participated in a referendum asking New Zealanders whether smacking should be illegal have voted no, preliminary results show. A total of 1,622,150 votes were cast with 87.6 percent in favour of repealing the controversial new law. The preliminary results from the $9 million citizens-initiated referendum which asked: “Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?” have just been released.
The Chief Electoral Office said it would now complete checks and count voting papers still to …
Family First NZ is urging senior Cabinet ministers to speak up at tomorrow’s cabinet meeting and demand that the anti-smacking law be amended in accordance with the clear message of the Referendum.
“Senior Cabinet Minister Nick Smith is quoted in the Nelson Daily Mail yesterday as saying ‘I always thought the previous wording in the law, allowing parents to use reasonable force to discipline a child, needed reform, but the message from this referendum is the change went too far.’”
“He is exactly right and we are asking him to battle for …
