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Solutions to pornography lie in society, not Govt: PM

Rowena Orejana — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 23:03:06 +0000

Prime Minister Bill English said it is society not Government that will decide how it would deal with pornography. Speaking at the Forum on the Family, Mr English said his Government is not setting out to have an independent inquiry on the subject as lobbied for by Family First NZ. The forum was held at

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Easter trading plans attacked

Michael Otto — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 02:32:22 +0000

by PETER GRACE In washing its hands of Easter trading responsibilities, the Government is failing to protect family time together on one of our few remaining shop-free days, says Caritas-Aotearoa New Zealand. Caritas director Julianne Hickey said the Catholic social justice agency is surprised and appalled by proposed Easter trading legislation, as it will impact

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Prolifer wins leadership award

Rowena Orejana — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:00:50 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA AUCKLAND — A leading Catholic pro-life campaigner has been recognised by Family First NZ for his services to marriage, life and families in New Zealand. Family First national director Bob McCoskrie handed Founder and Director of LifeNet, Brendan Malone, the Public Square Leadership Award 2014 at this year’s Forum on the Family

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Equal rights, but no extra rights, says author

Rowena Orejana — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:00:27 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
AUCKLAND — World-renowned American neurosurgeon and author Ben Carson called on New Zealanders who believe in traditional marriage to speak up and be courageous — or lose the debate by
default.
Speaking at Family First’s 2014 Forum on the Family, Mr Carson said he believes in equal rights, but not in granting one group “extra rights”.
“I don’t think anybody should get extra rights — in other words, the right to redefine an established pillar of society. No one gets to do that,” he said.
Mr Carson is reported by American media as a possible presi

Traditional marriage defender Dr Ben Carson

dential contender for the Republican Party. A paediatric neurosurgeon, he was the first to separate twins conjoined at the head.
He, along with Family First national director Bob McCroskie, marched with thousands of people in Washington, D.C., to uphold traditional marriage.
He said changing the definition for one group would allow other groups to redefine marriage. “I mention a number of situations, including paedophiles and people in bestiality. The point being, if you change the definition for one group, you don’t have any defence against the next group that comes along and wants the change to be made,” he said.
Mr Carson likened the proponents of gay marriage to mathematicians who insist that two plus two equals five.
“The traditional mathematicians say, ‘No, it’s not. Two plus two equals four. It always has been four, it always will be. The new ones say, ‘No, we insist it’s five’. So, the traditional mathematicians would say for you, it can be ‘five’,” he said. “But we’re keeping it as four. And the new ones say, ‘No, it has to be five for you, too. If it’s not five, then you’re a mathist or a mathephobe’.”
He said people who are supporting traditional marriage are accused of being bigots and intolerant. But when he spoke to a prominent member of the homosexual community, that person said there is no room for compromise and that they would take only a full acceptance of gay marriage.
“Does that sound like tolerance to you?” he asked.
Mr McCroskie said it is important to protect marriage, “because when the marriage rate goes down, society’s ills go up”.
He said New Zealand studies show that more children from de facto and broken marriages are victims of violence.
“We need to focus on the purpose of marriage and why it works: strong families, strong marriages and strong country,” said Mr McCroskie.

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