Tag: Dr Glenn Peoples
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The smacking referendum – my summary
The smacking referendum – my summary 13 Comments Dr. Glenn Peoples writes: As plenty of readers will already know, New Zealanders are currently taking part in a postal referendum on the issue of whether or not a parent smacking a child under any circumstances should be a crime. I have already voted no. In 2007…
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(dis)Honest to God: How Not to Argue about the Smacking Referendum
FROM: beretta-online.com and christiannews.co.nz (dis)Honest to God: How Not to Argue about the Smacking Referendum Dr. Glenn Peoples responds to liberal Ian Harris. Ian Harris tells us (“Honest to God,” Dominion Post, [Dominion Post. Saturday July 11, 2009. Page B5], reproduced at the YesVote website at /http://yesvote.org.nz/2009/07/17/the-bibles-harsh-view-rejected) that we should reject the “harsh views” on…