Tag: Family
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Meetings to strengthen the Family
April 14 – 20 Meetings to strengthen the Family Talks specifically for Christian Dads A group of 15 Christian home educating fathers is coming from the USA to investigate New Zealand as a possible place to which to re-locate their families. They are eager to meet with other men living in New Zealand to learn…
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Research Shows Need for Renewed Debate on Abortion
MEDIA RELEASE 1 November 2008 Research Shows Need for Renewed Debate on Abortion Family First NZ says that the building body of evidence about the potential harm of abortion to the mother means that the debate on the abortion should be reopened. The University of Otago study found that women who had an abortion faced…
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Police ‘Taxi Service’ for Truant Sets Dangerous Precedent
Original article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4642055a11.html MEDIA RELEASE August 2008 Police ‘Taxi Service’ for Truant Sets Dangerous Precedent Family First NZ says that a dangerous precedent is being set by the police by taxiing a truanting 14 year old to school every morning, and fails to deal with the underlying problems. “The causes of truancy are predominantly a…
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Why a smacking ban must be slapped down
A great article from Wales: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2008/07/29/why-a-smacking-ban-must-be-slapped-down-91466-21420462/ Why a smacking ban must be slapped down July 29, 2008 by Denise Robertson, Western Mail I’M TOLD there are moves in Parliament to bring in a Bill to outlaw smacking. If they succeed, I will again oppose it, which seems odd when I abhor smacking and long for…
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More Support for Referendum
http://republicans.org.nz/2008/mt-albert-launch-wayne-hawkins/ Remember Sue Bradford’s amendment to the Crimes Act, the anti smacking bill? Eighty per cent of you said you didn’t want it. So what did the parliamentarians do? They passed it against your wishes. That bill should have gone to a binding National Referendum. You should have a chance to have your say. If…