Family Integrity

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  • Pro-Spanking (Smacking) Studies May Have Global Effect

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    Pro-Spanking Studies May Have Global Effect Thursday, 07 Jan 2010 11:11 AM By: Theodore Kettle Two recent analyses – one psychological, the other legal – may debunk lenient modern parenting the way the Climategate e-mail scandal has short circuited global warming alarmism. A study entailing 2,600 interviews pertaining to corporal punishment, including the questioning of…

  • Should politicians have to listen to you?

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    Please feel free share this information OPEN LETTER DEMOCRACY Should politicians have to listen to you? The politicians have a bad track record with citizen’s initiated referendums.. o          In 1999, 82% of NZ’ers said the number of MP’s should be reduced to 99 – the politicians ignored it o          In 1999, 92% of…

  • Man to face trial over alleged ‘ear flicking’

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    This is what someone said on an email discussion group: ‘So this is what it has come down to – a father charged with assault for flicking his kid’s ear! Meanwhile no-one is held responsible for the deaths of the Kahui twins. Is this the sort of country we want New Zealand to be? http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10528277&ref=rss…

  • New Zealand continues to follow Sweden

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    From Family First NZ Media Release: https://familyintegrity.org.nz/2008/eight-smacking-prosecutions-in-six-month-period/ “According to the Police Executive Meeting 6 Month Review papers, there have been no prosecutions for ‘smacking’, but the paper (Official police papers) says that “eight ‘minor acts of physical discipline’ events against children were prosecuted with six yet to be resolved.” This is what Ruby Harrold-Claesson informed…

  • Parents Reject Anti-Smacking Bill

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    http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0808/S00017.htm Parents Reject Anti-Smacking Bill Saturday, 2 August 2008, 4:07 pm Press Release: Family First MEDIA RELEASE 87% Of Parents of Young Children Reject Anti-Smacking Bill Family First NZ says that the Littlies website poll which found that 87% of parents of young children don’t think the anti-smacking law is effective is confirmation that NZ’ers…

  • Muriel Newman: Moral Neutrality

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    h ttp://www.nzcpr.com/weekly139.htm Parliament 20 July 2008 Moral Neutrality Earlier this month Britain’s culture of “moral neutrality” came under attack. In a speech in Glasgow, Conservative Party Leader Rt Hon David Cameron said that the obese, drug addicts and the poor have no-one to blame but themselves. He defined moral neutrality as the refusal to make…

  • Muriel Newman: Rich Country – Poor Families

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    http://www.nzcpr.com/weekly25.htm 1 April 06 Rich Country – Poor Families In a sense, New Zealand is one of the richest countries on earth. We have a great climate, beautiful countryside, and a more leisurely pace of life. Our people are friendly, hard working and caring. We are close to each other in a way that comes…

  • Family First: CAN YOU HELP US?

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    17 Jul 2008 CAN YOU HELP US ‘SLEDGEHAMMER’ A FEW MYTHS Myth #1 : There have been no prosecutions under the new anti-smacking law FALSE Myth #2 : The anti-smacking law has not resulted in good parents being investigated and interrogated by the police or CYF FALSE We have evidence of a number of examples…