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Family values cheaper than “social investment”
The PM would find investing in family values a lot cheaper than his much vaunted “social investment” approach. A values approach would also be more effective. Today another $321 million was budgeted for “investment” into programmes to help pick up … Continue reading
NZ doing the right thing in Iraq
Doing the right thing in Iraq – my latest blog at RenewNZ Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Ewen McQueen, Fallujah, Iraq, ISIS, refugees
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Marriage – evidence that demands support
Public policy should be evidence based. The evidence backs marriage. As an institution it produces significantly better outcomes than other relationship forms. This is so across the board including lower rates of child abuse and neglect, less domestic violence, and … Continue reading
Where was Moko’s dad?
The court has reached its verdict. The marchers have gone home. The politicians and media have done their usual hypocritical hand-wringing. But the question remains – where was Moko’s dad? A father is supposed to be there to protect his … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Honouring Marriage, Protecting Children, Respect for Life
Tagged Child abuse, Domestic violence, Ewen McQueen, Marriage, Moko
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No impact on domestic violence – it’s not OK
“We have really had no impact, despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on programmes, on the incidence of domestic violence in New Zealand…. Really no impact at all.” So declared Finance Minister the Hon Bill English last week (Stuff). … Continue reading
Euthanasia advocates ignore public consequences
Assisted suicide advocates like to tell us that as autonomous self-determining individuals they have the right to determine the manner of their death. It is the classic proposition of libertarian individualists on every topic – it’s my business alone. If … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Protecting Children, Respect for Life, Spiritual Renewal
Tagged Abortion, Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Ewen McQueen
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Devoy pushes the invisible Christmas
Last week Dame Susan Devoy joined the movement to make Christmas invisible. The Auckland Migrant Service was just being “inclusive” she said, in excluding Christmas from its year-end function invitation. This week in the NZ Herald she was back-pedalling fast, … Continue reading
