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Tag Archives: Ewen McQueen
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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Land Wars Day risks locking in grievance focus
In a healthy relationship you celebrate your successes – you don’t memorialize your conflicts. That is why a national day to commemorate lives lost in the land wars in New Zealand is not a good idea. There is a real … Continue reading
Such a garment as that !
It was the week before Easter. William Fairburn was returning home at night to the Paihia mission station accompanied by a young Maori man. As their boat glided over the darkened waters of the Bay of Islands the young man … Continue reading
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
Pope’s flawed critique of Trump
Pope Francis is right – the Gospel is about building bridges not walls. However in criticising Donald Trump last week over his proposed immigration policy (the big Wall) he was simply wrong. Governments are not called, and indeed cannot be … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal, Spiritual Renewal
Tagged Donald Trump, Ewen McQueen, Martin Luther, Pope Francis
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Trump breaks the monotone
Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air. His ideas may be simplistic. His statements sometimes outrageous. But he clearly believes in what he is doing. And his heartbeat resonates with the deepest streams of the American national psyche. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Renewal
Tagged Donald Trump, Ewen McQueen, ISIS, US Presidential primaries
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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
National identity more than a brand
Lets keep the current New Zealand flag. When the alternatives appeared I was for a brief moment open to change. But any appeal they had due to be being fresh and new has quickly faded. With the passage of only a … Continue reading
Taranaki Settlement – another quiet step forward
Whilst the New Zealand media worked themselves into a frenzy last week over the refugee situation in Europe, they largely missed another major step forward in the Treaty settlement journey. On Saturday, Taranaki Iwi and the Crown signed a deed … Continue reading
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