September 2012
Why we must defend the institution of marriage
News Weekly 1 Sep 2012 This is the address given by the president of the National Civic Council, Peter Westmore,
The Listener – Exposed: the truly dangerous agenda of Family First
NZ Listener 29 Aug 2012 There’s been a bit of fuss this morning about Family First losing one of its
Gangs force sex trade on underage girls
Auckland Now 12 Sep 2012 Underage Maori and Pacific Island sex workers are caught up in illegal prostitution in Auckland,
Big brothels face new restrictions
Christchurch Press 12 Sep 2012 Large brothels will be banned from setting up next to preschools, schools and residential areas
Fear over beneficiary child changes
NZ Herald 12 Sep 2012 Early childhood experts are in shock after a government decision to make education compulsory from
Teachers \’face sack\’ for refusing to endorse gay marriage (UK)
Telegraph (UK) 10 Sep 2012 Schools will be within their statutory rights to dismiss staff that wilfully fail to use
Gay marriage. Incest. Love who you want – Hollywood Director
Huffington Post.com 10 Sep 2012 Director Nick Cassavetes (\”The Notebook,\” \”Alpha Dog\”) debuted his controversial new movie this weekend, but
Dismissed from Greens for Marriage View (UK)
Christian Concern 10 Sep 2012 Christina Summers, a member of Brighton and Hove City Council, has been dismissed from the
Alcohol reform an opportunity missed
Auckland Now 11 sep 2012 A leading Auckland researcher in suicide prevention says the Government missed a trick when the
Conservative party lifted by gay issue
NZ Herald 11 Sep 2012 The Conservative Party has had a bump in the polls following Parliament\’s passing of the
Why Fathers Really Matter
NYTimes September 8 2012 Motherhood begins as a tempestuously physical experience but quickly becomes a political one. Once a woman’s
Researchers discover a new miracle cure for cancer… marriage
Independent (UK) 7 Sep 2012 Doctors have discovered a cancer treatment that outranks all others – marriage. It helps patients
Lasting damage to young minds left by online porn
Daily Mail (UK) 8 Sep 2012 A leading neuroscientist has backed an opt-in system for online pornography, saying extreme images
Garth George: Real responsibility is on husbands
The Daily Post Rotorua 9 Sep 2012 ….The marriage debate took on a whole new dimension this week with a
Churches refuse to marry gay couples
Taranaki Daily News 10 Sep 2012 Religious gay couples wishing to wed in Taranaki will struggle to find a church
Stop debating and feed the kids, says Shearer
NZ Herald 10 Sep 2012 Labour\’s new education policy includes $40 million in pledges to feed all children in low-decile
School costs parents more
NZ Herald 10 Sep 2012 Increase in \’voluntary\’ donations outstrips rise in Government funding under National. The amount parents paid
Euthanasia deaths rising in Netherlands – Lancet
Lifesite News 17 July 2012 The long awaited 2010 nationwide examination of the euthanasia law in the Netherlands was published
Growing Up With Two Mums: The Untold Children’s View
Public Discourse 6 Aug 2012 Robert Lopez is assistant professor of English at California State University-Northridge. He is the author
Truth, marriage and the threat to religious liberty
ABC Australia 6 Sep 2012 Anthony Fisher OP is the third Bishop of Parramatta. This is the text of the
Sex study casts light on students\’ promiscuity
ONE News 7 Sep 2012 University students have long been stereotyped as promiscuous – and new research shows it to
Women More Likely to Die After Abortion, Not Childbirth
LifeNews.com 5 Sep 2012 A new study of the medical records for nearly half a million women in Denmark reveals
Voters disagree with Obama\’s marriage plans
Washington Examiner Sep 4 2012 A new JZ Analytics poll that finds President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney split at
Stand up and speak out
Challenge Weekly 6 Sep 2012 Opponents to same-sex marriage are being urged to step up, now that the Marriage Amendment
MP\’s gay marriage stance \”personal\”
Wanganui Chronicle 5 Sep 2012 Whanganui MP Chester Borrows\’ decision to vote against the gay marriage bill was a personal
Nurses and Public Servants Misrepresented on Marriage?
Media Release 5 Sep 2012 Family First NZ is calling on the nurses’ and public service unions to produce evidence
Family First unfazed by domain double-up
Stuff.co.nz 6 Sep 2012 People who want to access Family First\’s website are instead inadvertently being directed to the marriage
Discriminated against because of belief in marriage (UK)
BBC News 4 Sep 2012 Four Christians who lost separate employment tribunals relating to their religious beliefs are taking their
Gay Marriage: \’A genuine threat to liberty\’
Stuff.co.nz 4 Sep 2012 Christchurch Anglican pastor John Stringer says the bill would put many churches and community groups at
Majority of Americans Want Abortions Prohibited
LifeNews.com 24 Aug 2012 CNN has released the results of a new poll showing a majority of Americans want all
Romney pledges to protect ‘sanctity of life,’ marriage
LifeSite news 31 Aug 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney delivered his acceptance speech at the GOP convention Thursday night,
Repeat abortions linked to premature birth, study suggests
BBC News 30 Aug 2012 The more abortions a woman has before her first child, the more likely she is
Karl du Fresne: What makes marriage unique
BreakingViews.co.nz 2 Sep 2012 Few political issues in my lifetime have been more divisive than the Homosexual Law Reform Bill
Rise in teen suicide
3 News 3 Sep 2012 In the year to June, 547 people in New Zealand committed suicide – including a
Why shouldn\’t three people get married?
The Guardian (UK) 30 August 2012 Jean Hannah Edelstein Three Brazilians in love have their nation up in arms over
Affirmed: Study that \’gay\’ family children more troubled
World Net Daily 31 Aug 2012 The University of Texas at Austin says it has investigated and found no evidence
Men & women are different, & so should be their marriage vows
Sydney Morning Herald 29 Aug 2012 Marriage really matters. Thank God we are talking about it. As Professor Patrick Parkinson
Churches say they will snub gay weddings
Dominion Post 1 Sep 2012 An overwhelming majority of churches would not host a same-sex wedding, even if the law
Dad finds way to block Facebook
Stuff.co.nz 1 Sep 2012 Hyde\’s 13-year-old daughter goes to log into Facebook and, wham! She gets a yellow-and-black screen instead.