March 22nd saw the anniversary of America's Roe v Wade decision (1973) which made abortion legal in the United States. For 39 years, thousands have marched in Washington DC on this day, speaking up for those who have no voice. Asking…
Tag: Christianity
Redefining Marriage
New Zealand is once again debating the meaning of the word marriage in the wake of Tamati Coffey's so-called wedding to his "partner". Tamati, a very like-able television weather presenter is openly gay and used his influence on Dancing with…
Christian Morality Goes to the Dogs
The Associated Press (via the Boston Globe) reported on 5 December, 2011 that the Democratic-controlled US Senate, in a 93-7 vote, passed the $662 billion 2012 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) and so took a bold step into a brave…
Beware the Green’s
Garth George has just written yet another excellent article on the make up of New Zealand's parliament now that all discussions have taken place and deals done. His article was published by the NZ Herald yesterday. Rightly, Garth points out…
Euthanasia: What It Is and What It Is Not
Given the recent resurgence of the euthanasia debate in New Zealand, it seems timely to revisit what euthanasia actually is and what it is not. In 2003, Family Life International published a resource And now... Euthanasia. The following information is directly…
Pro-Life Month – Day Thirty-One
There are some who don’t want you to know we are in a battle, even while they themselves never cease to attack. Friends, when we do get attacked and clobbered, then let us know that Christ has gone before us.…
Pro-Life Month – Day Thirty
"If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to research, the conscience of society ends up losing the…
Pro-Life Month – Day Twenty-Nine
"We will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. When a child…
Pro-Life Month – Day Twenty-Seven
"...is it surprising that today we have become so morally blind (for wickedness blinds) that we save the baby whales at great cost, and murder millions of unborn children?" (Alice von Hildebrand, The Privilege of Being a Woman) Make your…
Pro-Life Month – Day Twenty-Six
"Failing to name error because of some kind of fear of offending the person in error is neither compassion nor charity. Confronting or challenging the error or evil of another is never easy yet it must be done." (Bishop Robert…