40 days of hopeI remember during my early years at university becoming friends with an exchange student from West Germany. When she left her home country, a wall divided it from the communist country of East Germany, and people had…
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NZ Gay Marriage Bill Passes Second Reading
Last night the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill had its second reading in Parliament and was passed 77 votes to 44. The change from the first reading is very small, that reading saw the Bill pass 80 to 40. …
Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation
Monday’s news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation of the papacy was for me, as indeed for many others, a bombshell. I candidly admit that news of his death would have been less shocking. I remember very well the elation that…
A Reflection on Pope Benedict’s Resignation
This is one of the best reflections we here at Family Life International have seen on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI of his Petrine ministry. It is from President Fahey, Thomas More College, and is well worth the read.…
Sadness at Pope Benedict’s Resignation
Sadly this morning, Catholics in New Zealand, have woken to the news that our Holy Father, Benedict XVI has resigned from his position of leader of the Church. What more is there to say than we love our Holy Father Benedict…
Governments Support Same-Sex Marriage Despite Wide spread Opposition
On Tuesday, the UK Parliament voted for same-sex marriage, with a count of 400 for the legislation and only 175 against. There are still a number of votes to be held before it becomes law. Debate was strong in the…
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Belgium Twins Accessed Euthanasia
Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald reported on how 45-year-old Belgium twins were allowed to access euthanasia because they had been recently told that they would soon both go blind. The twins were born deaf, were extremely close, and couldn't bear…
Abortion Never Needed to Save the Life of the Mother
Abortion advocates like to accuse pro-lifer's of not caring for women, because we do not believe that there is ever a need for abortion. And so, over the years nations have tried to enact law which serves to "protect" women…
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Raise the Bar Instead of Offering Free Emergency Contraception
The announcement last week that Taranaki District Health Board subcommittee has accepted the stategy to provide the morning after pill (emergency contraception) free to children as young as 12 years old, is shocking, and irresponsible. While, it has not become practice yet,…
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Counties Manukau Considering Contraception and Abortion to Decrease Perinatal Mortality
Once again contraception and abortion are being hailed as the answer to problems involving families. South Auckland has the highest rate of newborn and fetal death in the country at 13.1 deaths per 1000 births, whereas the rest of the country sits…
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