Category Archives: Latest News
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Bill to decriminalize polygamy earns unanimous approval from Utah Senate committee
February 16, 2020
The Salt Lake Tribune 12 February 2020 Family First Comment: As we predicted would happen…. Remove the gender. Why not the number? “Ora Barlow, who was raised in a polygamous community, said she realized that all...
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Brides marry themselves at Tahunanui Beach in ceremony of self-acceptance
February 5, 2020
Stuff co.nz 2 February 2020 Family First Comment: This is marriage ‘equality’. If you change the gender requirements, you can also change the number requirements. Hey, why not marry a bridge? Oh wait, that’s already happened. ...
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“Christian florist: My longtime customer was a friend, then he sued me over his gay wedding”
October 9, 2019
USA Today 8 October 2019 Family First Comment: “Why would people want to force me to celebrate a wedding that violates my faith? Wouldn’t they want someone able to devote themselves to it? I wouldn’t want...
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APA: We’d Like to Teach the World to Swing…
July 9, 2019
Family Research Council 8 July 2019 Family First Comment: Monogamy is now bigotry! If you wanted confirmation that the American Psychological Ass’n has been hijacked by radicals, here it is…. “People who practice ‘consensual non-monogamy,’ as...
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Folau’s prospects bolstered by landmark religious freedom ruling in Britain
July 8, 2019
Sydney Morning Herald 4 July 2019 Family First Comment: The English Court of Appeal has decided: “The mere expression of religious views about sin does not necessarily connote discrimination.” #FreeToBelieve Britain’s second-highest court handed down a...
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Divorce likely to put weight on children, study finds
June 18, 2019
BBC News 17 June 2019 Family First Comment: The paper suggests a range of reasons why children might put on weight after a divorce, both economic and non-economic, including: ◾less money in separated households for fresh...
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How Jacinda Ardern’s engagement bucks the trend
May 4, 2019
NewsHub 4 May 2019 Family First Comment: “We should be concerned that marriage rates are at an all-time low. The weakening of marriage is one of the most important social issues we are facing.” Congratulations to...
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Is polyamory on the rise?
April 1, 2019
Radio NZ News 28 March 2019 Family First Comment: As predicted, the promoting and normalisation of polygamy / polyamory continues. Once you redefine marriage to include any genders, there is no reason to oppose any number...
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Spike in divorce applications: ‘It’s that New Year’s resolution’
January 10, 2019
TVNZ One News 7 January 2019 Family First Comment: A sad reality – but at least NZ has a structure in place which means that divorces can’t be done quickly and without due consideration – as...
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Aussie twins call for law change so they can marry same man
December 28, 2018
NewsHub 24 December 2018 Family First Comment: Well, why not? Love is love? Marriage ‘equality’? #AsPredicted A pair of twins who claim to be the most identical in the world are calling on the Australian Government...
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Newspoll: Majority Backs Laws to Protect Religions (Aust)
November 30, 2018
The Australian 26 November 2018 Family First Comment: A clear majority of Australians — including nearly 60 per cent of Labor voters — has backed new laws to prevent individuals, schools and companies from being discriminated...
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Wedding mag closes after refusal to feature same-sex couples
November 20, 2018
Radio NZ News 19 November 2018 Family First Comment: “Luke and Carla Burrell, founders of White Magazine, said advertisers had abandoned them in droves. In a farewell post on its website, the magazine’s founders said they...
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The law must allow BOTH my marriages – ‘polyamorous’ woman (UK)
November 19, 2018
Daily Mail 19 November 2018 Family First Comment: The marriage equality campaign will HAVE to get behind this. Love. Consent. Equality. Why not? www.ProtectMarriage.nz A woman is calling for a change of law than allows people...
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UK bakery’s refusal to bake pro same-sex marriage cake did not discriminate – court
October 11, 2018
NewsHub 11 October 2018 Family First Comment: Superb decision in the UK “The court said the situation was more akin to a Christian printing business being required to print leaflets promoting an atheist message.” #FreeToBelieve www.ProtectMarriage.nz ...
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New social justice rights limit long-standing freedoms
September 12, 2018
Stuff co.nz 12 September 2018 Family First Comment: Who’s the boss? God or the state? Family First, in its defence of the natural family, declares that there is an authority above the state. Which is no...
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MercatorNet – Promoting the natural family is ‘not in the public benefit’
September 7, 2018
MercatorNet 6 September 2018 New Zealand’s foremost family advocacy group, Family First, faces losing its charitable status after a judgement from the High Court finding that its purposes and activities are not predominantly for the...
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Alan J. Hawkins and Hal Boyd: How (and Why) Government Should Invest in Marriage
August 27, 2018
Public Discourse 20 August 2018 Family First Comment: Excellent commentary.. “Divorce doesn’t just end a marriage, it frequently also involuntarily weakens a parent-child relationship—usually with the father—and, over time, can result in the negative effects...
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US baker sues Colorado after refusal to bake cake celebrating gender transition opposed
August 16, 2018
TVNZ One News 16 August 2018 Family First Comment: First it was ‘you MUST accept same-sex marriage.’ Now it’s ‘you MUST accept gender ideology.’ All in the name of tolerance eh “Colorado is on a...
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New law will protect minors from forced marriage in New Zealand
August 8, 2018
NZ Herald 8 August 2018 A law that gives children more protection against forced marriage is expected to pass with unanimous support in Parliament today. The Marriage (Court Consent to Marriage of Minors) Amendment Bill...
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Warkworth baker refuses to make wedding cake for gay couple
July 9, 2018
NZ Herald 9 July 2018 Family First Comment: A gracious response… “”I do not wish to offend either of you and I thank you for letting me know that it is a same-sex wedding,” it...