Monthly Archives: November 2012
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Committee Should Hear All Submissions on Marriage Bill
November 16, 2012
Media Release 16 November 2012 Family First NZ says that all organisations, families and individuals who have requested to make oral submissions on the Marriage Amendment Bill should be heard by the Select Committee because...
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Bullet Points to Defend Marriage
November 14, 2012
NEW RESOURCE We’ve put together a one page summary of the key points to help you defend marriage as it has always been defined. Perfect to slip in your wallet or handbag or have on...
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Perfect example of ‘activist’ research
November 13, 2012
A study on same sex parenting gets significant media coverage. But does it deserve it? Let’s apply the same yardstick as the opposition do đ Oh, by the way, the study is on 78, yes just...
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MP fights to stop forced marriage
November 13, 2012
Stuff.co.nz 13 November 2012 After hearing of a distraught schoolgirl forced to marry by her parents, Auckland-based National MP Jackie Blue knew she couldn’t stand by and do nothing. One hundred teenagers nationally, including 50...
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MP fights to stop forced marriage
November 13, 2012...
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When they say NZ’er support gay marriage, don’t be so sure
November 9, 2012
Just noticed this recent online poll from the NZ Herald 29 Aug (yes – not scientifically perfect, but still indicative – and consistent with other trends)....
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Books portraying ‘traditional’ families could be barred – EU
November 9, 2012
MailOnline 7 Nov 2o12 Books which portray âtraditionalâ images of mothers caring for their children or fathers going out to work could be barred from schools under proposals from Brussels. An EU report claims that...
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No longer taboo, but divorce still damages children
November 9, 2012
MailOnline 7 Nov 2012 Family breakdown is as devastating for todayâs children as it was when divorce was a source of social disgrace, a state-backed report warned yesterday. Even though divorce is no longer considered...
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US state policies on same-sex marriage
November 8, 2012Â http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Election-Day-Victories-for-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspx...
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Gay marriage a human right: MP
November 7, 2012
Dominion Post 7 Nov 2012 Denying homosexuals the right to marry is denying them basic human rights, Labour MP Louisa Wall says. Ms Wall gave the opening submission on her Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill...
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âGay marriageâ next step
November 7, 2012
New Zealand Pacific 28 Oct 2012 For readers of the New Zealand Pacific, it is timely to publish correspondence and comments received by its offi ce and staff so far, on an issue that cuts...
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How Common Are Stable Same-Sex Couples?
November 7, 2012
National Review Online 1 Oct 2012 The October issue of Journal of Marriage and Family published an analysis by Charles Lau of a British probability sample, âThe Stability of Same-Sex Cohabitation, Different-Sex Cohabitation, and Marriage.â...
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Gay Marriage Threatens Our Freedom
November 7, 2012
American Thinker 28 Oct 2012 Despite thirty-plus campaigns, there has been little informed public discussion about what marriage is and the state’s interest in maintaining traditional marriage (sadly, the proponents of redefining marriage prefer to...
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Same-Sex Marriage Ten Years On: Lessons from Canada
November 6, 2012
The Witherspoon Institute 5 Nov 2012 The effects of same-sex civil marriage in Canadaârestrictions on free speech rights, parental rights in education, and autonomy rights of religious institutions, along with a weakening of the marriage...
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‘I do?’ Opposition dogs French gay marriage plans
November 6, 2012
NZ Herald 6 Nov 2012 A plan to legalize same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt was a liberal cornerstone of Francois Hollande’s election manifesto earlier this year. It looked like a shoo-in for...
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Archbishop of Canterbury: Most Anglicans donât support same-sex marriage
November 6, 2012
Lifesite News 5 Nov 2012 Despite apparent support for same-sex âmarriageâ from leadership in the Anglican Church, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury admitted recently at a youth forum in New Zealand that most of...
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I led the charge on gay marriage – John Key
November 5, 2012
“No, I’m voting for gay marriage, I’m hardly homophobic – I led the charge on it.” John Key – Prime Minister 5 November 2012 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10845253...
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Marriage vote – National confusion, or just voting with the boss?
November 5, 2012
We’ve done an analysis of the National party vote on the recent Marriage Amendment Bill. We have compared their vote on this bill with earlier votes on Civil Unions, and the Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment...
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UK Catholic Care loses gay adoption fight
November 3, 2012
BBC News 1 Nov 2012 A Roman Catholic adoption agency has been told it cannot turn away gay couples if it wants to keep its charitable status. Catholic Care, run by the Diocese of Leeds,...
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Marriage and the fear of democracy
November 3, 2012
NationalReview.com 1 Nov 2012 Ever since the rise of the progressive movement, the American Left has championed political reforms to create direct democracy: ballot initiatives, popular referenda, direct election of senators, and recall initiatives. But now,...