Welcome to PulsePoint with James Williams for 7th November 2024. In this episode:
- Are social conservatives at risk of having their bank accounts shut? 0:40
- Candace Owens postpones NZ show. 5:52
- Graphic anti-abortion ad run on US TV. 9:37
- Bob calls out the NZ media for bias in US election coverage. 11:27
- And, Simon O’Connor chats to Roger Partridge about overreach by some court judges. 12:19
PulsePoint features the latest media stories and research related to family and society that you need to know about – issues from both New Zealand and overseas that the Family First team have been monitoring and researching over the last week. It’s time to cut through the spin and uncover the real issues. We’ll keep watching the news… so that you don’t have to.
TRANSCRIPT:
Hello friends, welcome to PulsePoint. In this episode…
-Are social conservatives at risk of having their bank accounts shut?
-Candace Owens postpones NZ show
-Graphic anti-abortion ad run on US TV
-And…Bob calls out the NZ media for bias
This and much more to come.
Let’s get into it…I’m James Williams.
1.
Will those who hold social conservative values and beliefs still be able to have a bank account in New Zealand soon?
This may not be a question you are currently pondering but perhaps you should.
As reported in the NZ Herald recently the Court of Appeal is currently hearing a case where Bank of New Zealand is trying cancel its 40 year relationship with Gloriavale, due to an Employment Court decision where it found the community had broken the law. BNZ cited a breach of its Human Rights Policy as the reason.
Now let me make this very clear from the start…, Family First is not advocating for Gloriavale and we are not trying to be critical of BNZ for its decision.
However, we are covering this story because this case could set a precedent in this country depending on the court’s judgement.
Let’s take a quick look at the BNZ clause highlighted in the Court of Appeal’s document which is available on its website.
As you will see it says the bank can close an account FOR ANY REASON…it then stipulates a few of the usual reasons which are to do with financial concerns which may arise.
Now let’s look at the response from the BNZ to end the relationship.
“BNZ follows a strong human rights policy. Under this policy, BNZ must not
tolerate, or be complicit in, any activities that contribute to adverse human
rights impacts. We believe that continuing to provide banking services to you
would be inconsistent with our human rights policy.”
Now, let’s park the court case to the side… and look at the bigger picture.
A Human Rights Policy was evidenced to close the bank account.…is it that hard to imagine that ‘human rights’ policies… potentially… could change at any time to incorporate other actions or beliefs which are deemed ‘unsatisfactory’?
If you don’t think this can happen, guess what, it is already happening at a disturbing level.
I will highlight some of the cases now…yes, there are plenty of examples.
In 2020 Barclays Bank in the UK shut the accounts of two counselling services as they were accused of conversion therapy because they were helping people with unwanted sexual and gender issues.
Again in the UK, a vicar’s account was closed by YBS in 2023 for speaking up against the transexual agenda.
Metro Bank refused to open an account for a parenting organisation called, Our Duty, because they opposed transgender procedures for children.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau froze the bank accounts of citizens who protested his government’s handling of Covid 19.
And…Nigel Farage at the time of Brexit was given the cold shoulder by his bank, and when he went looking for a new bank, 9 other financial institutions refused his business, seemingly due to ‘reputational risk’.
The list goes on and on.
Let’s now use a hypothetical example…which could be… hate speech laws changing to include sexual orientation.
Right now in New Zealand, the Human Rights Commission is advocating for this and there have been numerous attempts through our political system and our courts to have this imposed.
If it ever did, do you think banks could then use this to restrict those who hold conservative and traditional beliefs like… marriage is only between one man and one woman?
What about those who publicly quote bible verses which state that homosexual behaviour is a sin, like Israel Folau did?
This would especially be the case at banks which have Rainbow Tick Accreditation.
This is one of the statements which needs to be met for a company to keep its rainbow tick:
“As part of your commitment to corporate social responsibility, have you informed your customers and other stakeholders e.g. your supply chain, clients, contractors that you are committed to being a fair workplace in line with the Rainbow tick principles?”
And…you can go to the WokeUP NZ website to see whether your bank is on board with this.
Look, it’s pretty hard to do life without a bank account. In fact, with moves afoot to become a cashless world, having a bank account has become an essential service.
We believe it is a human right for everyone to be able to have a bank account whatever their beliefs… and we hope that the Court of Appeal accommodates this human right in any precedent it sets.
2.
Candace Owens show in New Zealand has been postponed.
She was set to speak in Auckland on the 14th of November at Trusts Arena.
On its Facebook page the venue announced that the promoter had decided to postpone the show.
Meanwhile, across the ditch, attempts are being made to see Candace Owens’ visa rejection to be revoked.
A petition, lead by Life Site News, has gained around 33,000 signatures calling on the Australian government to allow Candace to speak.
Well known, Australian, Freedom activist Monica Smit will present the petition to the government. She told Life Site News recently that she is scared at the precedent that has been set.
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Meanwhile, Candace Owens has spoken about the issue.
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At the time of this recording, no decision had been released from Immigration New Zealand as to whether Candace will be permitted to speak here. Her show is set for next Thursday the 14th of November in Auckland.
3.
To the US election…While most of the attention has been on Trump and Kamala, an anti-abortion activist named Randall Terry has made a name for himself by running TV advertisements featuring pictures of aborted babies.
Terry was a candidate in the presidential election and was standing for The Constitution Party. As he was a candidate, by law, TV stations had to show the graphic advertisement.
One ad ran on ABC and this is the editorial note which was posted.
ABC says “By law, our TV stations must air the ad. According to the Federal Communication Commission, broadcast stations are “prohibited from censoring or rejecting political ads that are paid for and sponsored by legally qualified candidates.”
We will now show one of the advertisements… and while we have decided to blur some of the graphic images of the aborted babies we still do want to issue a warning to those viewing.
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In a campaign which saw the two main presidential nominees, Kamala and Trump, talk so much about abortion, hopefully these ads brought some reality to what abortion actually is.
4.
In headlines…
In this week’s McBlog, Bob calls out the mainstream media for their one sided coverage of the US election.
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5.
And finally… be sure to tune into this week’s Family Matters episode. Simon O’Connor speaks with Roger Partridge from New Zealand Initiative about overreach by some court judges.
Take a look.
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Conclusion
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I’m James Williams, see you next week.
