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What is Faith Deconstruction, and why is it so popular?
Faith Deconstruction is the process of critically examining, questioning, and sometimes redefining one’s religious beliefs, often leading to significant shifts in faith and theology. It ...
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What is Progressive Christianity? Is it a different faith altogether?
Progressive Christianity is a liberal movement within Christianity that focuses on contemporary issues like social justice, inclusivity, climate change, reproductive rights (aka abortion) and LGBTQ+ ...
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Hate Crime Consultation Paper Submission
Here is Family First’s submission on the Law Commission’s consultation around 'hate crime'.
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Minister Weeds Wokeness Out Of MFAT
Family First NZ is welcoming moves by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters to ‘weed out the wokeness’ from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
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Family First is growing its reach and influence
Family First continues to grow its reach and influence without any help from the mainstream media. We have put a lot of effort into building ...
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Midwifery Council Continues To Insult Women
The Midwifery Council have published their third attempt at a Midwifery Scope of Practice, and they continue to cancel common sense and biology.
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What is Social Conservatism? Is it the same as Conservatism?
What is Social Conservatism? Is it the same as Conservatism? Our previous article explained Conservatism and why it benefits society, so it’s timely that we ...
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Family First at ARC 2025
Family First's Bob McCoskrie and Simon O'Connor joined and networked with 4,000 change-makers and thought-leaders from across sectors and nations in London last week at ...
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What is Conservatism and how does it benefit society
Conservatism has helped establish and maintain our society throughout the ages. It is something which should be upheld and celebrated. But what is conservatism, and ...
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Where do we stand on Drag Queen Storytimes?
Here’s our thoughts following on from the recent protests at Te Atatu library which disrupted a Drag Queen event put on by the city council. ...
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The media are promoting drug-use, again!
“Have a safe trip! Your handy guide to happy drug taking” is an article by The Spinoff which should be reported to Police (and the ...
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A new BMJ study finds women unprepared for the intense pain of abortion pill
A recent study by the British Medical Journal reported that women are frequently misled about the pain they will experience when taking the abortion pill. The ...
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US film highlights concerns over Assisted Dying and its impact on people with disabilities
A US film about assisted dying and the treatment of people with disabilities is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Titled “Life ...
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Call to End Prescribing Puberty Blockers In NZ
Family First is calling for an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative evidence of efficacy ...
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The troubling surge in assisted suicide
The push to pass euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide laws over the past few years has seen a global rise and acceleration of various jurisdictions legalising ...
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US Lawsuit puts porn access age verification in the spotlight
The U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton has put a spotlight on a Texas law passed in 2023 requiring ...
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McDonald’s reverses course on DEI Policies and Initiatives
McDonald’s is joining a growing list of companies scaling back or abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The fast-food giant cited the U.S. ...
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Funding For Euthanasia, But Not Palliative Care
In a disturbing development affecting our already under-resourced palliative care service, Health New Zealand is looking to sack the only two people focused on improving ...
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More taxpayer money is spent on sex change surgeries in NZ… than care for dying children
Newly released figures show that the government would rather fund sex change operations than look after dying children in their last days. Released under the ...
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Pregnant woman billboard deemed “too controversial”
A Canadian pro-life group has had a billboard advertisement, picturing a pregnant woman, rejected… because it “creates too much controversy”.
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The UN is now training influencers to report hate speech and disinformation
The United Nations is now targeting online influencers in an effort to indoctrinate them about the likes of hate speech and disinformation. The United Nations ...
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