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scotus religious schools ruling

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down law discriminating against religious schools

U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled that excluding faith-based schools from a state’s private school voucher program “violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.” ...
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stricter age verification

POLL – Strong Support For Porn Site Age-Verification

MEDIA RELEASE - A new poll has found significant support for stricter age verification rules on pornography sites on the Internet to ensure children cannot ...
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church and state

‘Separation of Church and State’ explained

Unwanted government intervention How important is religious liberty in New Zealand? As we’ve been sharing, The Ministry of Education is threatening to ‘intervene’ into the ...
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bethlehem statement

“We believe we are adhering to all relevant legislation” – Bethlehem College

Another superb response (and pushback) from Bethlehem College 🙏🏻😀 … Read below …
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BRUCE LOGAN: The Tyranny of the Offended

The Ministry of Education wants Tauranga’s Bethlehem Christian College to erase from its statement of belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. ...
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Significant Concern Over Cost Of Living – Poll

MEDIA RELEASE 18 June 2022 A new nationwide poll has found significant concern about the cost of living and its effect not only on personal ...
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bethlehem vs government

Is the Government mandating ‘state approved’ beliefs at Bethlehem College?

Fuelled by a media feeding-frenzy, The Ministry of Education is threatening to ‘intervene’ into the beliefs of a much-respected Christian school, demanding Bethlehem College  remove ...
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School Gender Curriculum Strongly Rejected – Poll

MEDIA RELEASE – 17 June 2022 A new nationwide poll has found significant opposition to gender ideology being taught to primary school students, and majority ...
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lgbtq football shirts

Should ‘religious’ sportspeople be forced to support LGBTQI+ agenda?

Should someone be entitled to remain silent on an issue, due to their religious convictions? Or should they instead be forced to support an agenda, ...
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ministry of truth

Government’s new centre to control Kiwis’ speech

Kiwis have come to take ‘freedom of speech’ for granted, surely it’s a central tenet of our democracy? Perhaps not anymore. Below is a very ...
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woke cult and marxism

Is ‘Wokeism’ a cult that aims to destroy?

Wokeism – The Marxist Cult That Aims To Destroy? Wokeism is everywhere, especially in the media, academia, politics, our education system, and Big Tech. It’s ...
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books cancelled

They’ve cancelled the classic books?!

Sue Reid is a bookseller, wife and mother, and board member of Family First NZ. She says that there will always be a place for ...
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pro-life movement

Planning for the future of Pro-Life movement – by Olivia Boyd

Abortion is a highly emotional topic and at times can be very polarising. Because it touches on our deepest beliefs around the sanctity of life, ...
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recidivist violent offender

Violent offender, with 48 convictions, tries to kill pregnant partner. Unborn baby dies.

Sadly the Ardern Government is going to repeal the Three Strikes Law. So here’s a current story that illustrates the benefit of the Three Strikes ...
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Surrogacy Laws in NZ

The ‘Eggsploitation’ of Surrogacy

The Law Commission is currently reviewing surrogacy laws in New Zealand and Family First has just sent in a submission.
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Disney lurches full-woke, pushing ‘rainbow pride’ merchandise

The once family-friendly Disney continues to go full-woke, pushing ‘rainbow pride’ merchandise including LGBTQIA+ caps, backpacks, stickers, badges, mugs etc. Many of these are targeted ...
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REVEALED: Pink Shirt Day is not really about ALL bullying

UPDATED: May 2022 Last year, we were alerted to the fact that Pink Shirt Day (which uses an anti-bullying message as a massive cover-up for ...
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Hiding Child Abusers

MEDIA RELEASE – Fix ‘Right To Silence Law’ which hides child abusers

Family First NZ is repeating its call for a review of ‘right to silence’ laws which is effectively hindering investigations into child abuse. Family First ...
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canada-law-intoxication

Canada – Intoxication now a valid defence in murders, sex assaults

Canada continues its shift to woke liberalism and leftism, with their Supreme Court now ruling that extreme intoxication is a valid defence in murders, sex ...
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parents-school

“Parents must be passionate advocates for their children’s education” – by Alwyn Poole

“Too many parents are waiting for the government and ministry to improve things and have become passive.” Here’s an excellent article written by Alwyn Poole, ...
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Lapdog or Watchdog

Poll – “Huge majority” oppose Government funding of our media

It was once a kiwi habit to sit together as a family and watch the evening news. We trusted our news media. But now, in ...
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