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Conversion therapy legislation to cover religious groups
Radio NZ news 30 July 2021 The government’s ban on conversion therapy will cover religious groups, but they will still be able to freely express ...
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Parents fighting to give birth to Down syndrome children
‘They almost broke me’: Parents fighting to give birth to children with Down syndrome Stuff co.nz 18 July 2021 Family First Comment: A disturbing but insightful ...
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Parents Banned From Stopping Puberty Blockers For Children – Justice Minister
“That is not cool with me” – Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice Media Release – 30 July 2021 Family First NZ says that if parents ...
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Govt To Criminalise Parents For Affirming Biology
Media Release 30 July 2021 Family First NZ says that the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban will be yet another attack on parents’ rights, is fundamentally ...
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Colorado’s claims of cannabis ‘social justice’ fall short
Black Coloradans arrested at twice the rate of white people nearly a decade after pot legalization Colorado Newsline 22 July 2021 Family First Comment: So much ...
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Cannabis-induced psychosis
Cannabis-induced psychosis: Amid push for legalization, sister says brother ‘was lost to us for a decade’ Fox News 23 July 2021 Family First Comment: “When our ...
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Hate Speech Law vs Free Speech
One of the most disturbing realities of criminalising “hateful” speech is that there is simply no universally agreed upon definition of what constitutes “hate” in ...
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Biden cancels ties to critical race theory in schools
Biden admin walks back ties to group pushing critical race theory in schools Fox News 21 July 2021 Family First Comment: Good decision! 🎉👍 “The Biden ...
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Experiencing grief after abortion – but afraid to share
Women who experience post-abortion grief say it’s a pain often not recognised and a hard thing to talk about ABC News 10 July 2021 Family ...
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Blackpool Council is fined £109,000 for ‘religious discrimination’
Blackpool Council is fined £109,000 for ‘religious discrimination’ after it removed posters for Christian festival following LGBT social media campaign over organiser’s views on same-sex ...
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Two-year-old hospitalised after consuming cannabis cookie dough
Stuff co.nz 20 July 2021 A South Canterbury man has pleaded guilty to making cannabis cookie dough balls that were accidentally consumed by a 2-year-old, ...
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Kiwi weightlifter – robbed of Olympic glory
Former female weightlifter now bearing a different burden: outspoken advocate for women in sport International Family News 19 July 2021 Family First Comment: The biological woman ...
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Teachers & staff experience physical assault
Bay of Plenty teachers and school leaders experience physical assault NZ Herald 20 July 2021 Family First Comment: As predicted…. “The number of Bay of ...
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Discussing ‘critical theory’ poll on Magic Talk
Family First National Director Bob McCoskrie was on Magic Talk discussing the polling on whether kiwis support critical theory being taught in classrooms
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Poll – Keep ‘Critical Theory’ Out Of Classrooms
A new poll has sent a clear message to the Government – don’t politicise the classroom and keep critical race theory out of kiwi classrooms. ...
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Christian florist SCOTUS decision ‘devastating’
SCOTUS decision on refusing service to same-sex couple was ‘devastating,’ Christian florist says Fox News 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman is ...
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Strong Ass’n Between Perceived Risk, Availability & Cannabis Use
Study Shows Strong Association Between Perceived Risk, Availability and Past-Year Cannabis Use News Wise 15 July 2021 Family First Comment: Probably didn’t need a study to ...
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Amnesty International’s hypocrisy
Anonymous NZ group set up to combat racism praised by Amnesty International TVNZ One News 14 July 2021 Family First Comment: Oh how rich!! “Freedom of ...
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Dr Paul Crowhurst: The unreal prospect of unteaching racism
Stuff co.nz 14 July 2021 – Family First Comment: Excellent commentary “Yet this latest form of racism that teachers must address can’t even be seen because ...
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Cannabis intoxication in kids rise after Canada legalisation – study
Cannabis intoxication and rates of accidental ingestion in young children rise after legalization, new study finds Medical Xpress 30 June 2021 Family First Comment: Thankfully, NZers ...
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Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use (US)
Mysterious vomiting illness from cannabis use emerges in US hospitals NewsHub 12 July 2021 Family First Comment: “the illness is now becoming more prevalent in the ...
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