Discrimination against the disabled?

I heard in the news today that IHC, a NZ advocacy group for intellectually disabled children, has “lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against the Government for what it says are ‘discriminatory’ policies.” The claim is that “government policy [prevents] disabled students accessing the curriculum at their local school.”
That got me thinking [...]

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Helen Clark wants to “all nations” to “stop executions”

Amnesty links PM to Chinese protest
“Prime Minister Helen Clark lent her name to a campaign aimed at pressuring China to improve its human rights record in the lead up to next month’s Olympic Games, says Amnesty International.
Ms Taylor said the PM had signed the [Amnesty International protest] banner at a function at Auckland Girls’ Grammar. [...]

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Peter Dunne’s bizzare pro-abortion position

In a recent interview, Peter Dunne, leader of the United Future party, responded to some questions about abortion, and in the process he proffered a very unscientific and philosophically unsound position about when human life begins.
But before we get to that, let’s see how he uses the usual hollow pro-abortion rhetoric to full effect…
“I have [...]

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John Banks talks a good game, but fails to deliver on porn parade

From today’s newspaper…
“Businessman Steve Crow says his Boobs on Bikes parade down Queen St will go ahead, despite a new bylaw aimed at stopping events deemed offensive.
The Auckland City Council passed the bylaw last week, only weeks before Mr Crow plans another parade to promote the Erotica Lifestyles Expo.
The bylaw is the latest attempt by [...]

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The Tablet on the Pill

The Tablet, a Catholic publication based in the UK, has published a survey it has conducted of 1500 Catholics in the United Kingdom which shows the following…
1. Nearly half of the people surveyed have never heard of Humanae Vitae
2. More than half of the people surveyed think that the Church’s teaching on contraception should be [...]

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What teacher’s do in their own time does matter

The following story has been getting some attention in the NZ media in the last day or so…
“Teachers fear their private lives, including online profiles and even going to parties, could become targets under an extension to the profession’s disciplinary code.
Both the Post-Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) and the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) made submissions [...]

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Who says that brothels are seedy places of exploitation?

From the papers today…
“Christchurch brothel madam on sex-slavery charges
A Christchurch court is considering what are thought to be the nation’s first child sex slave charges.
The charges arose at a depositions hearing on Friday for a Christchurch brothel madam charged with exploiting under-age sex workers.
The charges centre on two girls, aged 16 and 17, one of [...]

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Big Brother is no longer watching you

MercartorNet is running a commentary piece about the recent announcement that the Australian version of the Big Brother TV show is being ended after its current season ends, and there will be no new series of Big Brother Australia.
“Australians will be able to sleep better at night, knowing this trash is no longer contaminating our [...]

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New resource on infertility

A new website called Embracing the Cross of Infertility has been launched in the US by Marie Meaney PhD – it contains a transcript of a presentation designed to help couples facing infertility.
Dr. Marie Meaney and her husband have been unable to have children themselves since they married 8 years ago, so she speaks from [...]

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NZ Crown to appeal Right to Life ruling

I have just received an email from Ken Orr stating that he has been notified that the NZ Crown intends to appeal the June ruling by Justice Miller regarding the illegal nature of many abortions in NZ.
No definite details have been announced yet, and no official appeal has been lodged, but this seems to be [...]

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