My Vision for New Zealand, Part 1

[What follows is the text of a speech I gave recently to a secular audience. I was asked to communicate a vision and mission on a subject of my choosing, and to do so within an 8-minute speech. See my previous post for more background.]

Have you ever wondered where in New Zealand [...]

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Talking about abortion to a secular audience

Recently I had the opportunity to do a speech to a secular audience where I could choose the topic, provided it had a theme based on communicating a vision and mission to an audience, and that it attempted to convince the audience to work toward achieving that vision and mission.
I saw it as an opportunity [...]

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New test likely to lead to more eugenic abortions

“Doctors may soon be able to diagnose inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis, thalassaemia and sickle cell anemia in fetuses by simply testing a blood sample taken from the mother.
Until now, prenatal diagnoses of such disorders have been possible only through invasive procedures like amniocentesis, which carry a risk of fetal miscarriage.
But scientists in Hong [...]

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The cold hard reality of the culture of death

“Access to a blog and a webcam probably contributed to the on-line suicide of Abraham Biggs Jr, 19, said Dr Jon Shaw, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
Biggs, of Pembroke Pines, in Florida, took a lethal mixture of three drugs on Wednesday, then blogged about it while [...]

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Number of Down syndrome babies being given the right to life in the UK increasing

“Parents appear more willing to bring a Down’s child into the world than they used to be, research shows.
After the widespread introduction of screening for Down’s syndrome in 1989, the number of babies born with the condition in the UK each year fell from 717 to 594 at the start of this decade.
Since 2000, the [...]

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Russian City Prepares for Week Without Abortions to Combat Underpopulation

“A Russian city located in the southern part of the nation near the Black Sea is starting a campaign called a “Week Without Abortions.” The idea is to temporarily prohibit abortions in the city and encourage couples to have children in an effort to combat the growing underpopulation problem.”
Full story here.

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Girl destined for cruel euthanasia makes amazing recovery

The following series of news videos from the US details the amazing recovery of Haleigh Poutre – a victim of child abuse who was nearly killed via euthanasia when Massachusetts officials gave up on her after she entered a coma.
Once labeled “brain dead” by doctors, she now continues to improve and make amazing progress.

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