Civil liberties champion Nathan Seiuli weighs up proposed online laws intended to protect children from internet harms. The founding head of PILLAR argues that a statutory ban risks expanding beyond its original scope, grants power to subjective arbitrators, and removes parental responsibility.
Instead, Mr Seiuli advocates for family-level solutions like New Zealand-made parental control tools (e.g. Safe Surf) over state intervention, stressing that privacy and freedom of speech and conscience remain non-negotiable pillars of democracy. (www.nzpillar.com)
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Tikanga & Theology in NZ Law
A legal scholar is questioning the premise of the ACT Party's 'one law for all' policy.
ACT's proposed changes aim to limit judges' recognition of Māori tikanga (custom) in court decisions, on the basis that a belief system has no place in objective justice. But Māmari Stephens from Otago University's theology team argues that legal concepts like equality and property rights have deep theological roots, and that tikanga (custom) has a long-recognised place in New Zealand's legal history which should be held in tension with Judeo-Christian precepts.
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ACT's proposed changes aim to limit judges' recognition of Māori tikanga (custom) in court decisions, on the basis that a belief system has no place in objective justice. But Māmari Stephens from Otago University's theology team argues that legal concepts like equality and property rights have deep theological roots, and that tikanga (custom) has a long-recognised place in New Zealand's legal history which should be held in tension with Judeo-Christian precepts.
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Are Kids Being Groomed into Normalised Deviancy?
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A local documentary by Jo Robertson entitled "What Happened to Sex?" has premiered this week, exposing a hidden darkness stalking increasingly-younger children.
Family advocate and podcaster Brendan Malone says that a generation of youth are learning about sexuality from sources other than their parents, and without cultural, developmental or age-appropriate filters.
The LifeNet speaker explains how the self-giving love of Christian sexual ethics is key to relational fulfillment, and that families need to have timely, honest and on-going communication to build a positive model of human sexuality.
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Click HereA local documentary by Jo Robertson entitled "What Happened to Sex?" has premiered this week, exposing a hidden darkness stalking increasingly-younger children.
Family advocate and podcaster Brendan Malone says that a generation of youth are learning about sexuality from sources other than their parents, and without cultural, developmental or age-appropriate filters.
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Casualty of Culture War: The Jason Arday Tragedy
A public theologian revisits the case of Jason Arday, the Cambridge professor who died following public plagiarism and academic misconduct allegations; and whose accuser has since been suspended from his university post.
How did genuine concerns over scholarship become entangled with race politics? Are we hiding behind vulnerabilities and avoiding honest conversations?
Dr Craig Heilmann questions whether media and public scrutiny contributed to Dr Arday's fragile mental state, and whether his critics are now being similarly targeted in turn.
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Click HereHow did genuine concerns over scholarship become entangled with race politics? Are we hiding behind vulnerabilities and avoiding honest conversations?
Dr Craig Heilmann questions whether media and public scrutiny contributed to Dr Arday's fragile mental state, and whether his critics are now being similarly targeted in turn.
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