At 1:20pm I will give my Verbal Submission to the Select Committee on the Conversion Practices Prohibition Law Bill. Here is what I plan to say. Thank you for giving your time to read my written statement and hear today’s verbal submission regarding the recently proposed “Conversion Practices Prohibition Law Bill”. You will have noticed from my written submission that… Read more →
Ethics
Vaccine Certificates/Passports and the Church
General Concerns: Verifiability of data: Up to now when a person in NZ receives their vaccine, no proof of identity is required. The individual administering the vaccine simply asks for the person receiving the vaccine to confirm their name and date of birth (in some cases their address). This is a process which is open to significant abuse and provides absolutely no… Read more →
Select Committee Submission: Conversion Practices Prohibition Law Bill
Dear Prime Minister Ardern, Minister Faafoi, and Members of Parliament, Thank you for giving your time to read and consider the following statement with regards to the recently proposed “Conversion Practices Prohibition Law Bill”. I have read the proposed piece of legislation and have grave concerns. Concerns for two fundamental principles of Liberal Democracy: 1. Freedom of Speech and 2.… Read more →
Recent NZ Legislation: Conversion Therapy Ban & Hate Speech
In recent weeks here in New Zealand, we have seen our government propose new legislation along with changes to existing legislation which together present a shift virtually unprecedented in Western Liberal Democracy. Specifically, we are addressing suggested proposals to what is generally referred to as “Hate Speech Laws” (Proposals against the incitement of hatred/hostility) along with new legislation under the… Read more →
Join this Chariot: A Biblical, Exegetical, Theological, Historical Response
On 14 June 2021 InsideOut released a 72 page PDF document titled Join this Chariot: Christian Schools Supporting Rainbow Students’ Wellbeing. (A link to this PDF will not be provided here. It is found quite easily with a simple Google search!) This is a biblical, exegetical, theological, historical response. Let’s start with some definitions. Biblical: This response will aim to… Read more →
A Christian Perspective on Euthanasia
Living in a Land Where Same-Sex Marriage is Legal
Beginning this Sunday in our 9:30am session at church we are continuing our series on ethics as we begin to look at the subject of homosexuality from the Scriptures. I wrote the following series of articles in 2013 when same-sex marriage became legal in New Zealand. I am linking to them here, now as they are applicable for our current… Read more →