‘Should we allow mothers to marry their daughters?’
UK News 22 January 2015 Debate in the same-sex marriage referendum has stepped up a few notches this week, buoyed on by the publication of…
Smacking ban law plan for Wales is dropped
BBC News 22 January 2015 Proposals to introduce a law to ban smacking children in Wales have been dropped. The assembly’s communities, equality and local…
Europe’s Euthanasia Craze
First Things 9 January 2015 The case of Frank Van Den Bleeken—the Belgian murderer and rapist who requested to be euthanized rather than spend life…
Computer time is modern parents’ bribe and threat
BBC News 22 January 2015 The Childwise survey, which has been tracking family life in the UK since the 1990s, shows a surge in the…
Child abuse figures fall
Stuff co.nz 22 January 2015 Child-abuse figures have dropped for the first time in a decade, but are still “appallingly high”, the Social Development Minister…
Pope warns that same-sex marriage threatens the family
The Independent 22 January 2015 Pope Francis has said “the family is threatened” by the efforts of those seeking to “redefine the very institution of…
Teen birth rate down, but more education urged
3 News 21 January 2015 Access to good sex education shouldn’t be a “lottery” for Kiwi teens depending on where they go to school, a…
We cannot have “zero suicides” if we allow euthanasia
The Telegraph 20 January 2015 Nick Clegg wants to end suicide. At a mental health conference on Monday he called on every part of the…
Government set to receive advice on lifejacket rules
Stuff co.nz 21 January 2015 Pressure is mounting on the Government to make lifejackets compulsory for recreational boaties after another drowning. Police yesterday named Thomas…
NZQA says ‘date rape’ drug question was appropriate for chemistry exam
Stuff co.nz 21 January 2015 Scholarship students sitting their chemistry exam at the end of last year were asked to explain the reaction process that…