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Family First NZ reaction to legalisation of “gay” ‘marriage’

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Stuff News reports today on the reaction of Family First NZ director Bob McCroskie to the legalisation of “gay” ‘marriage’:

He says the legalisation of gay marriage confirmed National had swung to the left and was no longer a conservative party. Labour was voted out in 2008 for social engineering policies, including legalised prostitution, civil unions, and anti-smacking, but politicians still believed they could introduce such legislation. Family First’s membership quadrupled from 8000 to 32,000 as a result of the marriage debate and they were ready to mobilise their supporters against gay adoption and euthanasia.

“People don’t understand the process and don’t think it’s worth getting involved and we see our role is to get rid of that misconception.”

McCroskie has websites against both issues ready to go live if the bills are drawn.

Sources:

Births, Deaths and Marriages up for debate by Kate Chapman 28 April 2013

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/8605183/Births-deaths-and-marriages-up-for-debate

For more on Family First NZ, a registered charity, go to:

www.familyfirst.org.nz

Archbishop prays while topless “gay” activists shout curses and douse him with water

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BRUSSELS, April 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an astonshing display of gentleness in the face of a vile attack, the head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, remained calmly seated with eyes closed in prayer Tuesday as four topless women attacked him with shouts and curses and doused him with water.

It’s not the first time the bishop has been attacked for standing up for the Church’s teachings on homosexuality and expressing his concern for those who live the homosexual lifestyle.

The incident took place at the ULB University in Brussels where the archbishop was participating in a debate on blasphemy laws.

The four women, representing the pro-abortion and homosexual group FEMEN, took to the stage where they disrobed to reveal black-painted slogans on their bare chests and backs, such as ‘my body my rules,’ and ‘anus dei is coming.’ They also held signs reading ‘stop homophobia’. The women doused the archbishop with water from bottles formed in the image of the Virgin Mary.

For Full story By John-Henry Westen and photos go to:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-prays-while-topless-gay-activists-shout-curses-and-douse-him-wit

“Homophobia”, “Islamophobia” and the “incendiary comments” of the French Archbishop

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American neuroscientist and neo-atheist, Sam Harris, according to a report in The Times (25/04/13)  “has gone as far as to suggest that there can be no such thing as “Islamophobia” – a hatred akin to racism – any more than there can be Christophobia or Conservativophia. He sees the accusation as a way of silencing critics of religion. To him Islam is a dangerous force on the planet today and it is his job to say so.”

If it’s true that “Islamophobia” is nothing more than a meaningless epithet, then what about the epithet “homophobia“?

[For a detailed analysis of the term “homophobia” see https://www.spcs.org.nz/2007/the-term-homophobia-its-origins-and-meanings-and-its-uses-in-homosexual-agenda/]

Times contributor, David Aaronovitch, makes it very clear that he believes that “homophobia” is a real and meaningful term.  He criticises the Archbishop of Lyons (France) for likening homosexuality to incest and declaring that “[The French] Parliament has decided to change the meaning of the word “marriage”. Aaronvich calls such comments “incendiary talk aimed at preventing non-Catholics from enjoying equal rights” and has, in his view “helped to create an atmosphere of homophobic violence.”

“Homophobic” violence is presumably caused by “homophobia” – literally meaning “irrational fear (phobia) of homosexuals”. However, “gay-rights” activists are now admitting that the word “homophobia” does not mean this when they apply it to describe a person. They claim it is merely a neutral descriptive term to apply to all those persons who oppose the claimed “human rights” of homosexuals such as “rights” to get married and thereby share in all the benefits bestowed by the state on those heterosexuals who are married, and is not a term of abuse. This claim is disingenuous. Anyone who has tried to express their views opposing “gay marriage” or raise concerns over claimed “gay” adoption “rights”, are regularly howled down by homosexuals as being “homophobic”.

If Sam Harris is correct that there is no such thing as “Islamophobia”, and Aoronovich does not dispute this, then on what basis should we accept the claim that “homophobia” means anything at all. Aaronvich asserts that violence against homosexuals is fuelled by “homophobia” and then blames the honorable Archbishop for contributing to “homophobia” by his alleged “incendiary” comments.

The term “homophobia” is an oxymoron. Those opposed to same-sex ‘marriage’ – including the estimated 1.4 million French who marched against the bill in March, are clearly not fearful of homosexuals.

To suggest crimes committed against homosexuals can be blamed, even in part, on the Archbishop’s statements or to any arguments voiced by those objecting to same-sex ‘marriage’ legislation, is without any basis. If radical elements such as French neo-Nazi skinheads infiltrate a genuine family-friendly protest, to commit crimes, then mainstream participants from pro-traditional marriage groups cannot be  blamed for such crimes.

If Islam, as Harris asserts, is indeed “a dangerous force on the planet today” then one can understand why he states that “it is his job to say so”. He rejects the accusation that in doing so he is “Islamophobic”.

In New Zealand our rights to freedom of expression, involving the rights to expression of robust opinion, is preserved in section 19 of the Bill of Rights 1990. If a person expresses the view that ‘HIV/AIDS is a dangerous threat to mankind and is linked clearly to the promiscuous lifestyle of many homosexuals and the unhygienic use by drug-addicts of  needles’, homosexuals will accuse him of being a “homophobe”. If a person expresses their genuine belief, whether based on the Bible or Koran or not, that marriage is between a man and a woman; why do homosexuals label them “homophobic”.

Sam Harris’ words in relation to “Islamophobia” apply equally well to the use of “homophobia” by homosexuals.  The accusation is used by homosexuals as a weapon – a way of silencing critics of the case for homosexual ‘marriage’.

It is certainly queer reasoning that would attempt to prove that white is black and black is white; by the use of invective!

Source

The Times 25 April 2013

Leave off prof. Let the devout do their thing. By David Aaronovitch

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/columnists/davidaaronovitch/article3748011.ece

 

Company Liquidations: Ex vineyard contractor owes $1m

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A former Blenheim vineyard contractor about to be deported by Immigration New Zealand owes almost $1 million in unpaid debts.

Companies Office documents show the two companies owned by Prubhjit Singh, 30, owed $989,175 to creditors, including ACC, IRD, and the New Zealand Transport Agency.

Liquidators said in a report published online last month that they could not estimate an end date for the liquidation as they were unable to resolve “outstanding matters”, including the location of company records, and difficulties in corresponding with the director, finding out about company assets and investigating the relationship between Singh’s two companies.

Singh was arrested by police at his home in Blenheim last Tuesday night and was to be deported, Immigration New Zealand has confirmed.

Police assisted Immigration New Zealand staff to arrest the 30-year-old male Indian vineyard worker, who has been in New Zealand unlawfully since his work visa expired on July 31, 2008.

Singh leaves behind a wife and two young sons, all of whom are New Zealand citizens.

He has been convicted in the Blenheim District Court of aiding six Indonesian ship jumpers to work illegally in New Zealand and Inland Revenue put two of his businesses into liquidation for unpaid taxes last year.

Singh Services Limited was put into liquidation on December 10. Christchurch-based chartered accountants Keiran Horne and Lynda Smart were appointed as liquidators.

According to the liquidators’ report, Inland Revenue, the petitioning creditor, wound up the company for falling behind on payments.

As at December 10, Singh Services Limited owed $989,175 to preferential, secured and unsecured creditors. Creditors include ACC, IRD, the New Zealand Transport Agency, Fruitfed Supplies, Hirequip and Tasman Crop Protection.

The liquidators said in the report that there were insufficient funds for unsecured creditors because Inland Revenue claims, hire purchase contracts and preferential and secured creditors, such as employee claims, up to $20,340 per employee, had to be paid first. There was also insufficient funds to pay for preferential and secured creditors.

Directors Prubhjit Singh and Mrinal Sardana had attributed their financial position to difficulties and delays in preparing company tax returns, resulting in unclaimed tax credits, which they said would have removed most of the debt.

Singh said the company had no assets as they were sold.

The liquidators have requested information on these sales, and if assets were identified they would be sold by the liquidators.

The liquidation is expected to be completed by June.

The second of Singh’s companies to be liquidated goes by the same name, Singh Services Limited, previously known as Vine to Wine Services Limited. It was placed into liquidation on August 20, last year.

The liquidators said because of the difficulties they had encountered, including liaising with Inland Revenue and investigating the company’s relationship with Singh’s most recently liquidated company, creditors had received no return.

They said it was also unlikely that unsecured creditors would receive a dividend.

The company received a GST refund of just $461 between August 2012 and February this year.

Source: Marlborough Express

Story by Sonja Beal. 18 March 2013

http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8438508/Ex-vineyard-contractor-owes-1m

 

No fast-tracking to become charity for Just Zilch

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Just Zilch’s application to become a charity will not be fast-tracked despite an “overwhelming” response to news they are on desperate street.

The free food store’s management has been fighting to make it a charitable trust for the past 18 months, but have been hamstrung because they cannot prove they are only helping people in poverty.

Without access to the funding options available to registered charities, Just Zilch management has warned it might have to close its doors in three months.

Charities Services general manager Brendon Ward said they had been assisting Just Zilch but they had not yet been able to accept the applications because of the vagaries of the documents they had received.

“We try to provide a service that helps people through their applications but we can only do so much; we can’t write the application for them.”

Wording was important and they could not just accept an organisation was a charity because the vibe of it was good, he said.

“The integrity of the register is really important.

“We want the public to have trust and faith in the organisations we consider charities and so it’s not uncommon for us to go back to people applying once or twice.

“We do need to take our time to ensure we make the right decision.

“That decision has to be based on the organisation’s application and on the 400 years of case law that has gone before it.”

Mr Ward said Just Zilch’s 18 month battle was “not an ordinary case” as it had been hampered by the timing of Charities Services – formerly the Charities Commission – merger with the Department of Internal Affairs.

For more on the story go to:

Story by Chris Hyde. 27 April 2013

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/8603999/No-fast-tracking-for-Just-Zilch