The state government of Victoria, Australia, has decriminalised the prostitution industry. Decriminalisation of prostitution is generally a legislative position adopted by people who believe in sexual liberalisation and has very little to do with protecting people who work in the sex trade. It may mean sex industry workers are safe from being prosecuted but the… Continue reading Victoria Decriminalises Prostitution
Category: Sexual Abuse
Youth Protest “97%”, March 2021 in New Zealand
The issue of the treatment of women and the honouring of their sexuality, not just in society but in the Church, has been foremost in the world for at least the last century, but more especially in the past 50 years due to something called the sexual revolution. Whilst the SR is widely panned with… Continue reading Youth Protest “97%”, March 2021 in New Zealand
Evangelical view of sexuality questioned
This blog hasn’t been written for more than a year because of some questions over its function and purpose. The Facebook page that used to be linked to it was voluntarily taken offline due to this uncertainty. However it will continue to receive occasional posts like this one and they will be syndicated via converser.nz… Continue reading Evangelical view of sexuality questioned
Christchurch Councillor Code of Conduct Campaign
The 2019 Christchurch local body elections were marred by accusations brought against a sitting councillor in the Central ward, who was standing for re-election. It soon emerged that the complaints had been brought against them months earlier, but the Mayor had decided to support her protege by keeping quiet on the matter, and the matter… Continue reading Christchurch Councillor Code of Conduct Campaign
Moral corruption of politics and sexual abuse scandals goes hand in hand. So why do Christians get into politics?
The biggest sexual abuse scandal in the western Churches historically has been in the Roman Catholic Church. A Church which made itself out to be morally superior to all others and which has also enjoyed considerable political power for centuries. In the early 21st century a pillar of the Christian Conservative political movement in the… Continue reading Moral corruption of politics and sexual abuse scandals goes hand in hand. So why do Christians get into politics?