This is just a quick note to let you know what is happening in my life and the life of my family this year which may be a shock to some of you especially if you know us personally. It all started in November last year when a group my business was contracting to decided…
DetailsI had the great pleasure of working the shift before Paul Holmes started for 4 years, he was a gracious, encouraging, funny and genuinely interested in what other were about. I’d be leaving, he’d be heading down the elevator for a cigarette, and the question would be “So Pat, what are they talking about?” He…
DetailsSt Matthews in the City has brought out its yearly ‘controversial’ billboard and some Christians in NZ, and around the world, are outraged…but my question is “should Christian’s get offended?” and furthermore, “Does God need Christians to get their panties in a bunch, to ‘defend’ him?” In my opinion the short answer is ‘No!’ Just…
DetailsI am looking at the story about DJs at the centre of the royal prank call trying to figure the whole thing out. It seems that like many radio announcers in the past they made a call, which got to a place it shouldn’t have, they took the piss, it was cleared by not only…
DetailsA list of pretty high profile New Zealanders have lent their names, faces and opinions to a campaign supporting marriage equality. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8y08rop5R4&w=853&h=480] In the 90 seconds you see… Tamati Coffey (TV Presenter) and his partner Tim Smith Anika Moa, Hollie Smith, Boh Runga (Musicians) Rachel Hunter (NZ’s Got Talent Judge/Supermodel) Brooke Howard Smith (TV…
DetailsYou’ve probably seen this story, the man in Michigan who received $15,000 to get a Romney/Ryan logo tattooed on his face. He had said in numerous interviews that he would be keeping it for life but it appears he has gotten cold feet and wants the monstrosity removed. Why you would ever do this is…
DetailsEvery year in America there is a ‘War on Christmas’ as sold by Fox News. Is it so…or is it an exaggeration? Oh, and while we are here…don’t be concerned about people using the phrase ‘Happy Holidays’…it’s an appropriate way of covering what we call the holiday period that starts about Christmas and ends in…
DetailsRussell Brand recently had the Westboro Baptist Church as his guests. If you don’t know who they are then you should check out the Louis Theroux documentaries The Most Hated Family in America and the follow up America’s Most Hated Family in Crisis. Check out Russell’s interaction with them… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAErHl7lZ4] It reminded me of the time…
DetailsI was speaking with my parents on Thursday and the subject of John Key and David Shearer came up, I quickly said that ‘Labour will win the next election’ which was met with a few chuckles…but mostly fear from the lifelong National supporters, however I think they will. The polls of recent times have seen…
DetailsA Pastor recently in America used a clever ‘ruse’ to get a point across about the churches attitude towards ‘social issues’ over the ages. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8JsRx2lois&w=640&h=480] These arguments have been used to keep the vote from women, slaves, to stop racial integration, to fight to make homosexuality legal, to stop Same Sex Marriage and the…
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