Tuesday, 27 February 2018

THE BIGOTRY BEHIND "BRIDGES" (letter to Dom Post, Feb 28)


It was already obvious that the Dominion Post has become a female, feminist fiefdom.

So it comes as no surprise to get a peek in the editorial (February 28) at the covert religious bigotry which hides behind feminism in the line, “Bridges ... goes to church and his father was a Baptist minister”.

An overview of family resilience and good child outcomes by the Ministry of Social Development shows "transcendent beliefs” (like Christianity) “offer clarity and solace in distress; they render unexpected events less threatening and enable acceptance of situations which cannot be changed. ...

"A considerable body of evidence documents a link between religion and marital stability, adjustment and happiness. ... Regular church attendance was negatively associated with spousal domestic violence,” etc.

Given the sad reading in the Dominion Post – arson in the playground, misappropriation of DHB funds, neglect of childhood trauma, drug companies behaving like criminals - a leader of the Opposition equipped with the advantages of a Christian upbringing may well build bridges to walk right over this unprincipled coalition government and into the office of Prime Minister.

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