I respect Peter Bertram (Letters, November
11) no matter what he believes, and I can easily accept that a frog doesn’t turn
into a prince. But although I know nothing about evolution, I do know something
about God.
He does draw good out of evil. I’m surprised that Bertram, who’s
obviously a good teacher, hasn’t noticed the evidence for that which is all
around us.
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
'DISAPPEARED' BABIES ARE PATIENTS TOO (Letter to Dompost, November 11)
General surgeon Michael Shields says
‘disappeared’ patient numbers are a scandal. Too right they are.
The true scandal is the thousands of ‘disappeared’ babies who were patients as much as their mothers, and who also ‘cause endless grief’.
They turn up again counted in our annual abortion statistics so we can’t pretend they were never there, and successive Ministers have allowed this scandal to continue for thirty-seven years.
The true scandal is the thousands of ‘disappeared’ babies who were patients as much as their mothers, and who also ‘cause endless grief’.
They turn up again counted in our annual abortion statistics so we can’t pretend they were never there, and successive Ministers have allowed this scandal to continue for thirty-seven years.
Monday, 10 November 2014
DOMPOST'S SOLUTION TO 'HORDES OF AGING BABY BOOMERS' (Letter to Dom Post, November 10)
Oh, I get it. By enthusiastically championing
abortion, The Dominion Post and the rest of the media helped create the
problem of ‘hordes of aging baby boomers’ (Editorial, November
6). But having read the entire page devoted to ‘ensuring the right
to die’ (November 8), I see you have the solution.
You’re keen for the old folks to restore balance
(which in your coverage of the issue was conspicuous by its absence) by doing
the decent thing and killing themselves off.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
WHICH TOPIC MADE IT INTO THE DOMPOST LETTERS COLUMN? EUTHANASIA OR THE 'A' WORD?
I wrote these letters to The Dominion Post on two consecutive days, realising only one if either would make it into print, and realising which it would be.
I sent both to illustrate the way The Dominion Post excludes all but the most innocuous letters on the topic of abortion.
On November 4:
Too right, hospitals are dangerous places (Speak out for hospital safety). Every year countless healthy women go into hospital with unborn babies and come out with post-abortion syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, a perforated uterus, cervical injury, sexual dysfunction, a predisposition to breast cancer, alcohol and drug dependency and/or child abuse.
Is that promoting ‘what’s right for the patient’ as advocated by Dr Brian Robinson, senior lecturer at Victoria University’s Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health? Why doesn’t Dr Robinson count these cases as ‘preventable serious adverse events?
On November 5:
Philip Broderick (Hoping to choose when to call it quits) wants the right to decide when he dies – even if the thought of making that decision fills him with horror. It’s like he’s standing on a very high ledge, getting ready to jump. Your story, with its reference to the tragic suicide of Brittany Maynard, sounds like we’re saying ‘Go ahead, jump!’
But what’s our natural, instinctive reaction? We yell, ‘No no, don’t jump!’
No prizes for guessing right. The second letter was printed November 8. The first was relegated with countless others on the same subject, to the Dom Post's shredding machine.
I sent both to illustrate the way The Dominion Post excludes all but the most innocuous letters on the topic of abortion.
On November 4:
Too right, hospitals are dangerous places (Speak out for hospital safety). Every year countless healthy women go into hospital with unborn babies and come out with post-abortion syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, a perforated uterus, cervical injury, sexual dysfunction, a predisposition to breast cancer, alcohol and drug dependency and/or child abuse.
Is that promoting ‘what’s right for the patient’ as advocated by Dr Brian Robinson, senior lecturer at Victoria University’s Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health? Why doesn’t Dr Robinson count these cases as ‘preventable serious adverse events?
On November 5:
Philip Broderick (Hoping to choose when to call it quits) wants the right to decide when he dies – even if the thought of making that decision fills him with horror. It’s like he’s standing on a very high ledge, getting ready to jump. Your story, with its reference to the tragic suicide of Brittany Maynard, sounds like we’re saying ‘Go ahead, jump!’
But what’s our natural, instinctive reaction? We yell, ‘No no, don’t jump!’
No prizes for guessing right. The second letter was printed November 8. The first was relegated with countless others on the same subject, to the Dom Post's shredding machine.
JOE BENNETT DESCENDS TO CLICHE (Letter to the Dompost, October 29)l
Interesting how when addressing the topic
of life after death (‘Dainty words for death a waste of breath’,
October 29), Joe Bennett’s formidable writing skills desert him and he descends
via fluffy clouds and harps to what he abhors – cliche.
Maybe he subconsciously realises there are no words to describe the divine.
Maybe he subconsciously realises there are no words to describe the divine.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
NO, THE TRUTH CAN'T BE CHANGED (Letter to Dompost, October 22)
No, the truth can’t be changed (Pope
Francis meets opposition from church traditionalists, October 21).
That fact goes a long way towards explaining the tension between the Catholic Church which professes Jesus Christ who being Truth will never change, and the media whose existence depends on change and so are hell-bent, one might say, on its promotion.
That fact goes a long way towards explaining the tension between the Catholic Church which professes Jesus Christ who being Truth will never change, and the media whose existence depends on change and so are hell-bent, one might say, on its promotion.
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
GRATITUDE ATTRACTS FURTHER BLESSINGS (Letter to Dom Post, October 9)
After the Angelic intervention which probably
saved Tim Allcock’s life (Crash victim now believes in Angels, A1, October 9),
instead of buying a Lotto ticket he could buy Remi the bull terrier a harness so
she doesn’t lose hers.
And he should thank God. He wasn’t ‘lucky’ to be
found, he was blessed, and gratitude attracts further blessings.
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