New Zealand used to be known as a great place to bring up kids. This along with our clean, green image sold the country as a utopia, one of the last bits of untouched Paradise. So how is it that we have gained another notoriety with the third to highest rate of child deaths through domestic violence in the developed world?
While we all like to enjoy a comfortable standard of living, eg, with adequate heating through these winter months, we also have a duty in Christian charity and solidarity to ensure that all enjoy these same benefits.
As a young parent I smacked my children. I myself was brought up with the idea that small children needed physical punishment as well as instant reward in order to learn.
The question has been posed in such a way that those who designed it expect people to answer ‘no’. They hope it will draw a gut reaction from people.