As for the Treaty of Waitangi, I've noticed on the Maori news each morning [National Radio] that there's an attempt to place the weight of Church leaders, the endorsement of academics and others at the forefront of the community into the Maori cause. This is a strategy that will bring division, without doubt.
I agree. If "Christian" leaders can't accept the Bible authority as God's Word and sins are sins, why should they be in Christian denominations in the first place?
Yes, I'm starting to feel that the Treaty of Waitangi is being interpreted as something beyond recognition by its original drafters and signatories. The fault of what Americans call activist judges. and our own leftists have opened a can of worms that extreme ethnic minority (Maori) activists believe a lot of things that look disgusting to their socially leftist beliefs. One day, they will have to decide whether to stand for one set of beliefs or another. But oh well, it is a matter to be discussed on the "news" part of the forum. ;-)
Hmm, as is probably obvious to the two of you, most of us up here in the states are clueless concerning your politics, and up until now the only thing we've heard from the NZ Anglicans has been stuff from your former wacko archbishop who sounds just like one of our wackos. Indeed most of us have only ever seen your country via watching The Lord of the Rings movies (though most folks also understand that there are really far fewer orcs, trolls, wizards, hobbits, and so forth, than the movies would lead one to expect).
In any case, do you have some web pointers for places to learn about conservative folks from your country? I think we'd all appreciate the education...or at least most of us would.