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New Zealand Gov’t Abolish Jesus from Parliamentary Prayer

New Zealand has abolished references to Jesus from the parliamentary prayer, sparking outrage amongst the country's Christian population.
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Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, made the decision to drop references to Jesus in order to make the prayer “more inclusive” for all parliamentarians.

The Guardian reports: A reference to “almighty god” remains, but it is not a specific reference to a Christian god.

The protesters want Jesus’s name reinstated, and held signs reading “Dishonourable Judas Mallard”.

On Tuesday around 1,000 people protested on the steps of parliament house in Wellington, arguing that New Zealand was a Christian nation and Mallard had no authority to axe Jesus’s name.

“He needs a good kick in his pants, and he needs to actually be removed because this is a Christian nation,” protester Rieki Teutscher told Radio NZ.“We don’t share his atheism.”

“Well the decision as to what should be changed should be made by parliamentarians and not the speaker – that’s our position, I don’t mind telling you publicly,” deputy prime minister Winston Peters told RNZ.

“If you’re going to make a change let’s have parliament decide – not one person.”

Mallard said he had consulted with parliamentarians and the majority had indicated they were in favour of a secular prayer.

Since being unanimously elected as speaker Mallard has made headlines for a slew of progressive tweaks to parliament in a bid to make it a more inclusive and family-friendly environment, as well as making it more welcoming to every day New Zealanders.
 
I'm sorry, I realize that it's the third day without any news but as soon as I start finding more interesting stories then I will start posting them again. :)
 
With all this in New Zealand, its pretty crap how much has been done because they're Muslim, however, when all this happens in the US or elsewhere to Christians, its barely mentioned.
 
Hey guys, no news again today which is just as well because I'm really tired out from getting up early for church this morning and geocaching this afternoon, and after supper I just want to relax. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend everybody and God bless. :biggrin2
 
Hey everybody, welcome to another edition of tonight's news. :) That's right, we're back! :wootI don't know how much of a report we have to do tonight so I'm just going to go ahead and bounce right into it! :boing




First of all in tonight's news, a secondary school teacher who gave away most of his earnings to the poor recently became a millionaire. Here's more of the details. :mouthdrop


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Teacher who donated most of his salary to the poor wins $1 million prize

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kenyan teacher from a remote village who gave away most of his earnings to the poor won a $1 million prize on Sunday for his work teaching in a government-run s…
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And Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has recently converted his ranch into a honeybee sanctuary. Here's more. :idea


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Morgan Freeman converts his Mississippi ranch into a honeybee sanctuary

CHARLESTON, Mississippi – Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has turned a ranch in Mississippi to a bee sanctuary. According to WLBT, the actor imported 26 beehives to the 124-acre ranch. A study by…
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And also an Oregon teenager amazingly survived a hundred and fifty foot fall off a cliff. Here's more on the story. :eek2


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Oregon teen survives after driving car off cliff, plunging 150 feet

PRINEVILLE, Oregon – A teenager in Oregon survived after the car he was driving went off a cliff and fell 150 feet. Pictures posted by the Prineville Police Department show a mangled car. The…
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Also a one year old little boy was tragically killed late last week after being mauled to death by the neighbors' dogs. Here's more. :sad



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1-year-old mauled to death by neighbor’s dogs in California

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And this is certainly one for the books. A stolen hot air balloon was found at a Florida festival. Here's more of the information.


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‘This is a first for us’: Deputies find stolen hot air balloon from Indiana at festival in Florida

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office made an unusual bust recently. They were tipped off about a stolen hot air balloon from Bloomington, Indiana being…
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Also miraculously a woman's prayer closet was able to withstand a tornado. Here's more of the details. :amen


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‘My God is awesome!’: Grandmother’s prayer closet withstands E4 tornado in Alabama

LEE COUNTY, Ala. — Recovery efforts continue in Alabama where an E4 tornado touched down earlier this month, destroying everything in its path. But, there was one thing that managed to withst…
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And also the parents of a toddler found walking alone at the park over the weekend have been arrested for child neglect. (What I don't get though is if it was an accident and they reported the child missing then why did they get arrested for it? :confused) Here's more of the information.


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Deputies: Florida couple forgot they left toddler at the park

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida – Deputies in Palm Beach County, Florida say they have arrested the parents of a toddler found walking at a park alone Saturday. The sheriff’s office had post…
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And the teenager who was accused of abandoning a couple of three month old puppies has recently been charged with animal cruelty and neglect. Here's more of the information.



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Ohio teen owner of puppy who was abandoned then hit by train charged

BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — The Butler County Sheriff’s Office released new information Monday on the sweet puppy who was abandoned and then severely injured after being struck by a train. In…
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And also a canine officer in Virginia is being hailed a hero after finding a couple of missing eight year olds. :thumbsupWell done Officer Bane! :clap


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K-9 helps find missing 8-year-olds in Virginia

POWHATAN, Virginia – The sheriff’s office in Powhatan, Virginia is praising its K-9 Bane. The K-9 was called in for help to find two missing 8-year-olds. The sheriff says neither neighb…
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Also here's a warning for all of you who live in Florida.


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Florida community concerned about poisonous toad outbreak

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida – Thousands of poisonous toads have invaded a Florida community. People who live in Palm Beach Gardens told WPTV the outbreak started about a week ago. The poisono…
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Finally, this isn't really newsworthy just heartwarming and touching that I wanted to share it anyways. :')



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‘I’m walking! Yes!’ Watch the beautiful moment 4-year-old with cerebral palsy takes first steps

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Video of a precious, incredible little girl has gone viral, all because of her amazing courage and determination to walk. Maya, 4, has cerebral palsy. In May, she and h…
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That's all for tonight's news! (And boy did that end up being a lot! :thudI guess that makes up for four days without any news at all. :yes) Have a wonderful rest of the night and stay tuned for more news to come! :biggrin
 
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Michael74 said:
That's interesting about Morgan Freeman and the honeybees. I didn't know they were going extinct.

Its nice that teacher who helped the poor got an award.

The prayer closet was amazing.

May the Lord bless you.
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Hey Michael, did you see my question on there about the missing toddler story?
 
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