NZ FORUM ON THE FAMILY 2019

SIR WILLIAM AND LADY MARY ENGLISH

Sir Simon William English KNZM served as the 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017. He was the leader of the National Party from 2001 to 2003 and 2016 to 2018. A farmer and public servant before entering politics, Sir Bill was elected to the New Zealand Parliament in 1990. After the 2008 general election, he became Deputy Prime Minister and was Minister for Finance. When John Key resigned, Sir Bill won the resulting leadership election unopposed and was sworn in as prime minister on 12 December 2016. In the 2017 general election, National won the largest number of seats but fell short of a majority. Sir Bill retired from politics in February 2018. Since then, he has been travelling throughout the country and speaking against the euthanasia bill currently before Parliament.

Lady Dr Mary English is a mother of 6 and a director of The Wellington After Hours clinic and Le Va, a Pacifica organisation running youth suicide prevention programmes. She works in her own GP practice in Kelburn, Wellington.  Lady English is a founding member of the NZ Health Professionals Alliance which supports freedom of conscience rights for all doctors. NZHPA supported an application in the country’s High Court in 2010 concerning the New Zealand Medical Council guidelines, titled “Beliefs and Medical Practice”, which proposed overriding existing law allowing doctors freedom of conscience rights to refuse to provide a service or give advice related to abortion. Their action was successful. Lady English has also been actively campaigning against the euthanasia bill.

TOPIC: Euthanasia – The Threat to Individuals, Families, and Medical Professionals

MARTYN ILES

Martyn Iles was appointed Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), one of Australia’s largest lobby groups, in February 2018. He was formerly the founding Director of the Human Rights Law Alliance, an organisation that protects religious freedom through legal advocacy. The Alliance is the first organisation of its kind in Australia. The Alliance has recently been involved in dozens of cases where individuals or organisations were legally challenged for living out their religious convictions. These cases have spanned both State and Federal jurisdictions, and various courts and tribunals, including superior and appeal courts. In addition, the Alliance facilitates legal training of lawyers and law students, frequently provides policy advice to governments, and raises awareness around the relevant legal issues. Martyn worked in a top-tier commercial law firm before moving to ACL, and previously has established a successful business supplying networking and data solutions, edited a magazine, and operated a church youth ministry with disadvantaged teenagers for six years. Martyn studied his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Queensland, graduating with honours, and studies a Master of Laws at the Australian National University.

TOPIC: Freedom of Conscience and Belief – The Disturbing Trends

MARIJKE RANCIE

Marijke Rancie – also known by her blogging name “Political Posting Mumma” – is a wife, a homemaker, a mother of four, and now a political activist, who is best known for her viral video which garnered over 4.8 million views and exposed the truth behind the deceptively-named SafeSchools Program in Australia. Accidentally thrust into the online world of political activism, this stay-at-home mother from the suburbs of Melbourne has become a strong voice in the culture wars in Australia, fighting the sexualisation of children, the transgender indoctrination in schools & gender theory, late-term abortion, euthanasia, and the attacks on families and freedom. Marijke was a public face of the No Campaign during the recent same-sex marriage debate. Marijke has also appeared on The Bolt Report and Sky News, and other media.

TOPIC: How A Stay-At-Home Mother Became An Activist For Families

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