With the recent conflagaration of public debate over national identity and immigration policies, Andrew Urquhart ponders the Church's attitude to migrants of different cultures and faiths.

Leadership mentor John peachey (www.thethinkfarm.org) comments on the part that media mischief plays in inflaming a hot topic, and turns to the early church model of peaceful engagement.

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With the recent conflagaration of public debate over national identity and immigration policies, Andrew Urquhart ponders the Church's attitude to migrants of different cultures and faiths.
Leadership mentor John peachey (www.thethinkfarm.org) comments on the part that media mischief plays in inflaming a hot topic, and turns to the early church model of peaceful engagement.
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Thoughts & Comments brings social commentary to current issues and a faith perspective to the latest news. Hosted by Andrew Urquhart, a seasoned broadcaster with over three decades of experience. In each episode, Andrew chats with a wide range of guests and experts who bring their wisdom and insight to a huge variety of topics, including politics, psychology, societal trends, theology, geopolitical analysis, social policy, and spirituality. We’ll give you something worth thinking about! Thoughts & Comments with Andrew Urquhart, wherever you get your Podcasts.

Thoughts &amp; Comments brings social commentary to current issues and a faith perspective to the latest news. Hosted by Andrew Urquhart, a seasoned broadcaster with over three decades of experience. In each episode, Andrew chats with a wide range of guests and experts who bring their wisdom and insight to a huge variety of topics, including politics, psychology, societal trends, theology, geopolitical analysis, social policy, and spirituality. We&rsquo;ll give you something worth thinking about! Thoughts &amp; Comments with Andrew Urquhart, wherever you get your Podcasts.

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Peace Over Purge: Bringing Christian Cool to a Heated Issue

There's a huge leap from verbal sparring to temple riots, and a fine line between hyperbole and inciting violence. Did Brian Tamaki jump it? 

Andrew Urquhart discuss the case and the principles behind it, with Douglas Brown of the Free Speech Union (Free Speech Union: If Brian Tamaki committed a crime, prosecute him. Don't punish speech through the back door. | Free Speech Union NZ).

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There's a huge leap from verbal sparring to temple riots, and a fine line between hyperbole and inciting violence. Did Brian Tamaki jump it?&nbsp;
Andrew Urquhart discuss the case and the principles behind it, with Douglas Brown of the Free Speech Union (<a href="https://fsu.nz/publications/free-speech-union-if-brian-tamaki-committed-a-crime-prosecute-him-dont-punish-speech-through-the-back-door/">Free Speech Union: If Brian Tamaki committed a crime, prosecute him. Don't punish speech through the back door. | Free Speech Union NZ</a>).
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Did Brian Tamaki Cross the Free Speech Line?

Tauranga churches have honoured Henry Williams' legacy of faith, 200 years after he first preached the Gospel in the Bay of Plenty.

Dave Mann (www.alltogether.co.nz) shares accounts of local iwi, who traded an existence of superstitions, fears, and warfare, for the Christian missionary's call to peace.

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Tauranga churches have honoured Henry Williams' legacy of faith, 200 years after he first preached the Gospel in the Bay of Plenty.
Dave Mann (www.alltogether.co.nz) shares accounts of local iwi, who traded an existence of superstitions, fears, and warfare, for the Christian missionary's call to peace.
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Bicentennial Man: Missionary Henry Williams' Legacy in the Bay of Plenty

Media chaplain Frank Ritchie and Andrew Urquhart discuss elements of social engineering in today's hot-button issues, where consumer trends and social policy are used to inflate differences and orchestrate 'culture wars'.   Rathen than indulge in conspiracy theories, it's a challenge to recognise media hype and market manipulation.

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Media chaplain Frank Ritchie and Andrew Urquhart discuss elements of social engineering in today's hot-button issues, where consumer trends and social policy are used to inflate differences and orchestrate 'culture wars'.&nbsp; &nbsp;Rathen than indulge in conspiracy theories, it's a challenge to recognise media hype and market manipulation.
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