The Anglican Bishop of Auckland, The Right Reverend Ross Bay, has waded into the Alcohol debate
And failed dismally and will continue to do so regardless of ever more intrusive regulations or draconian laws.
To solve any social ill you need to change peoples hearts, you need to get people to value themselves, their personal dignity and to take personal responsibility for their actions.
And changing peoples hearts in this manner is in fact a Bishop's job along with the clergy who serve under him not the governments.
Bishop Bay says MPs can take the lead with cross party action on such an important issue for the nation. He is pleased to see some changes being treated as government policy. "Legislation will not fully solve the problem but it can send a strong signal to society that it is time to change attitudes. MPs can provide leadership on this and vote as a unified body rather than turning to a conscience vote for the proposed age split regarding the purchase of alcohol."On the planet earth for the last couple of 100 years, in the English speaking world, people have perceived that there is an alcohol problem and have sought to use the heavy hand of legislation to solve it.
The Bishop supports the Alcohol Action New Zealand 5+ proposal as evidence based solutions to the alcohol crisis. The Auckland Diocesan Synod convenes from September 2-4 and one motion for debate is for parishes and ministry units to be involved in the 5+ solutions campaign.
And failed dismally and will continue to do so regardless of ever more intrusive regulations or draconian laws.
To solve any social ill you need to change peoples hearts, you need to get people to value themselves, their personal dignity and to take personal responsibility for their actions.
And changing peoples hearts in this manner is in fact a Bishop's job along with the clergy who serve under him not the governments.