New Zealand Conservative

A Christian journalist in Christchurch has "admitted to three charges of making intimate visual recordings and 40 charges of possessing objectionable publications - images and stories" , and has been sentenced to home detention. Now, as this journalist is also a Christian, the anti-Christian elements of the Blogosphere have leapt all over this story, pointing out the man's hypocrisy of being a Christian and being against moral degradation in society in public and being a pervert in secret. It seems the worst crime a Christian can commit in liberal circles is that of speaking out against moral degeneration and being a moral degenerate himself, and thus committing the ultimate liberal crime of hypocrisy . Which is not so much a crime in their minds as they would make you think it is, but more something they use to catch moral crusaders out on. In David Farrar's post on this journalist , David added a piece at the end that had been written by the man ten years ago ...

An international paedophile ring with New Zealand connections has been exposed by police, saving four children from further abuse, police say. Aaron John Ellmers , 41, appeared in Hastings District Court today where he pleaded guilty to about 60 charges including sexual violation of children , stupefying, making an intimate visual recording, dealing in people for sexual exploitation and attempted sexual conduct with a child under 12. He was remanded in custody for sentence in the High Court at Hastings in May. Crown prosecutor Steve Manning said it was at the "absolute highest end'' of child sexual offending in the country, and successfully argued for sentencing to be moved to the High Court. Ellmers also had a previous conviction for similar offending in Australia, the court was told. People like this should not be out in the community without some sort of warning about their background. Here is a man who was already convicted in Australia, yet he comes over ...