Violence Towards Children

The Humanist Society of New Zealand supports the yes vote coalition. This group seeks to get New Zealanders to vote yes in the upcoming referendum concerning punishing children. This coalition aims to keep the current law which protects children from physical harm.

See http://yesvote.org.nz/ and The Humanist Society support on http://yesvote.org.nz/resources/supporters/ .

The current law concerning Section 59 is a compromise that is widely supported by many politicians. The Humanist Society now formally supports this Child Discipline law.

The Challenge of Modern Humanism

Human beings must accept responsibility for themselves, each other and our planet
There is no evidence of any supernatural power to help, reward or punish us
We must gain greater understanding of our world and our fellow human beings. Our resources for this are our
   - human experience
   - modern knowledge
   - capacities for reason, compassion and co-operation