Category Archives: Values

Men, are you prepared to make a stand?

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Neil Stott

A man who says “I’m not going to die on that hill” but never fights on any hill is not a man you can trust to fight for anything that really matters. Burke Parsons

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Another look at sexual abuse

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Neil Stott

A few years my time as a White Ribbon Ambassador it is very sad and concerning that sexual abuse continues. Rather than point to a single group, the issue of sexual abuse and violence toward women is a widespread cultural … Continue reading →

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The Evil in our midst

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Neil Stott

I first wrote this article within days of the horrors of the Christchurch massacre when they were foremost in our minds. But I reflected that emotions and opinions were too raw so I held off to just now. Since the … Continue reading →

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How “Toxic Masculinity” fails the pub test

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Neil Stott

A firestorm has erupted over the last week with Gillette releasing an ad which portrays aspects of “toxic masculinity” and then a call to men to do better. In the same week, the American Psychology Assoication (APA) released a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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Greatness

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Neil Stott

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or as Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and … Continue reading →

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