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=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEd always told it like it was=2E<SPAN =
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en; perhaps challenging men would be a better description=2E<SPAN style=3D'm=
so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf you wanted to say in your comfort zone, =
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wives know that their husband=92s adulterous relationship is not with anothe=
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2=3EAs a young executive building a corporate empire, this statement hit me =
between the eyes=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur comp=
any was turning over more than a million dollars per year and growing rapidl=
y, but I had to make changes for the sake of my children and family=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI can honestly say that Ed Cole=92=
s books and messages have had a profound impact on my life=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEd Cole was a pioneer in the men=92s movem=
ent worldwide and later on, some of his associates form Promise Keepers, whi=
ch affected tens of millions of men around the world, including Australia=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEd Cole led by example=2E<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHe was a father to three chil=
dren, grandfather, author, businessman, public speaker and a spiritual fathe=
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ored, including, =91Maximised Manhood=92, have over 4 million copies in circ=
ulation in more than 40 different languages=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis goal to build men and raise sons has been realised wo=
rld wide in a profound way=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
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pacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe in the Fatherhood Foundation honour you for =
your guts to tell us what we didn=92t want to hear=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
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the flow, knowing that because you did, there are now tens of thousands of m=
en who are determined to make a difference in the world=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso=
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se=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEdwin Louis Cole, we h=
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: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThink about someone who has ins=
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n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWrite them a letter or give them a call and honour th=
em=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhy not start with you=
r own family=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EYour thank y=
ou might really encourage someone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 =
</SPAN=3EAs you honour those who have gone before you, so your children will=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick M=
arsh is the founder of the Fatherhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 27 years =
he is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age fr=
om 21 years to 9 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and=
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lor=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDads with Young Childre=
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T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3EThe Art of Fathering <BR=3EEternal Lov=
e</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E<STRONG=3E=A0=
</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Paul Sloan</FONT=3E</=
P=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT fac=
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2=3E=93It will never happen to me=94, =93No way =96 too much fun to have=94,=
 =93Hey boys, did you hear about Johnno getting hitched (amidst the gasps of=
 shock and unbelief)=85he=92s mad=94=2E Who can remember as a young guy repe=
ating the above sentiments=3F We were so preoccupied with living life to the=
 fullest, no sleep, party hard, fast cars and empty wallets =96 there was no=
 room for permanency when it came to the female friends =96 never! Well, for=
 many of us the opposite happened=2E We meet a beautiful young woman, she tu=
gs at our heart strings, we need to spend every minute of our lives just gaz=
ing at her perfection, her smile, her undying devotion to her newfound princ=
e (she told me that!) <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3EAnd th=
en=85 the permanency issue is mentioned=85wedding bells=3F=3F<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; T=
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'FONT-SIZE: 11pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EStanding at the altar, sweaty palms, on=
ly 22 degrees outside =96 feels like 42 inside the church=85why is this toug=
h guy so nervous=3F The wedding march sounds on the three hundred year old o=
rgan, all eyes turn to the back of the church=85slowly the bridal party ente=
rs the church building, you don=92t even see the others, only wanting to set=
 your eyes upon your future spouse=2E As she enters the aisle you are amazed=
 at how the most beautiful woman in the world suddenly looks more stunning t=
han ever=85your eyes lock, you can=92t believe today this woman is yours=85f=
or ever!! Wow, so long ago, yet so vivid=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
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<FONT size=3D2=3EI went to a men=92s conference in Sydney last year=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThere were <SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3Emany notable speakers, all talking on the importan=
ce of men=92s role in the family, topics ranging from the duties of a father=
 to the expectations as a husband, speakers ranging from church ministers to=
 parliamentarians=2E I remember that the key speaker at this conference, Mr =
Ed Cole, spoke on how time has the saddening effect of causing men to lose t=
he love and respect of their female partners=2E Hearing many different speak=
ers over 2 days, you are bound to forget much, however I will never forget s=
omething that Ed Cole mentioned=85he said:<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<=
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yle=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=
=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E=93When you were married, you married <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 1cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
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unt: 1'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E=
the most beautiful woman in the world=85<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0=
 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3Ewhat she is tod=
ay=85you made her=94<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
mal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 1cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SP=
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stify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETha=
t statement really struck a chord with me=2E After the conference I made a c=
onscious decision to remember, to rekindle and to relive those precious mome=
nts shared between two people who are in love=2E It shouldn=92t have to be s=
omething you write daily in your diary, =91Buy milk and bread, pick up kids,=
 and love my wife=92=2E It should be a natural, heartfelt occurrence, just l=
ike those early days=2E I have been married since 1989, and every wedding an=
niversary since my wife puts on our wedding video, fondly remembering and re=
living every moment, laughing at the fashion, marveling at all of those sinc=
e separated, and always shedding a tear at the beauty a wedding ceremony bri=
ngs=2E It truly is a special time=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<S=
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t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt'=3E<FO=
NT size=3D2=3EIf we only remember one thing from the wedding ceremony, it sh=
ould be this =96 the vows you shared on that altar=2E I made a vow to honour=
 my wife, and I believe in doing this we display to our children an image no=
t soon forgotten=2E So, thank you Mr Ed Cole for helping me receive the reve=
lation of how to be a better husband and father, and, I thank my lovely wife=
 for being the most beautiful woman in the world=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E=
</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 11pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=
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E: 11pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ESo my tip for young fathers today =96 remember t=
he words of Ed Cole=85love and honour your wife=85be the father God wants yo=
u to be=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-US style=3D'FON=
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Paul Sloan <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E</FON=
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/FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EPaul Sloan is an accounta=
nt working with Equipglobal=2E=A0 He is married with three children aged one=
, nine and eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on the Suns=
hine Coast in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost his sens=
e of humour=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<S=
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The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely =
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she couldn't bend over and paint her<BR=3Etoenails anymore=2E So my grandfat=
her does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too=2E T=
hat's love=2E<BR=3E</B=3ERebecca, age 8=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
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ace=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<STRONG=3ELove is what makes you smile w=
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T size=3D2=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3EI let my big sister=
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=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<B =
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hes go up and down and little stars come out of you=2E<BR=3E</B=3EKaren, age=
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LIGN: justify'=3EOne of the things I enjoy about spending time with my child=
ren is the opportunity to drop everything else I do=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spa=
cerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis is through necessity as well as through choi=
ce, since my children offer me no other option=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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ify'=3EI=92m involved with a number of community groups which require a cons=
iderable amount of time, research and thought=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun:=
 yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAs well as this, like most people, I find that I need t=
o work for a living=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWhen =
I=92m with my children, I offload all my other responsibilities, pressure an=
d concerns=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</SPAN=3ESometimes this=
 is at a cost, and it might take me a while to pick up the momentum of what =
I was previously doing=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
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EXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EHowever I believe that the quality of our lives can be=
st be measured through the quality of our personal relationships, particular=
ly within our families=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETh=
is is stating the obvious and will come as no revelation to anyone=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt is also an observation that I r=
ealise will cause pain to may separated fathers who never see their children=
=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm=
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tone highlighted the results of research that revealed that 39% of the young=
est children in a separated family have had no contact in the last 12 months=
 with their other parent=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
This confirms what has been known for some time=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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 is the plight of the fatherless children, and childless fathers, which moti=
vates me and many others in our efforts to bring about social reform through=
 legislative change=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0p=
t; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=
=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EOne of the best ways to achi=
eve just and equitable reform is through the introduction of the principle o=
f the child=92s right to both parents=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe idea of equal parenting has gained widespread support throu=
ghout the many grass roots community groups lobbying for family law reform=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe last conference organis=
e by the Lone Fathers Association had as its theme, =91Shared Parenting=92=2E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EJust yesterday I became awa=
re of the National Association for Shared Parenting which has been set up as=
 an umbrella organisation for many other groups=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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nator Harris has recently presented to the Senate a proposal to amend the Fa=
mily Law Act by introducing joint residence (shared and equal parenting) as =
the over-riding principle in determining the care of children=2E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN:=
 justify'=3EThe best thing anyone can do at the moment is to drop their toot=
hbrush or abandon their half-eaten meal and immediately write to each senato=
r, expressing your strong support for this Bill=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spaceru=
n: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGet your friends to do the same=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWithout our help the proposal will fail=2E</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3EGo for it!</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3ETo obtain a full list of sena=
tors, with email and address lists go to <A HREF=3D'HTTP://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
m=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D375&cid=3Dinfo@fat=
hersonline=2Eorg&comp=3Dfathers&url=3Dhttp://www=2Eaph=2Egov=2Eau/'=3Ewww=2E=
aph=2Egov=2Eau</A=3E=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis=
 website even allows you to do mail merges to personalise your letters=2E</P=
=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D3=3E<FO=
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=3E<P=3E</P=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ERoland Foster is an non-custod=
ial father, separated since 1997, with 5 young children aged between 6 and 1=
4 years=2E=A0 Roland is a passionate father and an active social reformer wh=
o believes Australia's current laws are contributing to the creation of our =
fatherless society=2E</FONT=3E<P=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<f=
ont size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=
=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D=
13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/e=
mail=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/banner=2Ejpg' width=3D595=3E=
</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' backgrou=
nd=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/templat=
e1/Generic/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, =
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a=3E<b=3ESpecial Feature</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=
=3E<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/cli=
ent=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue11 - 11th Nov, 2002=5FEdcole copy=2Ejpg' align=3D=
left=3E</div=3E <SPAN lang=3DEN-US=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0=
cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETribute to Dr Edwin Louis Cole<=3Fxml:=
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<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0c=
m 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3EW=
e buried Dr Cole yesterday<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E=
<BR style=3D'mso-special-character: line-break'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</=
P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI didn=92t realize how deeply I would b=
e moved by the experience=2E At one point, I just totally lost it=2E<BR=3E<B=
R=3E<BR=3EI didn=92t realize how much a sense of belonging he gave me=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3EHe was gathering point for the mavericks=2E<BR=3EHe gave place to talk=
, to gather, someone who would encourage and correct=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHe gave p=
lace for those that didn=92t fit=2E=2E=2Eto fit=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHe gave time t=
o listen and time to ensure you were heard=2E<BR=3EHis affection was always =
sincere and when he hugged you, you felt for that moment, you were very spec=
ial and that he loved you more than anyone else in the room=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHe=
 wasn=92t perfect=2E That was part of the majesty of the man=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EH=
e was human=2E <BR=3EHe was =91touchable=92=2E <BR=3EHe was attainable=2E <B=
R=3ESome men use success to hide behind=2E Dr Cole used it as a</SPAN=3E<SPA=
N style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN=
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arency=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EI don=92t know of another minister of such public prof=
ile that has talked about his battles and victories=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EEverythin=
g from pornography, temptation, failure, conflict all talked about openly an=
d more often than</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<FONT size=3D=
2=3E </FONT=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=
=3Enot in front of 100,000 men at a time=2E <BR=3E<BR=3EHis public vulnerabi=
lity inspired private consecration=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EWhat will I miss=3F<BR=3E<B=
R=3EOh, the selfish things=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThe hug from a man I respected=2E <=
BR=3EThe warm embrace of a friend=2E<BR=3EEyes that looked at you, look into=
 you=2E<BR=3EThe encouragement and reproof from a father in the faith=2E<BR=3E=
The knowing glance and word from someone who believed in me=2E<BR=3EThe room=
 to grow and make mistakes - the push from behind to go again=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
But mostly=2E=2E=2Emostly, I=92ll just miss the fact that he isn't there any=
 more=2E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EAnd with this knowin=
g comes the realization that all boys are supposed to grow up and become fat=
hers one day=2E Now it is my turn, our turn=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EThanks Dr Cole=2E<=
BR=3EThanks for helping me with my manhood, my marriage, my kids, my life, m=
y destiny and my personal holiness=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=
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<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3Eknew were the main e=
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m 0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFounder of =
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bosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue11 - 11th Nov=
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lang=3DEN-US=3E<FONT size=3D4=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' siz=
e=3D6=3EMan has conquered the mountains, the oceans and even outer space=2E<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EBut the greatest achievement=
 of all is when man conquers himself=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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ife of maximised manhood!</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN=
: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans=
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center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D3=3EEd Cole -</FONT=3E</P=3E<P =
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center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D3=3EFather to the men=92s movem=
ent worldwide, author, public speaker and founder of CMN(Christian Men=92s N=
etwork)=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; =
TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</FONT=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E</P=3E</FONT=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D2=3E<=
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</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#f=
fffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/tem=
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tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://ww=
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ustify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Ron Hellyer</FONT=3E</P=3E<P cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<STRONG=
=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EGod=
 created man and woman that they may become one and multiply=2E This is the =
foundation of our existence on this planet and the basic structure of the fa=
mily=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<=
FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EAs is happening with so many areas in our soc=
iety the family structure has had enormous erosion upon its existence in the=
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cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace p=
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t'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThis week the British parliament passed=
 legislation to permit same sex couples to adopt children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
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 and egg banks that were created for couples experiencing fertility problems=
 are fast becoming a supermarket for lesbian couples to experience children=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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=3D2=3E=91Where there is a will there is a way =91 is a common phrase often =
meaning I=92ll get what I want=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EA man can=
not fulfil the role of a mother and a women cannot fulfil the role of a fath=
er=2E Children, during the various stages in their development need both for=
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m 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ENo doubt there may be success s=
tories out there which support artificial families, however only last week a=
 prominent high court judge put forward his suggestions that the Family Law =
Act be changed to recognise same sex couples who have experienced separation=
 and who currently do not have=A0the same=A0legal recourse as do heterosexua=
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=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3ESeparation, is defined by the Macquarie D=
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abitation=92=2E Such a decree does not diminish the right of children to a f=
ather and mother=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
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ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWith divorce rates close to a third of all marriages=
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class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FO=
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nched from my job earlier this year and as a father I have struggled greatly=
 to provide for my family=2E This could be reduced by taking on work opportu=
nities in many places<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Earound=
 Australia but the financial rewards nullify the cost of losing my family=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT fa=
ce=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI have made a decision to work less and spend more t=
ime with my teenage family and my loving and supportive wife=2E I now work f=
or income 4 days a week=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGI=
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<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EI challenge fathers to try and find a soluti=
on to giving more of yourself to your family=2E They will appreciate it and =
you will greatly reduce the chance of being a statistic on the =91separation=
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ONT size=3D2=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn Federal Par=
liament this Tuesday, 12<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E November, Kevin Glancy, advisor to=
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nt-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E,=A0is organising a panel =
with many Federal members of the coalition=2E Kevin is passionate about the =
discrimination against Aussie dads in our current court system, and=A0has as=
ked for letters (case studies) and emails to be forwarded to him so that he =
can present your letters to the politicians who come to this panel=2E=A0 Thi=
s is a wonderful opportunity to present your case and know it will be used t=
o make something happen=2E=A0 Kevin Glancy has asked me to assure you that h=
e will take care of your letters but cannot guarantee his reply because of t=
he huge amount of letters he anticipates due to the enormity of the problem =
across Australia</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;=
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ana=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-l=
anguage: EN-AU'=3ESend your=A0emails re discrimination against Aussie dads=A0=
by the court system and related material</SPAN=3E</B=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<B=3E=
<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3E=
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'=3E<A href=3D'mailto:kevin=2Eglancy@aph=2Egov=2Eau'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
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</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: =
EN-AU'=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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cehurst MP<BR=3EMember for Dobell<BR=3EPO Box 407<BR=3ETHE ENTRANCE NSW 2261=
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ator Len Harris has recently presented to the Senate a proposal to amend the=
 Family Law Act by introducing joint residence (shared and equal parenting) =
as the over-riding principle in determining the care of children=2E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify=
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tify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3ETo obtain a list of senators=
, emails and addresses go to www=2Eaph=2Egov=2Eau<B style=3D'mso-bidi-font-w=
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2=3ELarry Anthony, Minister for Youth Affairs, is working for change to the =
Child Support Agency=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe =
following excerpt is taken from The Sunday Telegraph, November 3<SUP=3Erd</S=
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2=3EMr Anthony said he would now consider reintroducing it in </FONT=3E</P=3E=
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hard Yiap will be in Federal Parliament next week for discussions with Feder=
al politicians regarding a proposed National Fathering Summit=2E</FONT=3E</S=
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ify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E*<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal s=
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al style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
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ONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMr Abbott has noted the information that you h=
ave sent to him about the Fatherhood Foundation and has asked me to thank yo=
u for bringing the work that you are doing at the Foundation to his attentio=
n=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EEnclosed is a copy of a=
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</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYours sincerely</FONT=3E</P=3E<=
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NT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EMaxine Sells</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal=
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a size=3D2=3EExcerpts form Mrs Abbott=92s speech</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVe=
rdana size=3D2=3E=85 The RSPCA, I=92m told=2E Once produced ads declaring th=
at =93a dog is for life not just for Christmas=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
run: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAlthough spouses and children are in a very differe=
nt category, an analogous campaign against family breakdown is almost unthin=
kable because it would touch too many raw nerves=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacer=
un: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn a public discourse which often seems dominated by=
 economics, one of the great unmentionables is the economic consequences of =
divorce=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFamily breakdown =
imposes massive costs on the social security system (the Parenting Pension a=
lone costs $4 billion a year with two thirds of beneficiaries separated and =
the rest mostly single mums=2E)<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EDivorce nearly always leaves both partners and children financially wors=
e off=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf the 435,000 Aust=
ralian families where no-one has a job, nearly 300,000 are sole parent famil=
ies (because, for understandable reasons, nearly 50 per cent of sole parents=
 aren=92t in the workforce)=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=
=3EPolicy-makers are rightly concerned at the number of children growing up =
in jobless households but nervously skirt the contribution made by the near =
tripling of the divorce rate over the past 30 years such that nearly 50 per =
cent of marriages are now statistically doomed=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DM=
soNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DV=
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=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EJohn Anderson was once pilloried for the comment that =
politicians who cheat on their wives will cheat on their voters=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis point was that character is indiv=
isible and that people who aren=92t committed to their loved ones are unlike=
ly to be committed to anyone=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPA=
N=3EWhat=92s happened to Adam Smith=92s =93judge within=94 to allow the divo=
rce rate to change so far, so fast=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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go zone for legislators but that shouldn=92t necessarily make it off limits =
for commentators=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<=
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0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EIt=92s h=
ard to have such a debate without making individuals uneasy=2E<SPAN style=3D=
'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EConsidering all the things we might have =
done, whose conscience can be clear=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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icy without acknowledging the ramifications of family breakdown for delinque=
ncy, substance abuse, unemployment, poor mental health, educational set back=
s and the low birth rate=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
No matter how complex the factors invariably are in each family breakdown an=
d however justifiable any particular divorce may be, it can hardly be denied=
 that widespread rupturing of the bonds of affection and responsibility betw=
een individuals does immense damage to society as a whole=2E =2E =2E =2E </F=
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