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'''Ian Wishart''' (born [[1964]]) is a [[New Zealand]] journalist, author, fundamentalist born-again Christian, women-hater and the editor of ''[[Investigate (New Zealand)|Investigate]]'' magazine.
'''Ian Wishart''' (born [[1964]]) is a [[New Zealand]] journalist, author, fundamentalist born-again Christian, women-hater and the editor of ''[[Investigate (New Zealand)|Investigate]]'' magazine.


Wishart is a conservative Christian and his views come from the [[Right-wing politics|Right]] politically, strongly attacking anything that resembles sensible government as [[Marxist]] and criticising homosexual rights and sex education advocates for making factually incorrect statements in support of their initiatives.<ref>http://www.investigatemagazine.com/interview.pdf</ref> He is an [[evolution]] skeptic and argues that [[theory of evolution|evolutionary theory]] is being used as fodder for a secular campaign against [[Christianity]], while the alleged weaknesses in evolutionary theory are not getting the same scrutiny. In short, he is a worm.
Wishart is a conservative Christian and his views come from the [[Right-wing politics|Right]] politically, strongly attacking anything that resembles sensible government as [[Marxist]] and criticising homosexual rights and sex education advocates for making factually incorrect statements in support of their initiatives.<ref>http://www.investigatemagazine.com/interview.pdf</ref> Some might describe this hatred of homosexuals as a type of self-loathing. He is an [[evolution]] skeptic and argues that [[theory of evolution|evolutionary theory]] is being used as fodder for a secular campaign against [[Christianity]], while the alleged weaknesses in evolutionary theory are not getting the same scrutiny. In short, he is a worm.


Wishart claims that his book ''Eve's Bite'' (2007) is the most [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] book ever published in New Zealand. Which, of course, he would say. In the book, Wishart argues that New Zealand society is being "poisoned" and the [[Western world]] as a whole undermined "by seductive and destructive philosophies and social engineering that within the space of a generation have intellectually crippled the greatest civilisation the world has ever seen". His most recent book is the number one bestselling ''Absolute Power'', which details [[Helen Clark]]'s years as Prime Minister.
Wishart claims that his book ''Eve's Bite'' (2007) is the most [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] book ever published in New Zealand. Which, of course, he would say. In the book, Wishart argues that New Zealand society is being "poisoned" and the [[Western world]] as a whole undermined "by seductive and destructive philosophies and social engineering that within the space of a generation have intellectually crippled the greatest civilisation the world has ever seen". His most recent book is the number one bestselling ''Absolute Power'', which details [[Helen Clark]]'s years as Prime Minister.

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Ian Wishart (born 1964) is a New Zealand journalist, author, fundamentalist born-again Christian, women-hater and the editor of Investigate magazine.

Wishart is a conservative Christian and his views come from the Right politically, strongly attacking anything that resembles sensible government as Marxist and criticising homosexual rights and sex education advocates for making factually incorrect statements in support of their initiatives.[1] Some might describe this hatred of homosexuals as a type of self-loathing. He is an evolution skeptic and argues that evolutionary theory is being used as fodder for a secular campaign against Christianity, while the alleged weaknesses in evolutionary theory are not getting the same scrutiny. In short, he is a worm.

Wishart claims that his book Eve's Bite (2007) is the most politically incorrect book ever published in New Zealand. Which, of course, he would say. In the book, Wishart argues that New Zealand society is being "poisoned" and the Western world as a whole undermined "by seductive and destructive philosophies and social engineering that within the space of a generation have intellectually crippled the greatest civilisation the world has ever seen". His most recent book is the number one bestselling Absolute Power, which details Helen Clark's years as Prime Minister.

Wishart studied journalism at Wellington Polytechnic, graduating in 1982. He has worked for Radio Windy, Radio Hauraki, Radio Pacific, TV3 and Television New Zealand. He started a book publishing company, Howling At The Moon, in 1995.[2]

He has married twice with two children from his first marriage and several from his second. He and his second wife, Heidi, are Anglicans. [2] His many failed relationships may be one of the reasons that he is so judgmental about how other people live their lives.

Selected bibliography

  • The Paradise Conspiracy (1995) ISBN 0473033976
  • Ian Wishart’s vintage winebox guide. (1996) ISBN 0958356807
  • Lawyers, Guns & Money (1997)
  • An Irish Legacy (1998)
  • The Paradise Conspiracy II (1999) ISBN 095820540X
  • Ben & Olivia : what really happened? (1999) ISBN 0958205442
  • The god factor (1999) ISBN 0958205426
  • Beating Big Brother: how people power turned off the TV tax! (2000) ISBN 0958205485
  • Daylight robbery : the rise and fall of the "people’s bank" (2001) ISBN 0958205469
  • Eve's Bite (2007) ISBN 9780958240116
  • The Divinity Code (2007) ISBN 9870958240123
  • Absolute Power: The Helen Clark Years (2008)

References

  1. ^ http://www.investigatemagazine.com/interview.pdf
  2. ^ a b Monahan, Kate (25 March 2006), "Public investigator", Waikato Times, p. 3{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)