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16-Oct-2005

The likely appointment of a lesbian as the new head of one of New Zealand's largest churches is threatening to tear it apart.
The Rev Diana Tana, who has publicly stated she is in a lesbian relationship, looks set to be appointed president of the Methodist Church next month, as no other nominations have been received.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

18-Aug-2005

It is in the interests of political parties and candidates to know what the public wants. So it comes back to us, the public. What do we want? More important, what are our wants based on?
The focus of this reflection is our own values and attitudes, because what we expect of candidates comes back to what really matters to us.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

9-Jul-2005

As the world reflected on the terrorist bombings in London, Brian Tamaki focused his attentions on "acts of terrorism" against the New Zealand family.
The Destiny Church leader spoke to an audience of more than 200 at the Nation Under Siege tour in Lower Hutt last night to drum up support for the Destiny NZ political party.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post
Related Site - Bishop Brian Tamaki's Tour Site

25-Jun-2005

A Destiny Church DVD explaining its hardline stance on homosexuality and with graphic abortion images has been rated as suitable for audiences over 16 years by the Censor's Office, despite the chief censor coming under fire in the DVD.
The DVD, Nation Under Siege, is narrated by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald
Related Site - Destiny Church International

22-Jun-2005

I had occasion recently to dine with a group of what we have come to know these days as fundamentalist Christians. And very nice people they were, too. They were earnest and sincere, their eyes shining with the kind of light that comes from doing good deeds for one's neighbours.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

19-Jun-2005

God looked down on the ordination of Bishop Brian Tamaki in Manukau yesterday afternoon and lo, he was much pleased.
Or so thought the 3000 Destiny Church faithful who paid up to $70 a ticket for a seat at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, only to be reminded again that moral crusades can't be waged on the cheap.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald
Related Site - Destiny Church International

19-Jun-2005

A DVD produced by Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki has been sent to the chief censor for classification because of its overt political and anti-gay content.
The Tamakis produced the giveaway DVD, New Zealand, Nation Under Siege, which they plan to take on tour this week. But they have failed in their first attempt to have it rated for general release.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Sunday Star Times
Related Site - Destiny Church International

17-Jun-2005

Courtesy of self appointed Bishop Brian Tamaki new national tour we now can tell you what the "radical homosexual agenda" really is!
Tamaki claims on his website - Well believe me there is one!
Read the full story/Visit the site - Bishop Brian Tamaki's Tour Site

16-May-2005

An image of a stained glass window hangs on the rear wall of the Reverend Glynn Cardy's office at St Matthew-in-the-City church.
"It's really three photographs pasted together," the Auckland-based Anglican minister said, as he looked at the abstract swirl of colour and shape. "You don't get the feel of the colour here. It's quite radical."
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald
Related Site - St Matthew-in-the-City

9-Apr-2005

Pride may be a sin but I think we can forgive the newly installed Archbishop of Wellington, John Dew, for wanting to show off a little. In any case, it is a thing - albeit a grandly named thing - he is keen on showing off.
He leads us through his lovely pink cathedral to one of those odd, musty, utilitarian rooms which exist in the back areas of churches and here we behold his cathedral.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

2-Apr-2005

The Destiny Church has threatened legal action against the owner of the destinychurch.co.nz website, who says it is an information site "to help people to think for themselves".
Church legal operations manager Raymond Greenfield said the domain name was confusingly similar to its own destinychurch.org.nz.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald
Related Site - Fundamentally Wrong

18-Mar-2005

Happyclappinghomos.com would like to point out to Garnett Milne a flaw in his press release in which he states that the “PM fails to stack up to St. Paul’s ideals”. We firstly would like to point out to Mr. Milne that New Zealand is a secular country, and as such has full freedom of religion. We wonder if Mr. Milne is aware of the irony inherent in his position when first he claims:
“Since Mrs Clark rejects the Word of God which is able to correct the faulty ethical viewpoints now pervasive in fallen human nature, it is inevitable that her ethics will be depraved. Her innate sense of right and wrong will produce ethical conclusion which are consistent with fallen human nature.”
Read the full story/Visit the site - HappyClappingHomos.com
Related Site - Garnet Milne - Reformation Testimony

7-Mar-2005

Church and politics do not mix, says the new Bishop of Aotearoa, Bishop Brown Turei. He told the Herald yesterday he did not think church leaders should be involved in politics.
Bishop Turei has been elected as the new Pihopa o Aotearoa, or leader of the Maori arm of the Anglican Church.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald

6-Mar-2005

Pastor Peter Mortlock is anti-gay, has a voice in parliament and urges his flock to give for the glory of God. Meet the white middle class's answer to Destiny leader Brian Tamaki. Tony Wall reports.
HE IS A Harley Davidson-riding televangelist who preaches a conservative form of Christianity to a large congregation of singing, clapping parishioners.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Sunday Star Times

14-Feb-2005

Charles is not only very compatible with the gutter morality of our present government who have foisted homosexual marriage and legalised prostitution upon us, just to name two of Labour’s “achievements”, but the prince is also on exactly the same religious wave length as our universalist “tolerateeverythingbarbiblicalChristianity” political comrades.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Garnet Milne - Reformation Testimony

12-Feb-2005

They think New Zealand is going to hell in a handcart. Homosexual behaviour is an abomination. Sex before marriage is a sin. The husband is the leader; the wife is there to support him. Their kids choose abstinence over safe sex.
They are fundamentalist Christians. The Bible is the word of God, followed to the letter. They believe the time of the Rapture is near - when the trumpet will sound and those who believe in God will be lifted into the clouds, leaving the rest of us to eternal damnation.
Read the full story/Visit the site - NZ Herald
Related Site - Destiny Church

11-Jan-2005

Times: Was the ordination of gay preachers the reason New Zealand was dropped as the conference venue?
Tafea: Yes, the reason New Zealand was slow in making a decision was that they had internal problems.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Times

8-Jan-2005

THE ordaining of homosexual ministers into the New Zealand Methodist Church was the reason for the world leadership conference on evangelism being held in the country.
World Methodist Church Council Regional Secretary Doctor Manase Tafea said he visited the New Zealand church leaders three years ago to ask if the meeting could be held there.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Fiji Times

26-Dec-2004

Church groups representing thousands of Christians are mobilising to create a political force aimed at mortally wounding Labour at the next general election.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

19-Dec-2004

Brian Tamaki's "enough is enough" concept has been exported to America, with his religious mentor in Atlanta copying the rally last weekend - causing similar outrage among critics.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Sunday Star Times

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