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Thursday October 29, 2009
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The leader of Destiny Church, Brian Tamaki, who not long ago anointed himself bishop of the church he founded, has now proclaimed himself the church’s “spiritual father” and designated the male members of the church as “spiritual sons”.
Last December the cult-like church announced plans to create a ‘holy city’ for its followers.
At the time Tamaki reportedly urged church members to sell up their homes around the country and move to his promised land.
Observers see in Destiny Church a cult in the making.
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Friday October 31, 2008
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Destiny Church is planning to create a holy city for its followers in the heart of South Auckland.The church’s leader is urging church members to sell up their homes around the country and move to his promised land – a suggestion that is not being welcomed by everyone.
Tamaki told his parishioners the city will hold a church to seat 5000, maraes, medical centres and schools, so his parishioners never have to leave.
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Sunday March 6, 2005
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Punks, topless lesbians, a gay Maori performance artist and a man wearing a bishop's hat and Brian Tamaki mask faced off against up to 15,000 Christians in Auckland's Queen St yesterday.
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Friday February 18, 2005
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Destiny has bestowed a new title on Auckland-based evangelist Brian Tamaki.
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Saturday January 22, 2005
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Destiny Church last night vowed its "Defend the Legacy" march, expected to draw 20,000 followers, would cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge despite its application being declined by police and Transit New Zealand.
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Saturday December 11, 2004
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Destiny TV may have lost its weekday morning slot on TV2, but the programme's producers have vowed to find a way to keep Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki on air.
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Destiny TV may have lost its weekday morning slot on TV2, but the programme's producers have vowed to find a way to keep Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki on air.
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Sunday December 5, 2004
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Destiny New Zealand sees latest political opinion poll as an encouraging start to its political future
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Sunday October 3, 2004
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In four years Destiny church will rule New Zealand, according to its charismatic founder pastor Brian Tamaki.
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Tuesday August 31, 2004
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Brian Tamaki offered me a husband and a beer, and a perch on a pew. He thought I'd enjoy one of his church services. Two of these offers were a joke.
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Monday August 30, 2004
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Destiny Church scrapped a public protest haka in Tauranga yesterday because of fears it would upset people.
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We all need to feel like we belong. If society excludes groups there will always be movements, under a range of emblems and banners, that will emerge, orc-like, from the slime of our deepest fears to provide that sense of belonging.
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The Destiny Church's first birthday has been marked by a protest accusing it of homophobia.
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Destiny New Zealand is more silly than sinister. The huffing and strutting, the black uniforms and the vaguely threatening tone of its demonstration outside parliament will win only a tiny number of supporters. Its simple-minded religiosity will embarrass most Christians. And its narrowness and bigotry are out of tune with the mainstream, which on sexual matters is notably tolerant.
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An elderly couple who lent Brian Tamaki the money that helped him start his Destiny Church empire say the funds were "hijacked" and they had given up hope of ever retrieving the full amount.
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The Christian-dominated United Future party appears to have become an early beneficiary of the Destiny Church's sudden appearance on the political scene.
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Morals campaigner Pastor Brian Tamaki has allowed a man who destroyed his own family with adultery into a senior Destiny Church position, says the man's daughter-in-law.
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The Destiny Church, Pastor Brian Tamaki and his legion of Christian soldiers do not represent middle, majority New Zealand.
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Thursday August 26, 2004
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The Destiny Church rally at Parliament against the Civil Union Bill this week conjured up deeply uncomfortable memories and implications for some spectators, writes The Press in an editorial.
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Wednesday August 25, 2004
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Anti-homophobia posters hanging at Wellington High School have been ripped off the walls by Destiny Church members, students claim.
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Monday August 16, 2004
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The controversial Destiny Church is under fire for using children in a campaign against gay marriage and other reforms it claims are ruining society.
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Tuesday July 20, 2004
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The Destiny Church has become a multimillion-dollar business, making founder Brian Tamaki and his wife Hannah rich. Tony Wall reports.
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Saturday May 24, 2003
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