http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23485/hillsong-cult-claims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23485/hillsong-cult-claims#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 12:11:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23485 Celebrity evangelist Brian Houston has defended his Hillsong ministry against allegations it is a "cult-like" organisation as the Sydney megachurch opened a "campus" church on Brisbane's southside recently.

Houston is interested in expanding further into Europe, where Hillsong already operates in London, Paris, Kiev, Stockholm and Moscow.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23485/hillsong-cult-claims/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:14:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21876 Hillsong describes Shine as a "practical, life-equipping, values-based course" and its website is awash with glowing testimonials from young women whose lives have been improved by learning about "being a good friend" and "learning about myself".

But serious concerns have been raised by teachers, adolescent developmental experts and parents groups. They say the program is inappropriate for troubled young women, that the under-qualified facilitators are reinforcing gender stereotypes. and that some parents have not been properly informed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:01:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:48:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:48:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:04:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding/feed 0