http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25729/destiny-churches-must-be-treated-as-a-cult-of-christianity-heresy-taught-by-brian-tamaki http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25729/destiny-churches-must-be-treated-as-a-cult-of-christianity-heresy-taught-by-brian-tamaki#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:48:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25729 Destiny Church's self-styled bishop Brian Tamaki has appalled the Christian community by denying the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, an essential fundamental tenet of Christian faith.

A comprehensive dossier compiled by Mark Vrankovich, founding director of the Auckland-based international organisation Cultwatch, reveals that Mr Tamaki dropped this inexplicable heresy on his congregation in sermons beginning in May last year.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25729/destiny-churches-must-be-treated-as-a-cult-of-christianity-heresy-taught-by-brian-tamaki/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24139/destiny-church-bishop-brian-tamaki-defends-high-life http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24139/destiny-church-bishop-brian-tamaki-defends-high-life#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:48:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24139 Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says his $1 million-plus home and $75,000 car are "not much" of a reward for decades of clean and righteous living and taking his message to the masses.

But a former high-ranking Destiny member told the New Zealand Herald he and others left because people were hearing less about Jesus Christ and hearing more about the church's leader.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24139/destiny-church-bishop-brian-tamaki-defends-high-life/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24137/destiny-church-pastor-brian-tamaki-claims-god-wants-him-rich http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24137/destiny-church-pastor-brian-tamaki-claims-god-wants-him-rich#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:28:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24137 Destiny Church's self-proclaimed Bishop, Brian Tamaki, said he feels uncomfortable with members of his parish giving him gifts but the rules were written by the church's elders.

He said he had been ready to take a vow of poverty but that was not what God wanted.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24137/destiny-church-pastor-brian-tamaki-claims-god-wants-him-rich/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24136/destiny-church-pastors-replaced-after-walk-out http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24136/destiny-church-pastors-replaced-after-walk-out#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:58:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24136 New pastors have been appointed to run Brisbane's Destiny Church after their predecessor and more than half the congregation walked out of last Sunday's service.

Brian Tamaki dismissed reports of a split within Destiny as "grossly exaggerated" and accused the media of being "funny and weird".]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24136/destiny-church-pastors-replaced-after-walk-out/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24133/destiny-churches-split http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24133/destiny-churches-split#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:36:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24133 Destiny Church ministers and leaders are heading to its Brisbane branch after more than half the congregation - including its pastor - walked out.

"You might think I'm stupid for going into the church in the first place. But I [only] found out it was a cult after I went in," one former member says.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24133/destiny-churches-split/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23843/brian-tamaki-destiny-church-cul http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23843/brian-tamaki-destiny-church-cul#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15:21 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23843 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.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23843/brian-tamaki-destiny-church-cul/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22881/cult-like-destiny-churches http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22881/cult-like-destiny-churches#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:21:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22881 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.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22881/cult-like-destiny-churches/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25764/bishop-brian-tamki-fulfils-his-destiny http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25764/bishop-brian-tamki-fulfils-his-destiny#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:30:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25764
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.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25764/bishop-brian-tamki-fulfils-his-destiny/feed 0