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Religion in schools: Like David vs Goliath
The lawyer for a man trying to remove religious instruction from schools has used the analogy of David and Goliath.
The lawyer for a man trying to remove religious instruction from schools has used the analogy of David and Goliath.
The provider of Bible studies will argue in court today for the right to be heard in a legal battle over religious studies being taught in state schools.
Cardinal George Pell tried to bribe a victim of paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, an Australian royal commission has heard.
New Zealanders want the next census to continue to ask about religion.
The mother of a 6-year-old hit by a car as he walked to school believes he owes his life to the actions of a Sikh man who removed his turban to stem the bleeding.
Providers of Bible studies at more than 660 public Kiwi schools will head to the High Court next week to fight to keep religious studies in our classrooms.
Secondary school students were handed a pamphlet branding women in de facto relationships "cheap prostitutes".
"Anyone would have done the same." Harman Singh woke up yesterday to hundreds of messages praising his humanity.
"He didn't care that his head was uncovered in public. He just wanted to help this little boy that he had no relation to."
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A Catholic neighbour is upset over the arrival of a 6.4m religious statue next door, saying it is "bizarre" and "offensive".
Freedom of speech, or the ability to communicate one's opinions and ideas, is the most important of all human rights, as our ability to think and communicate with minimal restraint is the essence of freedom, if not humanity.
A number of calls have been made to the police hotline number set up for former and current Gloriavale members.
I grew up in a Christian community. It was a little like Gloriavale, without the Amish-inspired bonnets and the sexual abuse allegations, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.
A free phone line has been set up by police for people wanting to discuss experiences at the secretive Christian community Gloriavale.
A member of the secretive christian community Gloriavale says allegations of men being groomed to have sex with underage females are "rubbish".
West Coast police area commander Inspector John Canning paid a courtesy visit to the Gloriavale Christian Community yesterday.
Secretive Christian community Gloriavale appears to be adding to its coffers by selling a hand-reared African grey parrot on Trade Me.
At least one former Gloriavale member has approached police, and others are considering it, after police urged for ex-members to come forward.
A 200-year-old "golden Koran", which contains pages layered in gold, will be displayed at Auckland's central library next month after some Arabic manuscripts that came with it were....
"It's not a lifestyle I would choose. But in actually talking to a lot of the people that are there I couldn't help thinking, 'They have a happier and simpler life than I do.'
The Grey District Council has refused to enter into a public debate about a plan to close a road near the Gloriavale Christian Community, as the issue heads to the Environment Court.
The secretive Gloriavale religious community owns assets worth $36.6 million, including a dairy farm, deer enterprise and an aircraft repair firm.
The Vatican is refusing to accept President Francois Hollande's ambassadorial choice, who is gay.
A young woman who left the secretive Gloriavale Christian Community told Campbell Live that she was the victim of a "wrong relationship" with an adult married man.
A professor who says Gloriavale tried converting him as a boy says the secretive community is feeling 'tremors' after the recent departure of several members.
The Gloriavale Christian Community wants a public road near its compound closed to prevent attacks from outsiders.
Most of the families living in the Community were unaware of late leader's conviction