Green MP Catherine Delahunty said she was concerned the school's narrow curriculum prevented pupils, especially girls, from going on to tertiary study.

Politicians will demand answers from education bosses over what the extreme fundamentalist school is teaching girls - besides how to expertly wash men's clothes.

Green MP Catherine Delahunty will get plenty of support for her attempt to find out what sort of education is being provided to children in the Gloriavale school.

A Satanic organisation has unveiled a controversial Baphomet sculpture in Detroit.

The father of baby Leo says hundreds of former Exclusive Brethren members want to sue the church over alleged "brainwashing" tactics and human rights abuses.

The "declining religiosity" of scientists working on the summer ice of Antarctica has ended a long-standing relationship with New Zealand priests.

Despite recent rumours he might be leaving the church, Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology have plans for a new TV news network, which has been dubbed “Scientology’s CNN”.

Isis has released new footage from its deadliest massacre, showing executions on an industrial scale at a military base.

Ten emerging fashion designers have been selected to open four shows at New Zealand Fashion Week in a colourful display of garments made from Indian saris.

Catholics are being called en-masse to attend Mass in Ross to save the town's last remaining church from closure.

Man who removed his turban to help a seriously injured young boy honoured for his "outstanding compassion and empathy".

Jihadists warned "Christians" to avoid Tunisia for their summer holidays seven weeks before last weekend's attack, one of several warning signs missed.

The Hillsong Church has confirmed the 21-year-old pop star is in town, saying in a statement that he is a "delegate".

Colin Craig seems to be in the long tradition of public figures who wrap themselves in a cloak of virtue but fail to live up to standards, writes Paul Thomas.

Dates and times for the Auckland Diwali Festival will not be changed, and celebrations will be held in the city three weeks before the actual day.

Pope Francis says that it may be acceptable, or even "morally necessary", for married couples to split up if they are at war with each other.

Isis jihadists have threatened "a calamity for kuffars" over the fasting month of Ramadan, and released a gruesome video of unorthodox execution methods.

A Christian school has been given a clean bill of health by the Education Review Office.

Do you agree with the Cosmopolitan Club barring a Sikh for wearing a turban? We ran an online NZ Herald poll to find out...

"I tried to explain that the turban is part of my faith and it is not a headgear that I can take off, but the reception just refused to accept that."

A University of Auckland academic wants guidelines on Ramadan fasting observance times to prevent confusion over fasting periods among Muslims.

Stand by for an unholy row as the Pope comes out as perhaps the world's most effective environmental campaigner.

A cross on the summit of Auckland's Mt Roskill was removed this week.

Auckland Council has upset the city's Hindu community by trying to hold the Auckland Diwali celebrations a month before the actual religious festival.

The county’s largest Bible-studies provider has won the right to weigh in on a legal stoush over religious instruction in primary schools.

Gloriavale Christian Community families could be claiming many thousands of dollars a year in Working for Families subsidies.

The US Supreme Court has fortified a law requiring accommodations for employees and job-seekers because of their religious beliefs.

A photojournalist was given full access to the daily lives of Gloriavale residents.

Cameron McLaren spent two days in the isolated Gloriavale West Coast community in May as part of a project to document the reclusive Christian community in a book.