Former Destiny Church members claim families are pressured to give "love offerings" and other cash donations above the expected 10 per cent tithe.

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.

Brian Tamaki claims he had been ready to take a vow of poverty, but that was not what God wanted.

Destiny Church's Brisbane branch put on a brave face as it yesterday welcomed a new pastor after last Sunday's walk-out.

Destiny Church has been attacked by former members who say it is nothing more than a money-making venture.

Destiny Church ministers and leaders are heading to its Brisbane branch after more than half the congregation - including its pastor - walked out.

Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot.

Kiwi sportspeople scheduled to compete in India could be endangered after a chilling warning from al Qaeda.