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ASA: Jesus' mother sex billboard not offensive
St Matthew-in-the-City is pleased, but not surprised, at the ASA's ruling that its controversial Christmas billboard was not offensive.
Pope considers urgent synod on abuse scandal
An embattled Pope Benedict XVI is coming under mounting pressure to deal with the worsening child abuse scandal.
Destiny assault charge
The son of a Destiny Church pastor has been charged with indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl, who was placed in the care of a churchgoer by an organisation run by his mother.
Auction of Destiny covenant ring angers church
An online auction listing for one of Brian Tamaki's covenant rings says the auction is an opportunity to own "a weird piece of New Zealand history".
Destiny fosters new converts
A Destiny Church pastor working for a child-fostering body that gets $10m a year in Govt funding is placing children with Destiny members.
Destiny: A life and death responsibility
'You would be expected to take a bullet to protect your pastor,' a former Destiny Church member who worked as a security guard says.
Sikh daggers testing schools
The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.
Right-to-die talks banned in Ireland
An Australian euthanasia advocate is meeting plenty of vocal opposition as he tours Ireland.
After the tithes, having food for the kids was the miracle
A good week was when there was enough food on the table for her seven children, or money to buy clothes and school books.
Cash for preaching lifts Tamaki's pay to $1m
Bishop Brian Tamaki is paid an average of $3000 each time he preaches at a Destiny Church outside of Auckland.
Raids nab seven over cartoonist death plot
Seven people were arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into a conspiracy to murder a Swedish cartoonist.