Destiny Church is a fundamentalist, anti-vaccinationist, Christian Pentecostalist movement that has its headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, and is politically placed on the far-right.
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The church advocates strict adherence to biblical morality and has a reputation for its position against homosexuality, for its patriarchal views and its calls for a return to biblical conservative family values and morals.
The church also teaches prosperity theology and, more recently, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, the latter of which includes denials of virus’ existence altogether.
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What Religion Is Brian Tamaki’s Destiny Church?
The Destiny Church is a Pentecostal fundamentalist Christian movement formed in New Zealand and based in Auckland.
The church recognises and celebrates Maori as Tangata Whenua (People of the Land). It also regards itself as an iwi-tapu or a spiritual tribe of God’s people set aside as a chosen people and holy nation, citing a spiritual premise from 1 Peter 2:9.
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