Churches welcome evangelist preacher shunned by prisons

Friday, October 25th, 2013

An evangelist accused of overstating his life story is being hosted by New Zealand churches – but his inspirational message is not welcome at the country’s prisons.

Tony Anthony’s visit to New Zealand has sparked a warning from some churches, who say an investigation found his autobiography to be “99 per cent false”.

Despite the controversy – and Mr Anthony’s admission that parts of his story are “no longer historically accurate” – some churches here have welcomed him. Continue reading

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