Complaints about a controversial Napier church billboard claiming Jesus heals cancer have been upheld by advertising officials. The Equippers Church sign, which also displayed a tally of six to signify the number of people the church claimed had been healed of cancer caused outrage among many people, and sparked an investigation with the Advertising Standards Read more
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Jesus heals cancer billboard complaint upheld
Friday, May 4th, 2012Church modifies healing billboard
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012The words ‘Jesus heals cancer’ have been removed from a billboard erected by a New Zealand church.
The church removed the words from the billboard on Wednesday, replacing them with a quote from the Bible: ‘Jesus heals every sickness and every disease – Matthew 4:23’.
Read the article...Family upset by Church’s claim that Jesus heals cancer
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
A billboard put up by a Napier church which claims that Jesus heals cancer has upset a local family whose three year old son is undergoing treatment for leukemia. The sign was erected last week at the Equippers Church in Tamatea. The billboard claims that Jesus heals cancer. The Church claims six of its members Read more
Some health workers believe prayer a cure for AIDS
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
A self assessment of transmission risks in Fiji has revealed that a number of people, including health workers, believe prayer a cure for HIV infection. Of the respondents who voiced opinions on the matter, most expressed belief that most other Fijians believe in the efficacy of religious faith, herbal medicines, laying on of hands, Christian prayer Read more