Posts Tagged ‘Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’

NZ Catholic bishops lament sexual abuse

Monday, November 18th, 2024

In a letter read at all Masses last Sunday, the NZ Catholic bishops lamented the actions and lack of actions, the sins and crimes of priests, religious and lay people working in Catholic settings. They said that some of the earlier responses and solutions were ill-advised and had devastating consequences. Along with the sins and Read more

Tax churches? Then we’ll bill the Govt for our social services

Monday, April 15th, 2024
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The Government’s idea to tax churches has church leaders totting up the work they do free-of-charge for the community. The idea doesn’t make sense to them. What price community good? Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki (pictured left) doesn’t think much of the tax reform suggestion. The current tax law – which exempts churches from paying Read more