Suspect Evangelist - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 24 Oct 2013 04:32:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Suspect Evangelist - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Churches welcome evangelist preacher shunned by prisons https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/10/25/churches-welcome-evangelist-preacher-shunned-prisons/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:06:01 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=51266 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 Read more

Churches welcome evangelist preacher shunned by prisons... Read more]]> 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

Churches welcome evangelist preacher shunned by prisons]]> 51266 Evangelist's visit sparks warning https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/10/22/evangelists-visit-sparks-warning/ Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:07:28 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=51113 An evangelist whose inspirational autobiography has been labelled "99 per cent false" is in New Zealand on a speaking tour - sparking a warning from some churches. Tony Anthony's life story about how as a convicted criminal and martial arts fighter he found redemption through God was read around the world, and resulted in him Read more

Evangelist's visit sparks warning... Read more]]> An evangelist whose inspirational autobiography has been labelled "99 per cent false" is in New Zealand on a speaking tour - sparking a warning from some churches.

Tony Anthony's life story about how as a convicted criminal and martial arts fighter he found redemption through God was read around the world, and resulted in him touring widely, speaking to churches and schools.

A New Zealand organiser said Mr Anthony had a full itinerary to "spread the gospel" and those who knew the full story behind the controversy backed him. Continue reading

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