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:''For unaffiliated churches which share the same name, see Destiny Church (disambiguation).'' Destiny Church is a Pentecostal fundamentalist Christian movement, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. The church advocates strict adherence to biblical morality, and is notable for its position against homosexuality, its patriarchal views and for its calls for a return to biblical conservative family values and morals. It also teaches prosperity theology.〔Grimshaw, Mike (January 2006). "(Religion, terror and the end of the postmodern: Rethinking the responses )". ''International Journal of Baudrillard Studies'' 3 (1)〕 The Destiny Church movement was founded in 1998〔(Destiny Church: Our History ), destinychurch.org.nz, retrieved 31 October 2009〕 from 20 members of Lake City Church in Rotorua, initially calling itself City Church Auckland. It is led by Brian Tamaki, a charismatic orator whose actions and rhetoric have attracted criticism from the New Zealand media and other public figures. The church sponsored a nationwide rally against civil unions, issued a DVD asserting that the Government was "evil", ordained Tamaki as Bishop over all local Destiny churches, and held a gathering of 700 men who swore a "covenant"〔(Covenant Document ), published on www.bishoptamaki.org.nz.〕 oath of allegiance, obedience, and deference to Tamaki. Destiny Church had a close relationship with New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, USA, the church of Bishop Eddie Long, until at least September 2010. In his autobiography Tamaki described meeting Long, "my spiritual father", in 2002. ==Culture== Lake City Church started with a membership of 20 people which within two years had grown to 300, and adopted the name "Destiny Church". At its peak in 2003, Destiny Church had a network of 19 churches throughout New Zealand, with a total membership in excess of 5,000. By June 2012 it had 11 remaining churches, with fewer than 3000 regular attendees. Churches have closed in Porirua, Wanganui and Dunedin. The church provides not only religious guidance but also a range of social services including budget advice, support for drug addicts and provision of food and housing. The church also operates a composite school (catering for both primary and secondary students) which uses the Cambridge system. Church services have a Pentecostal worship style, and sermons have a strongly conservative, literalist interpretation of Biblical teachings. Its membership is drawn mainly from lower socio-economic sections of New Zealand society and is multicultural, although predominantly Māori and Polynesian. Brian Tamaki is himself Māori, and the church has been identified as part of the Māori cultural renaissance of recent years.〔Peter Lineham contextualises Destiny Church as a part of a broader cultural phenomenon in "(Wanna be in my gang? )". ''The Listener''. 195 (3357). 11 September 2004.〕 Peter Lineham has compared Destiny Church to the Ratana movement and linked with historical Christianity in Māoridom.〔Lineham, Peter (5 April 2006). "(Among the believers )". Massey University.〕 The church's leadership demand strict obedience to its teachings〔"Cultism in religion rings the alarm bells", NZ Herald, 13 August 2004.〕 and its rhetoric has alienated other churches that have different approaches to Christianity.〔"(Enough is Enough )". ''Challenge Weekly'', Vol. 62 Issue 25, July 2004 〕 In 2003, Tamaki, in what he described as a prophetic utterance, predicted that Destiny would be "ruling the nation" within five years.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VbSE3VKn8c〕 Following a unanimous agreement by the 19 other pastors of Destiny Churches throughout New Zealand, Tamaki was ordained as a bishop during a ceremony performed by kaumatua and Destiny Pastor〔http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10424770〕 Manuel Renata on 18 June 2005.〔 On his website "New Zealand: A Nation Under Siege" (bishoptamaki.org.nz) Tamaki declared the government of New Zealand to be "inherently evil",〔("A Government gone Evil" ). bishoptamaki.org.nz. Retrieved 2005.〕 pointing out that some members of Parliament chose not to swear on the Bible, and one (Ashraf Choudhary) swore on the Qur'an, when being sworn into government. In a June 2005 interview, Tamaki said Destiny was ready to wage war on "secular humanism, liberalism, relativism, pluralism", on "a Government gone evil", on the "modern-day witchcraft" of the media, and on the "radical homosexual agenda". Media articles using former Destiny Church members as sources have alleged that Tamaki's has an outspoken autocratic style and highlighted the church's frequent appeals for tithe contributions, and its insular culture.〔"(Making a pretty penny from heaven )". ''Sunday Star Times'', 20 June 2004. (Link is to Highbeam Research; the first few sentences are provided free, but payment is required for the rest.)〕 The Sunday Star Times highlighted Tamaki's visible wealth and personal luxury, questioning its consistency with the church's tithing system.〔 Church pastors agree to a restraint of trade that applies in the event that they withdraw as pastors. The church's Brisbane pastor resigned in March 2010 over a difference in doctrine.〔 25 members of the congregation followed him out of the church, some expressed their support for him to the media, saying that the church was a money-making cult. In late March 2010, controversy arose over allegations against two adult children of Destiny Church Taranaki Pastors Robyn and Lee Edmonds, it was alleged that their son had indecently assaulted a thirteen-year-old girl and their daughter had been involved with a sixteen-year-old boy in foster care. Charges were withdrawn by Police with their son as there was no evidence. The Edmonds resigned from Destiny Church Taranaki leadership. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Destiny Church (New Zealand)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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