Independent federal member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie dropped a bombshell with allegations of extravagant spending and fraud at Hillsong church in parliament. It surprised the public, but possibly not Hillsong, as the material comes from a whistleblower or aggrieved ex-employee… Continue Reading
Religious leaders, Catholic, Islamic, evangelical Anglican, Orthodox, Baptist, Pentecostal and Jewish, have written a joint letter to the Albanese government defending the right of religious schools to preference people of faith on their staff, the letters in response to an… Continue Reading
Melbourne’s largest Pentecostal church, Planetshakers, has planted a local campus in the heart of Sydney’s North, on the Macquarie university campus. After six months, it has attracted a core group of several hundred attendees. Planetshakers and another large Pentecostal church… Continue Reading
History Makers: Devotions, Downloads & Dad Jokes Pastor Matt Prater runs a radio show called History Makers but it turns out this book is only connected to the show by the author and his faith. because this book is mostly… Continue Reading
Day 13 Houston Frank Houston’s Australian victim, Brett Sengstock returned to court today to witness Brian Houston being cross-examined. Brian Houston is on trial for a failure to report the crime of his father who sexually assaulted Sengstock. Crown prosecutor… Continue Reading
Brian Houston directly refuted the evidence of Brett Sengstock the victim of his father Frank Houston’s pedophilia under cross examination today. “You accused him [Sengstock] of tempting your father?” Crown Prosecutor Gareth Harrison asked Brian Houston speaking of a phone… Continue Reading
Day 11 of the Houston trial. “If life could be played twice, would you do the same thing again?” defence barrister Phillip Bouten SC asked Brian Houston on trial for not reporting his father Frank Houston’s crimes to the police.… Continue Reading
Day 10 of the Houston Trial Beginning the defence case, Brian Houston went into the witness box and after a short history of the Hillsong church, defence counsel Phillip Boulten SC took him through the “dark days” after he discovered… Continue Reading
It may have been the first time that a person speaking in tongues had been quoted in an NSW Court. Quoting the tongues speaking by Frank Houston during his 2004 sermon in Maitland Christian Church, Crown Prosecutor Gareth Harrison questioned… Continue Reading
It was a cruel day in court as the three-week trial of Brian Houston on charges of failing to report the pedophile crimes of his father frank Houston to police, arrived at its halfway mark. In a short morning session,… Continue Reading