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Destiny New Zealand, a Christian political party in New Zealand, centres around the charismatic/pentecostal Destiny Church, founded and led by the televangelist bishop, Brian Tamaki. The party describes itself as "centre-right". It places a strong focus on traditional family values and argues that the breakdown in this area is a primary cause of many of New Zealand's problems. It does not hold any seats in Parliament. Logo of the Destiny New Zealand party. ...
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Destiny Church is a Charismatic Christian church with headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
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Destiny New Zealand first formed early in 2003. By June 2004, the party claimed to have around three thousand members, and indicated an intent to stand candidates in all electorates. The party takes a strongly conservative stance in most policy areas. It has repeatedly criticised what it sees as the permissive nature of modern society, with Brian Tamaki saying that New Zealand "has moved so far away from God that anything goes now". Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The party's political leader, Richard Lewis, has spoken out strongly against the current Labour-Progressive administration, saying that the nation "simply cannot afford to spend another term under the dictates of an anti-marriage, anti-family and anti-Christian government." Destiny New Zealand has also condemned the existence of "fatherless families", saying that lack of male leadership contributes to social ills. In 2002, Tamaki reportedly stated that having female political leaders (as New Zealand currently has) formed part of the "Devil's strategy", although Tamaki says that reports have taken his remarks out of context.[citation needed] Richard Lewis (born 1969) is the leader of Destiny New Zealand, a Christian political party in New Zealand. ...
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2005 general election In 2003, Tamaki announced that Destiny Church would rule New Zealand by 2008. However, in the 2005 elections, it received just over 14,000 votes (out of over 2 million nationwide) or 0.62% of the vote--enough votes for one seat, but well short of 5% threshold required to enter Parliament without winning an electorate. This was the highest vote of any party not to make it into Parliament.[1] Polling before the election consistently showed the party was well short of the threshold. None of its electorate candidates were a serious factor in their respective races (Lewis had the best showing, gaining 1,111 votes for a distant third in Manukau East). Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Links with Destiny Church Some confusion exists as to how closely the Destiny New Zealand party overlaps the Destiny Church itself. According to both Brian Tamaki (leader of the church) and Richard Lewis (leader of the party), the two remain quite separate, with the teachings of the church merely having inspired the party. Tamaki describes the situation by saying "the way I preach has stirred something in their hearts and they've decided to do something", and describes himself merely as "a spiritual adviser". Lewis similarly denies that the church controls the party. Others, including several former church members, see this paradigm as just an illusion, and say that Lewis actually just serves as a "frontman" for Tamaki. Groups such as Cultwatch, a multi-denominational Christian group that targets what it perceives as cults, have attacked both the party and the church. Both the church and the party dismiss these criticisms as merely attempts to undermine the movement. This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ...
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