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[Link] Citipointe churchgoers give standing ovation for under-fire principal
Read: 8/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
The head of Brisbane’s Citipointe megachurch has told worshippers to lobby MPs about proposed religious freedom and sexual discrimination laws, after the church school’s failed attempt to introduce enrolment contracts with anti-gay and anti-trans provisions.
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[Link] Hillsong founder Brian Houston steps down as leader of church
Read: 30/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Hillsong founder Brian Houston has announced he is stepping down as leader of the church as he defends criminal charges that allege he covered up his father’s child sexual abuse.
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