Bad PR forces Hillsong counselling closureSource: abc.net.au
A controversial counselling centre linked to the evangelical Hillsong church says bad publicity has eroded its funding to the point where it is now shutting down completely.
EXCLUSIVE: Mercy Ministries exorcism books leakedSource: livenews.com.au
Handbooks allegedly used to perform exorcisms on sick girls at the controversial Mercy Ministries residences in Sydney and on the Sunshine Coast have been leaked to LIVENEWS.com.au.
Jesus RXSource: nashvillescene.com
The untold tale behind Mercy Ministries' one-size-fits-all prescription for recovery
Complaint about Mercy Ministries, Hillsong dismissedSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
THE Press Council has dismissed a complaint from Benjamin Isaac against the Herald. The ruling said:
Mr Isaac [complained about] aspects of a series of articles about Mercy Ministries' work with women in crisis, its links with Hillsong Church, and related matters.
Mercy Ministries to close homeSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
MERCY Ministries, the Gloria Jeans and Hillsong-supported religious program under investigation for its controversial use of exorcism to treat mental illness, has announced its Queensland home will close.
Protesters mark IDAHOSource: sxnews.e-p.net.au
Around 100 people marched down King Street in Newtown last Friday evening to protest homophobia and transphobia and mark the International Day of Action Against Homophobia (IDAHO).
Mercy Ministries referred to ACCCSource: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney Christian group Mercy Ministries has been referred to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over allegations it misled mentally ill women seeking help.
Ad banned: the price of homophobiaSource: ssonet.com.au
Melbourne gay newspaper bnews has dropped Gloria Jean's advertising following reader outrage at the coffee chain's sponsorship of allegedly anti-gay charity Mercy Ministries and links to Hillsong church.
Sects and cults: thriving trade in miserySource: cpa.org.au
The revelations just keep on coming. Secretive and controlling Christian fundamentalist organisations fronting as mainstream services and businesses have hit the headlines of the Sydney dailies lately.
In the name of mercySource: sxnews.e-p.net.au
Recent media coverage has raised questions about the Christian live-in women's program run by Mercy Ministries and their treatment of women, including lesbians.
God's cure for gays lost in sinSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
WHEN Mercy Ministries says it helps young women with "life-controlling issues", it means in part that it aims to teach them not to be lesbians.
No mercy for transgressions - National - smh.com.auSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
More cultish bull@!$%# from the world of "organized religion" - what a complete load of CRAP !!!
When are people going to realise that for every "success" there are hundreds, if not thousands, of failures because these loosers are UNQUALIFIED !!!
They sought help, but got exorcism and the BibleSource: The Sydney Morning Herald
A SECRETIVE ministry with direct links to Gloria Jean's Coffees and the Hillsong Church has been deceiving troubled young women into signing over months of their lives to a program that offers scant medical or psychiatric care, instead using Bible studies and exorcisms to treat m …