NDU Report: Filipino unionist fears for his life Supermarket distribution workers have walked out in support of Filipino trade union leader Dennis Maga who had just learnt that his life or freedom is at risk for protesting against the Filipino President in New Zealand, says the National Distribution Union (NDU). More >>

Scoop Feature: Feature: Tolerance & Acceptance Needs To Be Taught By Joseph Barratt – AUT: In the wake of huge media attention focusing on human rights and religious protests, InterFaith Dialogue delegates have announced their acceptance of a plan of action to reduce faith based conflicts in the Pacific-Asia region. More >>

Scoop Report: Religious Education Top Of InterFaith Agenda - Joseph Barratt reports: Proposals for interfaith education have gained momentum at interfaith dialogues at Waitangi. At the current InterFaith Dialogue talks in Waitangi one of the key topics being discussed is religious education - to increase understandings of different religions and cultures at school level. More >>

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• Tim Wikiriwhi - Luddite Cleric Tamaki Supports Hollow Prayer
• NZ Govt - Laban comments on Parliament’s prayer
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Scoop Report: Destiny Church Angry At Proposed Secular NZ Brand - By Joseph Barratt – AUT: Thousands of protesters angry at a proposed “secular New Zealand” brand advanced by Prime Minister Helen Clark marched against the interfaith talks at Waitangi on Tuesday. The statement on religious diversity is one of the documents that the interfaith talks are based on. The protest was against the first principle in the statement “New Zealand has no established or official religion.” More >>

More:
• Scoop Report - Destiny Church Protesters Scooped By Human Rights
• Scoop Report - Oh To Censor - Arroyo & Peters Set Inter-Faith Dialogue Agenda
• Scoop Link - Human Rights Commission: Religious Diversity Statement, with background on its origins and aims

Scoop Photo-Essay The Inter-Faith Dialogue Forum taking place in Waitangi, New Zealand, has been the focus of both human rights protest and that of the Destiny Church. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been criticised for not addressing political murders taking place in the Philippines, and the NZ government has been challenged to acknowledge the Christian faith as New Zealand's founding religion. More>>

Also:
• Brian Tamaki - Tamaki Makes His Voice Heard At Interfaith Dialogue
• NZ Govt - Clark Opens Interfaith Dialogue
• Catholic and Anglican Bishops - On National Statement on Religious Diversity
• St Matthews In The City - St Matthew’s Clergy challenge Tamaki’s views
• Assn of Rationalists and Humanists - Human Rights Comm'n Taken to Human Rights Comm'n
• Bishop Brian Tamaki - Bishop Tamaki to Present Counter-Declaration to PM
• Bishop Brian Tamaki - Religious Treason at Waitangi
• Bishop Brian Tamaki - Tamaki - Open Letter To Political Party Leaders
• TV One - Agenda Interview with Bishop Brian Tamaki
• Tim Wikiriwhi - Pharisaic Tamaki ‘Bishop Of Intolerance’

ARROYO VISIT:
• National Distribution Union - Filipino unionist fears for his life
• National Distribution Union - Arroyo Confronted With Brutal Facts
• National Distribution Union - Abducted Filipino Pastor found tortured today
• Kilusang Mayo Uno - Anti-Arroyo activist fears arrest upon return
• Sanitarium - President of Philippines visits Sanitarium today
• Sanitarium - Photos of Philippines pres visit to Sanitarium

Deaf Ears: Speaker On Support For Mojo Mathers

Scoop Audio: In a press conference this afternoon Speaker Lockwood Smith defended his handling of requests for support for profoundly deaf MP Mojo Mathers' participation in Parliament, and said he was "deeply concerned" by the way the issue had been portrayed.

Earlier today the Greens said they had been told they would have to fund support Mathers requires out of their own budget. More>>