Articles tagged with "charities"

Q: When is a charity not a charity?

4 July 2022

One of the ways that I monitor unskeptical groups is by signing up for their newsletters - at the moment I receive regular emails from Voices for Freedom, Scientology, Eckankar, Freedom Village, Transformation Into The New Paradigm and more. The titles of some of the recent emails I've received include such gems as:

Why does Destiny Church have a tax free status?

4 October 2021

The church was irresponsible with their recent protest, held during a level 3 lockdown in Auckland. The majority of those attending were without masks, and were not following physical distancing guidelines. When the media pointed out that most people were not wearing masks, the church's leader, Brian Tamaki, said: "I saw everyone wearing masks."

Humanist Conference

5 August 2018

This weekend was the Humanist Conference in Auckland, with some great international and local speakers.

Skeptical Thinking About Charity

1 February 2016

How the standards of skeptical thinking can be used to reject ineffective charities in favour of effective charities.