LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY redwolfoz)

Anybody have any details on the Christian Life Centre? Looks like the site www.clca.org.nz redirects to www.lifelive.co.nz which looks very much like Hillsong in Australia.

The domain name is interesting. If it works the same way as Australia, the switch from a .org.nz to a .co.nz would indicate they are now classed as a registered business rather than an organisation.

Found this on Radio New Zealand News:

A member of an evangelical church says it is willing to spend more money than the Exclusive Brethren did on electioneering.

Parliament's Justice and Electoral select committee has been hearing submissions on the Electoral Finance Bill, which seeks to restrict third party spending on electioneering in an election year.

It was drafted following the Brethren's controversial $1.2 million campaign against the Labour and Green parties before the last election.

A member of the Christian Life Centre, Michael Wynd, says the bill is overly hostile toward churches, and he says the church is prepared to use its money on a campaign.

The Christian Life Centre in Auckland says it has had no discussion about electioneering, but says it has not ruled it out.

These are the same tactics that the Exclusive Brethren used last time. It looks like other extremism groups may plan to dabble in the same dodgy games.