Prime minister John Key labels Brian Tamaki's homophobic claims 'ridiculous'He's done it again: Controversial Bishop Brian Tamaki says 'the weight of human sin' (read: homosexuality) caused earthquakes. Prime Minister John Key has called comments made by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki "ridiculous" after the "bishop" blamed New Zealand's queer community for the recent spate of earthquakes. In a jeremiad posted to Tamaki's Facebook page on Sunday, before the 7.8 earthquake, he claimed "human sin" -- or homosexual activity -- was responsible for natural disasters. "Leviticus says that the earth convulses under the weight of certain human sin," he said. John Key, speaking to Duncan Garner condemned Tamaki's homophobic comments.

Source: Stuff November 16, 2016 06:22 UTC