In a stunning display of doublethink, anti-gay political church leader Brian Tamaki has rejected suggestions that his Defend The Legacy march up Queen Street in Auckland this Saturday is politically motivated. Appearing on Sky TV's Williams Up Front, Tamaki faced off against Anglican priest and Christians for Civil Unions co-spokesperson Hugh Kempster. "Mr Tamaki's motivation is political, let's get that very clear," he said, "not content with having created a very lucrative church business, and more recently having elected himself a so-called bishop, Mr Tamaki is now hankering after political power." "Mr Tamaki and his followers are scape-goating gay and lesbian people, solo-parents, and other minority groups to score political points,” he went on to say. “This is cheap politics. These are the politics of a group lacking the intelligence or ability to tackle the real issues facing our nation." But Tamaki denied the march was political. "The Destiny Church is totally separate from the Destiny New Zealand political party," he said. The statements are at odds with Tamaki's public utterings on the church's last outing, a gatecrashing of the official church service at Waitangi. Tamaki said his motivations for going to Waitangi were political, and his followers wore black t-shirts featuring the Destiny New Zealand logo and a box with a tick in it. "He's clearly organising a political rally," says Kempster. "Everyone can see that really. He wants thousands walking down Queen Street in opposition to a government policy that has turned into legislation. If that isn't political I don't know what is." Kempster believes there should be more scrutiny of tax-exempt religious organisations moving into the political arena. He believes that Tamaki is aware of growing concern surrounding this issue. “The fact is that as a religious organisation they'd have put quite a bit of money into organising this event, and if it's a political campaign, well, there are certain rules and regulations that have to be followed." Anti-Destiny protesters have organised their own event, Don't Hate, Celebrate! to be held at the Auckland University Quad in Princess Street, away from the march, at which the Rev Kempster will speak.