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Brian Houston, founder and former global senior pastor of the Hillsong Church network, told an Australian court that his father was a “serial pedophile,” but the church still gave him a retirement package even after he lost his pastoral status. “I have no doubt now that my father was a serial pedophile, and we’ll probably […]
JUBA, South Sudan, December 20, 2022 (Morning Star News) – A man suspected of being a Muslim extremist in the ranks of the Sudanese military on Friday (Dec. 16) burned down a church building in eastern Sudan, sources said. The 20-year-old building of a 100-member Sudanese Church of Christ congregation in El Daoka, Al Qadarif […]
Everybody Loves Raymond star and devout Catholic Patricia Heaton recently announced that she finished reading the entire Bible for the first time in her life. In a video posted to Twitter on Sunday, Heaton shared that she completed a 1-year Bible reading plan by The Gospel Coalition. “Some days were just revelatory. I saw things […]
Bishop Lamor Whitehead is the head of Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Brooklyn, N.Y. | Screenshot: Instagram/I am Bishop Whitehead Controversial Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead of Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries, who has been dogged by allegations of fraud since he made headlines last summer when he and his church were robbed of jewelry […]
A Minnesota pastor, husband, and father of three could face up to 35 years in prison and $90,000 in fines for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a teenage intern during counseling sessions at his former church. According to The Christian Post, pastor Nathan Van Alfred Luong, 36, faces charges stemming from claims that […]
Actor and outspoken Christian Kirk Cameron celebrated a significant victory over the weekend after several libraries that initially refused a story hour for his new faith-based children’s book reversed course. More than 50 libraries had recently rejected Cameron’s request to host a story time hour promoting his book As You Grow, published by Brave Books. However, […]
In recent months, we have seen an unusual number of meltdowns by popular Christian or Conservative figures. It is possible that public figures have been melting down at this rate behind the scenes for decades, but now we have social media to amplify their dark and destructive thoughts. We need to consider what role we […]
The director and creator of the hit series The Chosen has released a new video addressing questions about the project’s approach to Scripture and urging viewers to judge the series on its “content,” not anything else. Director and creator Dallas Jenkins labeled the video a “statement of faith” for The Chosen and said he was […]
Argentina has been crowned the 2022 World Cup champions after defeating defending champs France via penalty shootouts. Argentina took an early 2-0 lead against France in the first 75 minutes of the highly anticipated match until French forward Kylian Mbappé tied the game with a penalty kick and a goal 90 seconds later. Both teams […]
Pastor Nathan Van Alfred Luong (inset), 36, of Rochester, Minn., is accused of having sex multiple times with a teenager he was counseling at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, Minn. | Screenshots: Google/Facebook via Linda Pedersen Swmn Synod A married Minnesota pastor and father of three is facing up to 35 years in prison […]