In late 2020, Aubry McMahon applied for a remote customer service job with World Vision, a large evangelical humanitarian organization. Affirming she was aligned with World Vision’s Standards of Conduct, which prohibit, among other things, “sexual conduct outside the Biblical covenant of marriage between a man and a woman,” she
A megachurch pastor who served time in prison on fraud charges was welcomed warmly to the pulpit on Sunday, preaching his first sermon in four years. Kirbyjon Caldwell, 72, former lead pastor of Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas, was convicted in 2021 of defrauding investors of $3.6
The mother of Natalie Rupnow, the fifteen-year-old girl who shot and killed two people and injured six more at Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS) in Madison, Wisconsin, last December, has died by an apparent suicide. According to Janesville police lieutenant, Melissa Rupnow was found dead in her home in what”appeared
The United Church of Christ will consider a proposal, GC45 HF01, titled “Calling the Canadian Government to Act for Justice in Palestine/Israel,” at its annual General Council Meeting this week. The proposal was crafted to “demand the Canadian Government to take more action based on international law as regards the
I’ll admit it. I’ve long suspected that there was a young, growing cohort of Christian LARPers on social media who love the trappings of Christian historical identity, Western culture, and Euro-centricity over and above the Savior who is our religion’s namesake. It’s like they’ve decided that they’ve got the whole
Given the rate of promiscuity among young women and loneliness among young men, we had better have a theology of Expiation strong enough to handle it. The Protestia X account did what it does best. It threw a theological grenade into the rotting temple of modern evangelical sentimentalism and stood
Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, BC, is a progressive church that is part of the United Church of Canada. Described as a “vibrant progressive spiritual community and center for peace that encourages contemplation, transformation, and action in the world,” they are also “committed to working for the full inclusion of
Fr. Steve Rosera is a Roman Catholic priest who was ordained in 1980, serving at Queen of Heaven and Annunciation Parishes in Albuquerque. In 1993, he stepped away from the priesthood, “feeling the need for some time to discern his vocation further and wanting to make certain of God’s call
A trio of pastors accused of either covering up or mishandling sexual abuse cases at their churches will be guest speakers at a two-day preaching intensive hosted by Champion Forest Church at the upcoming “Let’s Talk Preaching’ Conference. This two-and-a-half-day intensive is designed to help attendees sharpen their craft and
An Episcopal priest, Roger Alan Haenke, has been accused of soliciting sex from boys aged 14 and 15, according to the predator-catching group “People vs. Preds.” The group creates fake profiles of underage teens on apps like Tinder and Grindr, engaging potential predators in sexual conversations to gather identifying information
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