Two months after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles settled with men and women who survived childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic priests and clergy within their organization, agreeing to a payout of $880M to 1353 victims, or around $650k each, the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New
Aubrey Matthesius is a motivational speaker, “pastor” and Women’s Ministry Director at Dream City Church, a multisite megachurch in Arizona. As part of their “Christmas at the Movies” sermon series, where they exegete Christmas movies and look for theological nuggets in them in lieu of a proper sermon, Matthesius gave a
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the drive-by shooting of Pastor Greg Locke’s home this past September, with the Wilson’s County Sheriff’s Office announcing on Facebook that they arrested the man who allegedly unloaded nearly 50 bullets in Locke’s house while his son was inside. On December 4,
Efforts to completely sever the Church of Anglican from the British government continue to bend to that inevitable end after a new YouGov poll found that only 22% of Britons support ending the presence and power of the House of Lords in the legislative process. Because Anglicanism is the official
The Church of St. Ignatius Loyola is a “vibrant Roman Catholic faith community served by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)” located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, the church is overseen by Achbishop Timothy M. Dolan, the cowardly and compromised former president
Caleb J. Lines, Senior Minister of University Christian Church, whose church is part of the United Church of Christ (UCC) denomination, might hate Jesus more than anyone we know. We could tell you that he’s pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ, and routinely insists that the bible should not be trusted, that it is
The Presbyterian Church (USA) just revealed its membership numbers for 2023, and it is not pretty. The liberal denomination is showing a continued loss of membership, closure of churches, an increasingly aging population, and an inexorable decline into irrelevancy, with one of the only rising data points being the number
On the latest Intelligence Briefing, David walks through this past week’s headlines at Protestia, everything from a Baptist pastor preaching that the Apostle Paul can “go to hell” on account of how much he dislikes several Pauline passages, to the Daystar Television Network threatening to sue Christian YouTubers for pointing
A former West Virginia youth pastor who has been charged with nearly 200 sex crimes, including sexual abuse and incest with multiple relatives, has pledged his innocence and vowed to fight the charges in court. John W. Radcliff II, 57, is the former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Bolair,
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church is an “inclusive and affirming congregation in the heart of the Annex” whose mission is to “celebrate God’s presence, seek justice and peace, and nurture the creative spirit.” The ‘church’ is led by Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo, who holds the ignoble distinction of having performed the
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