Update #2. Supporters of Gracelife Church have formed a barrier around the fence to prevent anyone else from tearing it down, wanting to do things peacefully in a way that heaps burning coals on the foreheads of the government and police. Update #1. That de-escalated very quickly. Some pro-church attendees
In a completely unprecedented move, police and security arrived on site in the middle of the night and put up a chain and wire fence around Gracelife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, home of previously imprisoned Pastor James Coates, in order to keep them out and prevent them from gathering for
A pastor in Canada lit into police officers and Alberta Health Service who entered his church without permission in order to shut down the service on account of suspicion of violating Covid shutdown limits on churches, which caps attendance to 15%. Calling them “Gestapo” and “Nazi’s” and roaring at them
Pastor Voddie Baucham is undergoing coronary bypass surgery today, the result of having a major setback with his heart and recovery. Voddie was about to embark on a book tour for the launch of his excellent Fault Lines, when doctors discovered another blockage in his heart, the result of the
“Christian” Relationship Guru Derrick Jaxn, who recently appeared in a video with his wife confessing to having cheated on her 6 months ago and claiming that he’s been on the straight and narrow since then, having revealed everything to his wife and now walking in the way of righteousness with
A judge has begrudgingly agreed to accept the joint submission between the Crown prosecutors and James Coates’ defense team, while adding another fine of $1500 for good measure. This ensures the Edmonton-based Gracelife Church pastor is able to leave the prison without having to agree to the previous conditions that
The Justice Centre announced today that the Crown Prosecutors in the Gracelife Church case have agreed to withdraw all but one of the Public Health Act offenses that Pastor James Coates has been charged with. According to a Justice Center for Consitiutitional Freedoms press release, “The Justice Centre expects Pastor Coates will be
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has announced that they are removing all content produced by their namesake from their website, including books, videos, and articles, and furthermore are changing the name of their organization in order to put as much distance between themselves and the famously disgraced Christian apologist. In a
Sye Ten Bruggencate, the Christian apologist best known for advancing presuppositional apologetics for the layman via his film “How to Answer a Fool” as well as numerous debates with atheists, announced on his Facebook that he has been disqualified from ministry due to a ‘moral failing’, and would be deleting
Update #1. Friday the 26th has been confirmed for the conditions hearing. If the conditions are not waived, he will spend the next three months in prison. Pastor James Coates’ trial has been scheduled for May 3rd before Stony Plain provincial court judge Charles Gardner, according to a decision handed
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