Jeff Durbin and Apologia Are About to Get SLAPPed
March 5, 2026
A defamation lawsuit against critics reveals deeper problems with Apologia’s hard-shepherding culture
A defamation lawsuit against critics reveals deeper problems with Apologia’s hard-shepherding culture
The senior pastor of one of the country’s largest churches has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he whipped a congregant in the crotch with a riding crop. Brian Tome is the senior pastor of Crossroads Church, one of the fastest-growing and largest churches in America. It consists
Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of Church of the Resurrection, a multi-site United Methodist megachurch with nine locations and over 24,000 active members, making it the biggest UMC church in the country and one of the largest Methodist churches in the world. We’ve previously covered the progressive, pro-LGBTQ, pro-choice Hamilton
Paula White-Cain is the prosperity preaching, head pastor of City of Destiny Church and one of President Donald Trump’s spiritual advisors. We last wrote about her after she insisted that Christians must not convert Jews, giggled while her husband recommended that Christian couples watch pornography together, and repeated praised and endorsed the cult
The U.S. Vice President of the Acts 29 network, Tyler Jones, has been removed from his position after he confessed to being involved in a long-term adulterous affair. Jones, who is married and has three children, planted Vintage Church in 2002. The church is prominent in the Raleigh, NC region,
(Life News) Vermont has agreed to a policy change that allows Christian foster parents to care for children without being forced to endorse gender ideology. The state’s decision comes after a lawsuit essentially forcing it to back down from revocation of foster-care licenses for families holding traditional religious beliefs on
Former OnlyFans star Alisa DeFord, the wife of Grammy and Dove-winning musician Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord and who is known for his hit song “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” described herself and her husband as “baby Christians” in a recent interview with Today magazine. DeFord, who performs and
The son of televangelist Jim Bakker has refuted rumors that his father has passed away, calling the claims “disturbing” while sharing that he is very much “still alive.” Jim Bakker, 86, is the embattled head of Praise the Lord Network (PTL) and The Jim Bakker Show, his daily talk program
Southern Baptist Convention president Clint Pressley has publicly lent his support to proposed legislation in Tennessee that, if passed, would make it the most anti-abortion state in the country- even allowing for the death penalty for any woman who murders her baby via abortion. He shared on X: “I am
A pastor who was arrested and accused of sexually abusing a minor has killed himself just days after being released on bond. David Rogers, 40, was the Worship Pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY, though he previously served as the “Music & Children Pastor.” Last week he
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