Former Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, testified in court Friday that his father’s abuse victim, Brian Sengstock, begged him not to report it to police or authorities, a wish he says he honored and a claim the victim vehemently rejects, after Sengstock’s mother made the abuse known.
Despite Hillsong’s Brian Houston stripping his father of his ministry credentials after discovering he molested at least one seven-year-old boy, the elder Frank Houston continued to preach and teach unabated, delivering sermons until his death, according to court testimony. In 1999, Houston took away his dad’s preaching credentials. This was
After Brian Houston’s dad, Frank, admitted to molesting a 7-year-old boy, Houston called a meeting between Assemblies of God leaders, who all agreed to keep the details a secret, the court was told. Brian Houston is currently facing five years in prison for “concealing a serious indictable offense of another
The GraceLife Church trial concluded yesterday, with a big focus on day two being on whether or not Pastor James Coates was being punished and penalized by the province for making remarks critical of them, as well as whether the public health orders designed to slow the spread of COVID-19
Pastor James Coates took the stand behind a clear plexiglass barrier yesterday, choosing to affirm his oath rather than swearing on a bible that he would tell the whole truth in regards to his one count of violating the Public Health Act while leading services at GraceLife Church. During the
Though he promised to step away from social media several days ago, Kyle J. Howard stuck around just long enough to subject himself to fresh rounds of trauma porn and self-flagellation, compliments of the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The news caused Howard, who was last seen squalling
Russell Moore, the head of the Ethics and Religious and Liberty Commission (ERLC) who recently took a personal hit when he was torched by the SBC’s Executive Committee for the way he runs his organization, summarized by the phrase, “The direction of the ERLC is a significant source of division and creates a
The family of James Coates and congregants of GraceLife Church will have to wait a bit longer to see their beloved spouse, father, and pastor, with news that James’ hearing won’t be until Monday morning the 22nd at 9:30am, rather than sometime Friday morning, which many had hoped. The news
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