Category: Christianity
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Evangelical leaders praised U.K. celebrity preacher after he was exposed as an abuser of young men
AFTER Mike Pilavachi, above, former associate pastor at Soul Survivor Church in Watform, resigned in disgrace earlier this year, global evangelical leaders sent him messages of praise and support. An investigation by The Telegraph revealed how Pilavachi allegedly encouraged a “conveyor belt” of young, attractive men—many of whom were vulnerable and had difficult childhoods—to receive…
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Hiatian pastor ordered followers to attack a criminal gang. At least seven church members died as a result.
MARCOREL Zidor, above, was warned that by police last month that a planned attack on a criminal gang by hundreds of members of his Church of the Pool of Bethesda in Caradeux was “not a good idea.” They were right. According to the Christian Post, at least seven of his flock were gunned to death…
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Doctor who believes ‘faith massively benefits health’ overstepped the mark by praying with a patient
KENT GP Richard Scott, above, who claims to have seen “cancers stop and regress” through the “scientic” application of prayer, overstepped the mark when he began discussing religion to vulnerable patient. According to this report a fitness to practise tribunal of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) found that, although Scott told the 19-year-old patient…
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National Secular Society challenges Scotland’s religious representation education law of 1973
AN foolish and undemocratic law in Scotland requires councils to appoint unelected religious representatives to their education committees. Appointees are usually the only unelected members who receive voting privileges, and the NSS is currently running a campaign to remove automatic places on education committees for religious representatives. The Local Government (Scotland) Act of 1973 requires…
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Times newspaper accused of being ‘antagonistic’ to Christians after it surveyed attitudes of C of E clerics
THE survey, which shows that a majority of priests are out of step with core Church or England doctrine, was slammed this week by hate group Christian Concern, headed by the dotty Andrea Minichiello Williams and Rev Dr Ian Paul, inset above, a member of the Anglican Archbishops’ Council. The Times reported that 53 percent…
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Abuse survivor speaks out after former Catholic cardinal is found not competent to stand trial for abuse
JAMES Grein, 64, abused for years from the age of 11 by Theodore McCarrick, inset above, has accused McCarrick’s legal team of “coaching” the former prelate for psychiatric assessments that culminated in abuse charges being dropped against him. Yesterday (Wedneday) a state district judge ruled that McCarrick, 93, was not competent to stand trial on…
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TV ministry accused of conning viewers into buying an audio Bible device worth $75 or less for $500
VIEWERS of The John Ankerberg Show, run by Ankerberg, above, and his wife Darlene, were exhorted to donate $500 to provide a doohickey called the Proclaimer, “inspired by God” to take its message in multiple languages around the world. The Ankerbergs, according to a whistleblower, regarded the device as “a huge cash cow” and became…
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Hindu nationalist who wants to be America’s next Republican President is out to woo far-right Christians
IN a recent campaign video billionaire enterpreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, above, laments the loss of “faith, patriotism and hard work” in America, asserting that “wokeism, gender ideology and the climate cult” have taken their place. Later, in a presidential primary debate staged this week, the ultra-conservative Ramaswamy, 38, who claims to fully support “Judeo-Christian values,” came…
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Kenyan shutters church responsible for the death by starvation of 427
GOOD News International Ministries, led by a Kenyan pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, inset above, has been forced to close, along with four other “extremists” churches, including the Helicopter Church of Christ in Nairobi. Religion News Service reports that Kenya’s Registrar of Societies deregisted the death cult, founded in 2003 with an “End Times” message. Earlier…
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Former Florida pastor arrested for allegedly stealing goods worth $1.4-million from Home Depot outlets
ROBERT Dell, inset above was arrested earlier this month along with several cronies who stand accused of stealing merchandise from Home Depot stores and selling them on eBay. The Florida Attorney General’s Office identified Dell as “a pastor of The Rock Church and the founder of a halfway house serving those recovering from drug addiction…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist 