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Rev. Emily Bowen-Marler is one of the devils leading Brentwood Christian Church, a “progressive, open and affirming congregation synogogue of satan in the heart of the Ozarks that is committed to building community, justice and love.” During her June ’23 sermon, she asked: “I wonder how Jesus might have told parables in our time. Who are the maligned in our society threatening to bring change that those in power are resisting? How would Jesus flip their understanding of the kingdom of God on its head in a way that unsettles them and empowers the ones they malign? She has a...

A southern California pastor is facing 18 charges of sexual abuse against children, including sexual intercourse and sodomy, the Ontario Police Department announced in a press release last week. Jose Alcides Vasquez, 47, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting multiple girls younger than 10 at his former residence in Ontario, California, police reported. Vasquez recently worked as the head pastor at the Menifee location of Iglesia De Cristo Camino De Santidad—a multisite, international church ministering primarily to Spanish-speakers. Prior to this, Vasquez pastored and volunteered at several other nearby churches, according to police. The pastor’s charges include three counts...

This is indeed a heartbreaking piece of news for us to have to report. We are praying for the situation at the church and the Lawson family and will report back with any updates. UPDATE: The following statement was posted at the church’s website: The elders at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas regretfully announce that effective immediately, Steven J. Lawson has been removed indefinitely from all ministry activities at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas. Several days ago, the elders at Trinity Bible Church of Dallas were informed by Steve Lawson of an inappropriate relationship that he has had with a...

CV NEWS FEED // Eighty-three Christian colleges and universities in the United States have ties to support for abortion or Planned Parenthood, according to a report Students for Life of America (SFLA) recently released. The Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement conducted the investigation, which reviewed 732 U.S. colleges and universities that are “affiliated with a Christ-centered denomination and publicly claiming historical Christian faith in its founding,” according to the study. Demetree also provided proof of infractions for each listed school that has one tie or more to abortion industry entities such as Planned Parenthood. SFLA President Kristan Hawkins posted on...

2|42 Community Church members were in shock after discovering that their much loved Worship Pastor Director, Will Johnson, was arrested and fired over the weekend for allegedly being a super perverted peeping tom and placing a hidden camera in the church bathroom. In a letter sent to members by the Michigan-area megachurch, which has seven locations across the state, they share that after discovering the hidden camera “inside a non-public unisex bathroom” in the backstage area of their Brighton campus, which people of all ages would have used, Johnson, who has a wife and a young daughter, confessed and was...

Christopher Griggs is standing trial this week, accused of violently killing a beloved Atlanta pastor in May 2022. Rev. Marita Harrell was the senior pastor at Connections at Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Before the murder, she was mentoring the formerly incarcerated Griggs, attempting to help him get his life back on track. “God has placed these people in my life, I cannot turn away from them,” Harrell told her husband before her death. [Editor’s Note: This article includes details of the murder that some readers might find disturbing.] Christopher Griggs Stands Trial for Brutal Murder of Beloved Pastor...

The United Methodist continues to be a simmering cauldron of every vile and aberrant theology conceived in hell, with a recent Op-Ed by Rev. Kristin Stoneking being a prime example. A “married” lesbian and newly appointed Bishop in the denomination’s Western Jurisdiction just a few weeks ago (replacing Karen Oliveto, a famed bishop who for years denied the divinity of Christ), Stoneking is arguably worse than her predecessor. Writing for the UMC’s Pacific School of Religion, Stoneking praised the decision of the denomination to become fully LGBTQ-affirming, calling it a “celebration for those inside the denomination” and a “victory for...

One day after being charged with aggravated sexual battery, a longtime Tennessee pastor died by suicide in a hospital bathroom, authorities said. David Mark Baker Sr., 57, was serving at Family Baptist Church in Columbia, had been a jail chaplain, and once ran for Maury County mayor. On Sept. 10, Baker was charged with aggravated sexual battery in a case that involved a minor, according to Sheriff Bucky Rowland. Baker, released from jail on $200,000 bond, was scheduled to appear in court next month. Columbia Police Chief Jeremy Alsup said Baker walked into a local emergency room on Sept. 11,...

A Christian university named after arguably the most famous Protestant reformer in the Reformed Tradition, John Calvin, has become an icon for liberalism. Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is associated with the Christian Reformed Church denomination which has its roots in the Netherlands and is largely influenced by the early twentieth-century theologian, Abraham Kuyper. Today, The Christian Reformed Church is a full-fledged liberal denomination that boasts inclusivity and progressivism throughout its layers of organizational structure, including at Calvin U. Calvin University is home to a number of student organizations, one of which is...

While a substantial number of Christian colleges continue to maintain ties with Planned Parenthood, one pro-life organization is celebrating that over a dozen schools have taken action this year to address concerns about their ties to the nation's largest provider of abortions and cross-sex hormones for youth confused about their sex. The Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, a project of the pro-life advocacy group Students for Life of America, released a report highlighting the findings of its 2024 Christian Schools Project. The data for the report is based on research conducted throughout the 2023-2024 academic school year, culminating with outreach...

Following our story of controversial NIFB pastor Steven Anderson’s son Isaac alleging years of violent abuse and beatings against them as children, including kicking and stomping on him, another of his sons, John, has come forward to corroborate the claims of vicious beatings, as well as allege years of domestic abuse towards his mother. Anderson is the firebrand KJV-Onlyist from Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, AZ. He’s known for his rigorous Independent Fundamentalist Baptist theology, hatred of Calvinism, the infamous “pisseth on a wall” clip, and open glee at the thought of homosexuals being killed; at one point, he...