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  • End of the Harvest | Full Movie | When might the world end? | A Rich Christiano Film (VIDEO)

    07/19/2024 12:41:39 AM PDT · by SaveFerris · 23 replies
    Christian Movies YouTube channel ^ | Jun 16, 2020 | Christian Movies
    A college philosophy club meeting filled with atheists humiliate a new believer as he tries to prove to them the existence of God. As a result, a Christian out of fellowship with the Lord seeks revenge. He comes across a paper written 50 years ago regarding a theory a man had about when the world might end. With the paper in hand, he sets up a showdown with the club for their next meeting! Writer-Director: Rich Christiano Cast: David White, Brad Heller, Lance Zitron, Kevin Downes DVD for END OF THE HARVEST is available at ChristianMovies.com. The Christiano Brothers (Dave...
  • Methodist Church Has Congregants Do Calming Breath Exercises Before Reading ‘Triggering’ Bible Verses

    07/17/2024 11:18:18 AM PDT · by Morgana · 41 replies
    Protestia ^ | July 17, 2024 | staff
    Allendale United Methodist Church is one the most progressive we’ve ever seen. Led by Rev. Andy Oliver, his congregation is “committed to anti-racism and radical solidarity with folx on the margin,” while he himself is “grounded in liberation theology and following Jesus” while being “a community organizer who always located himself with the oppressed.” When they’re not having drag-queen-led worship services, Easter services, monthly drag-led bingo, or selling merch featuring Jesus as a drag queen, they’re preaching cringe sermons that give trigger warnings for “violent” bible verses, reassuring congregants that if the scripture is too triggering, people can leave, all...
  • United Methodist Church elects third openly gay bishop; first since UMC changed rules

    07/15/2024 10:20:29 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 07/15/2024 | Michael Gryboski
    A regional body of The United Methodist Church has its third openly gay bishop, the first since the mainline Protestant denomination changed its rules to allow noncelibate homosexuals to be ordained. The Rev. Kristin Stoneking, a United Methodist studies professor at the Pacific School of Religion, was elected a bishop by the UMC Western Jurisdiction at their meeting held last week in Spokane, Washington.Stoneking was elected on the 11th ballot, receiving 65 votes out of 94 valid ballots cast. For that ballot, she needed to receive at least 63 votes, according to UM News. Her term of service begins on...
  • Donnie Swaggart Addresses the President Trump Assassination Attempt (VIDEO)

    07/15/2024 5:16:34 AM PDT · by SaveFerris · 14 replies
    SonLife Broadcasting Network YouTube Channel ^ | Jul 14, 2024 | SonLife Broadcasting Network
    During the Sunday morning service at Family Worship Center, Pastor Donnie Swaggart addresses the Donald Trump assassination attempt.
  • Lutheran pastor assaulted for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ

    07/14/2024 8:42:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 5 replies
    Tyrel Bramwell youtube ^ | July 3, 2024 | Tyrel Bramwell
    Those who celebrate sexual immorality and defying God claim that I am the reason they're in Ferndale, CA. Okay, well then I'll go preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to them... for about a minute and a half. At that point, I was assaulted and my microphone was broken. So how about reasoning with those I brought to town? Yes! Let's do that. video is 36 minutes long
  • How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing

    07/11/2024 8:56:13 PM PDT · by Morgana · 16 replies
    Religion News Service ^ | July 10, 2024 | Bob Smietana
    (RNS) — The Rev. John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news. Church Mutual, the church’s insurance company, had dropped them. “This does not make sense,” Parks, the pastor of Ashford Community Church in Houston, recalls thinking at the time. “We’ve never filed a claim.” Five months and 13 insurance companies later, the church finally found replacement coverage for $80,000 per year, up from the $23,000 they had been paying. “It’s been an adventure,” said the 69-year-old Parks from his home in Houston,...
  • South Carolina Pastor Revealed To Be Registered Sex Offender; Elders Say They Knew

    07/11/2024 8:48:56 PM PDT · by Morgana · 15 replies
    Chruch Leaders ^ | July 5, 2024 | Dale Chamberlain
    Community members are calling for greater transparency after it became more widely known that the pastor of Eternal Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is a registered sex offender. Don Logan, who has been pastor of the non-denominational church since 2015, was convicted of a child sex abuse charge in 1997. The church had been associated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) but left the denomination in 2009. Dana Cummings, who formerly attended the church, told Fort Mill Sun that she and her husband became aware of Logan’s status as a sex offender after receiving a cryptic email about...
  • ELCA Praises and Platforms Lutheran Pastrix Who Attended Pride Parade in the Nude

    07/09/2024 9:33:42 PM PDT · by Morgana · 45 replies
    Protestia ^ | July 8, 2024 | staff
    Living Lutheran is the official and primary publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Founded in 1831, it had a monthly circulation of over 133,000 households in 50 countries, sharing news of the denomination’s activities, institutions, congregations, and synods in paper distribution before going fully digital in 2024. They recently ran a glowing feature of The Table church in Nashville, TN. Led by ‘pastor’ Dawn Bennet, the magazine praises her for her work in ministering to the LGBTQ community, saying in part: The Table is the first ELCA congregation in the Southeastern Synod with the specific goal of...
  • Presbyterian Pastor Denies The Virgin Birth ‘It’s Biology 101’

    07/05/2024 11:09:37 AM PDT · by Morgana · 41 replies
    Protestia ^ | July 5, 2024 | staff
    Rev. Mark Sandlin is the senior impastor at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, a small PCUSA congregation in Greensboro, NC. The church describes itself as “an inclusive community, experiencing, exploring, appreciating, celebrating the spiritual foundation of existence” while also “affirm(ing) the presence of that which has been traditionally called God in human life.” Sandlin received his M. Div. from Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity, is the co-founder of The Christian Left, and writes at The God Article. Most of his theological beliefs were whispered to him by the devil himself, however, as he is easily the most progressive PCUSA...
  • PCUSA moves closer to requiring clergy candidates to answer questions about LGBT views

    07/05/2024 9:37:29 AM PDT · by Morgana · 7 replies
    Christian Post ^ | July 4, 2024 | Michael Gryboski
    The Presbyterian Church (USA) is one step closer to requiring clergy candidates to be asked about their views on sexual orientation and gender identity, in a measure some believe will target theological conservatives. Known as the “Olympia Overture” after the presbytery from which it came, the proposal was divided into two parts, both of which were passed by commissioners at the 226th General Assembly on Wednesday. Also known as POL-01, the overture will next go to the presbyteries for ratification, with the two parts of the measure being presented separately to the regional bodies for consideration. The first part, which...
  • Calvin Robinson Runs Interference For Female Priests

    07/05/2024 1:09:29 AM PDT · by Morgana
    Evangelical Dark Web ^ | July 2, 2024 | Ray Fava
    Calvin Robinson has emerged as one of the boldest Christian voices in the United Kingdom. This has been the case as he has gone viral for defending the biblical stance on marriage and for being canceled from a British news channel. The Anglican Priest took some time to admonish Papists and others offering pushback against women’s ordination specifically calling out the female priests being ordained. Robinson’s response to the picture was as follows: Catholic Twitter needs to take a break. These photographs mark the happiest day in Josie’s life. She chose to serve God in a way her Church allows....
  • Presbyterian Church USA To Recognize ‘Transgender Day Of Visibility’

    07/05/2024 1:03:59 AM PDT · by Morgana · 36 replies
    Evangelical Dark Web ^ | July 2, 2024 | Ray Fava
    The Presbyterian Church USA is racing to become the gayest denomination in the United States. At its general assembly last month, they decided to advance the gay agenda by promoting one of its holy days on their liturgical calendar: Transgender Day of Visibility. In other business under consideration, RSG-04, a joint recommendation from the Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice and the LGBTQIA+ Equity Advocacy Committee (ACQ+E) recommends that the assembly direct the Presbyterian Mission Agency (or any successor agency) to recognize March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility in all future printings and distributions of the Presbyterian Planning...
  • Lady-pastrix Says the Story of The Egyptian Midwives Was About Defending Abortion

    07/04/2024 10:15:52 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    Disntr ^ | July 1, 2024 | staff
    In what can only be described as a clown show, ladypastrix and imbecile, Jen Strickland of Claremont United Church of Christ has redefined absurdity with her sermon. She claims, “Reproductive rights, as it turns out, have been under attack since 1500 BCE,” and that the Egyptian midwives were champions of “girl power” for defying Pharaoh. This nonsensical take is an insult to anyone with a modicum of common decency. Strickland asserts that Shipra and Pua in Exodus 1 were defending reproductive rights by deceiving Pharaoh. In reality, these women actually feared God and would be rolling over in their graves...
  • United Church of Christ {UCC} loses 551 churches and a whopping 286,000 members

    07/04/2024 9:37:49 AM PDT · by Cronos · 13 replies
    Christianity Daily ^ | 3rd February 2024
    The United Church of Christ (UCC), a mainline Protestant denomination known for its progressive stance on social issues, faces a significant decline in membership according to a recent report by the UCC Center for Analytics. From 2012 to 2022, the denomination lost over 286,000 members and 551 congregations, marking a continuing trend over several decades. Six decades have seen a dramatic decline in UCC membership, with numbers plummeting from over 2.24 million in 1960 to just 712,000 in 2022. This decline is partially attributed to a 2005 resolution supporting same-sex marriage, which caused some congregations to leave the UCC. The...
  • End of Presbyterianism: Farewell PC(USA)?

    07/04/2024 9:33:44 AM PDT · by Cronos · 16 replies
    sowhatfaith ^ | 2023/05/12 | Greg Smith
    Burge’s May 9, 2023 tweets begin with a recap of the story I’ve shared: the PC(USA) declined from 3.1 million members to 1.1 million members in less than 40 years. He then explains that it is actually worse than those numbers suggest because the rate of decline has “accelerated significantly” in recent years rising from around 1.5% to 4%. If this continues, the denomination will fall below 1 million members by 2030 and below 500 thousand by 2040. Burge concludes, “there’s a good chance they have to dissolve in less than 20 years.” We’ve been talking about the seriousness...
  • Rome Takes Historic Step Towards ‘Full Communion’ with Conservative Anglicans

    07/02/2024 5:05:42 PM PDT · by ebb tide · 13 replies
    The Stream ^ | July 2, 2024 | Jules Gomes
    Rome Takes Historic Step Towards ‘Full Communion’ with Conservative AnglicansThe Vatican is taking historic strides towards achieving “full communion” with Anglicans who do not ordain female priests. It is doing so by recognizing Anglican holy orders and churches, but not requiring them to merge with or convert to Roman Catholicism.“We are scheduled to begin our talks at the Vatican this coming September 26-27,” Bishop Ray Sutton, presiding bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church in the U.S., announced in an Ecumenical Relations Task Force Report of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) College of Bishops.The ACNA bishops, who oversee 128,000...
  • Pastor John Hagee - "The Road to Armageddon" (VIDEO)

    06/18/2024 5:34:47 AM PDT · by SaveFerris · 19 replies
    Hagee Ministries (YouTube Channel) ^ | Premiered 18 hours ago (as of this posting) - 06/17/2024 | Ha
    (from the video description) On October 7, 2023, war broke out in Israel; now world leaders are calling for the New World Order to take control before HAMAS is defeated. Israel didn’t start this war; they should be allowed to win it. America’s Administration and military are weaker than ever. This is the perfect environment for the New World Order to take control. The Church will be raptured, and the New World Order will introduce the Anti-Christ. Then the tribulation begins…ending at Armageddon.
  • Lutheran Church Pride Sunday Message: Sending Jesus to Earth is God’s Way of “Coming Out,” “Speaking His Truth”

    06/15/2024 4:57:39 PM PDT · by Morgana · 22 replies
    Protestia ^ | June 15, 2024 | staff
    Christ the King Lutheran Church in Houston, TX, is led by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Hope-Tringali and Sergio Rodriguez, the latter of whom is a graduate of Baylor University and the Pastor of Community Living. According to his bio on the church’s website, he “currently lives with his boyfriend Justin in Houston with their two cats and several plants.” During the church’s June 10 sermon, impastor Rodriguez preached on Jesus asking who his true family was, describing Jesus coming to earth as an example of God “coming out” and “speaking his truth” in solidarity with the LGBTQ community. Those of us...
  • ELCA Publishes Book For Teens Saying Porn Can Be ‘silly fun’ and ‘safe way to explore your sexuality’

    06/15/2024 4:54:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 23 replies
    Protestia ^ | June 15, 2024 | staff
    Beaming Books is a branch of 1517 Media, the publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Beaming publishes “high-quality children’s books that help kids thrive in every part of who they are–emotionally, socially, and spiritually.” Other imprints include Augsburg Fortress and Fortress Press. In 2020 it published the book “Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens, which has an introduction by former CCM artist Jennifer Knapp and is edited by Leigh Finke, a transgendered, trans activist who recently helped pass legislation making Minnesota a “safe state” for sex change operations on children. Finke’s book tells...
  • PCA Denomination Votes To Investigate Sarah Young’s Terrible Book ‘Jesus Calling’

    06/14/2024 5:25:17 PM PDT · by Morgana · 20 replies
    Protestia ^ | June 14, 2024 | staff
    Unlike the milquetoast SBC, which spent the last week kicking its members in the spiritual gonads by repeatedly shutting down every good amendment and resolution at their annual convention, members at the Presbyterian Church in America’s annual convention did the Lord’s work by approving a resolution that would investigate the impact and influence of Sarah Young’s egregiously awful book “Jesus Calling,” setting the stage for it to be potentially banned. This is welcome news! Published in 2004 by the now-deceased Sarah Young, a member of the PCA, Jesus Calling has 45 million copies in print. It is one of the...