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  Aug 19, 2019

  Back in pulpit after scandal, Tullian Tchividjian insists sex with former congregants was not abuse

  As he gets ready for the fall launch of his unaffiliated The Sanctuary church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Billy Graham’s grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, who was stripped of his preaching credentials in 2015 due to extramarital relationships with former congregants, says they were all “consensual” and not an abuse of power.

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  Aug 2, 2019

  Korey Wise of Central Park 5 speaks out on NYPD water dousing incident

  With a flicker of rage and incredulity, Korey Wise, the oldest of the exonerated Central Park Five, said the aggressive push to prosecute people for  dousing NYPD officers with water while failing to prosecute officers who wrongfully kill and brutalize residents is hypocrisy.

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  Aug 1, 2019

  Pastor in training drowns on honeymoon days after wedding Bible college sweetheart

  Just days after turning 22 and wedding his Bible college sweetheart, Dalton Cottrell, an Iowa pastor-in-training drowned tragically while on his honeymoon in Florida Tuesday.

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  Aug 1, 2019

  At Harlem church, Malcolm X’s daughter cites A$AP Rocky’s plight as cautionary tale

  Under the glare of a painting of a blue-eyed black Jesus inside the sanctuary of the historic Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem, Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of civil rights icon Malcolm X issued a grave warning Tuesday to black Americans who shun activism against injustice.

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  Jul 31, 2019

  Coalition of left-leaning pastors warn against Christian nationalism

  A coalition of mostly left leaning pastors have joined a campaign warning against Christian nationalism.

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  Jul 30, 2019

  Willow Creek publicly closes chapter on Bill Hybels with call for him to ‘repent’ as needed

  Just over 15 months after losing their charismatic founder, Bill Hybels, to a sexual misconduct scandal, Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago publicly closed the chapter on their flawed former leader while urging him to “repent” as needed.

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  Jul 30, 2019

  Maryland church leaders rebuke Trump for publicly slurring Baltimore

  The Ecumenical Leaders’ Group of Maryland, which is made up of senior leaders from a variety of Christian denominations ranging from Roman Catholic to Christian Science, rebuked President Donald Trump in an open letter Monday for slurring the City of Baltimore.

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  Jul 30, 2019

  ‘He’s wearing the youth pastor’s salary’: Celebrity preachers called out for wearing expensive watches

  Celebrity preachers made national headlines a few months ago for wearing expensive sneakers. Now a new Instagram account is calling attention to their pricey watches with some pushing retail value of nearly $40,000.

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  Jul 29, 2019

  Matt Chandler’s Village Church sued for $1M in child sex abuse case

  Pastor Matt Chandler’s The Village Church in Texas was hit last Friday with a lawsuit by former congregants seeking more than $1 million in damages for the alleged sexual abuse of their daughter at a church camp by a former minister in 2012 when she was 11.

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  Jul 29, 2019

  Starting Thursday, NJ will allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide with medical prescription

  Starting Thursday, New Jersey will become the eighth state in America to allow terminally ill residents to end their lives with a prescription from their doctor and Susan Boyce is relieved.