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  Apr 12, 2018

  Former Willow Creek Pastor Releases More Details on Bill Hybels Misconduct Inquiry

  Providing more details on the sexual misconduct case against Willow Creek Community Church founder Bill Hybels, former staffer Nancy Ortberg claimed that the woman who alleged a prolonged sexual affair with Hybels was suicidal and that the founder was allowed to continue counseling the woman even after the allegation was made.

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  Apr 12, 2018

  Evangelist Acton Bowen Jailed for Alleged Sex With Young Boy

  Acton Bowen, a popular, married and "highly respected" Alabama evangelist who served as chaplain for Team USA at the Summer Olympic Games in London in 2012 and was once recognized as one of America's leading student pastors, was arrested by police in Hoover, Alabama, Tuesday on child sex charges involving a young boy.

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  Apr 12, 2018

  Former Willow Creek Leader Nancy Beach, Others Say Bill Hybels' Resignation Is Not Enough

  Nancy Beach, Willow Creek Community Church's first female teaching pastor said the resignation of the church's founder, Bill Hybels, over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct is not enough to rectify the damage caused by his alleged actions as others in the church community called for more contrition and accountability.

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  Apr 11, 2018

  Indiana to Charge Suspects Who Attack Pregnant Women With Murder If Unborn Baby Dies

  Sparked by the lobbying efforts of a grieving mother whose pregnant 18-year-old daughter was shot dead last year, Indiana has adopted a law that will charge suspects who attack pregnant women with murder if that attack results in the death of an unborn baby.

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  Apr 11, 2018

  Willow Creek Members React to Bill Hybels' Resignation as Accuser Stands by Story

  As word continues to spread Wednesday about the resignation of Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of the multi-campus Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, some members of the church maintain that he was a victim of the #MeToo bandwagon.

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  Apr 11, 2018

  Success of 'Black Panther' Shows 'an Awakening of Desire' for Racial Justice, Bishop Harry Jackson Says

  As the Marvel blockbuster "Black Panther" sailed past "Titanic" on the all-time list of highest grossing films this past weekend, Bishop Harry Jackson, leader of Hope Christian Church in Maryland, said the film's success is indicative of "an awakening of the desire" for racial justice.

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  Apr 11, 2018

  Bill Hybels Resigns From Willow Creek Church Amid Misconduct Allegations

  Maintaining his innocence at a church gathering, Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of the multi-campus Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, announced on Tuesday his decision to retire from his role six months earlier than planned under a swirling cloud of sexual misconduct allegations.

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  Apr 10, 2018

  Investigation Launched After Complaint About Bible Display at Navy's Largest Overseas Hospital

  The U.S. Navy has launched a probe at its largest overseas hospital, the Naval Hospital Okinawa in Japan, after sailors there allegedly attempted to unlawfully convert Japanese citizens to Christianity with a public "Missing Man" display.

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  Apr 10, 2018

  Creflo Dollar Rebukes Church for Criticizing Snoop Dogg's Decision to Make Gospel Album

  Creflo Dollar, a prominent televangelist and founder of World Changers Church International based in Georgia, defended secular rapper Snoop Dogg's decision to produce a gospel album and rebuked Christians who questioned the rapper's claim that he is a born-again Christian.

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  Apr 10, 2018

  Montana Church Pledges to Leave SBC Over ERLC's Promotion of Social Justice at MLK Conference

  The Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, which has been affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention since 1980, announced Monday that they plan to withdraw from the organization "due to the ongoing social justice promoting, leftist progressivism, and mission drift away from the Gospel by the denomination's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission."