(Christianity Today) Fred Luter has been a Southern Baptist for 35 years. But the last four years “have been some of the most difficult times” to be black in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), he said, as white pastors appeared to support President Donald Trump uncritically despite character flaws for which they “would have crucified” President Barack Obama. Noticing … [Read more...] about Why Black Pastors Still Stay Southern Baptist
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Ex-Church Official Who Stole $1.2m Sentenced On Tax Counts
PITTSBURGH (AP) A former western Pennsylvania church administrator who is currently in state prison for stealing $1.2 million was sentenced to a federal prison term related to the embezzlement. David Reiter was sentenced Tuesday to more than two years and must also pay more than $1.4 million in restitution to the IRS. He had pleaded guilty to 16 federal counts last December, … [Read more...] about Ex-Church Official Who Stole $1.2m Sentenced On Tax Counts
Pastor Greg Locke’s Fiery Easter Sermon–“Take Them Stupid Masks Off”
Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind, and at his church’s Easter service on Sunday was no exception. In fact Locke felt like it was a perfect opportunity to tell the “sheep” in the congregation to “take them stupid masks off!!!” Preaching a sermon titled “Signs of a … [Read more...] about Pastor Greg Locke’s Fiery Easter Sermon–“Take Them Stupid Masks Off”
Pastor to Police on Church Premises: ‘Out of This Property, You Nazis’
(ChurchLeaders) A pastor and political activist in Canada went viral Easter weekend for screaming at police to leave church property. On Saturday, Artur Pawlowski, pastor of the Street Church in Calgary, Alberta, chased away six police officers and a health inspector who showed up during a worship service. “Immediately go out and don’t come back,” Pawlowski shouted. “I don’t … [Read more...] about Pastor to Police on Church Premises: ‘Out of This Property, You Nazis’
Hymns Through Masks: Christians Mark Another Pandemic Easter
By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions. From vast Roman Catholic cathedrals to Protestant churches, worshippers followed regulations on the … [Read more...] about Hymns Through Masks: Christians Mark Another Pandemic Easter