Faith

(The Roy's Report) He’s been called the “pope of evangelical conservativism.” And in the U.K., 78-year-old Jonathan Fletcher was arguably the most influential evangelical figure for decades. Yet Fletcher, the vicar of the prominent Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, has now been revealed as a serial abuser. And he’s at the center of what one victim has called the “mother of all … [Read more...] about So-Called ‘Pope of Evangelical Conservatism’ at Center of UK Abuse Scandal

by Isaiah Murtaugh (RNS) In 2016, Annelie Heinen’s frustration with evangelical culture exploded. The native Iowan had been attending evangelical churches for more than two decades, but Donald Trump’s election brought her to what she now calls a “crisis” point. She vented her frustration to the group of moms she met with once a week for toddler playdates, pounding her fists … [Read more...] about Evangelical Disillusionment Is Finding a Home in Book Clubs

(Christian Headlines) Seminary president Albert Mohler says a new USA Today column labeling Oral Roberts University as “bigoted” should serve as a warning to Christians and faith-based institutions everywhere of the direction society is heading. The column by USA Today writer Hemal Jhaveri criticized Oral Roberts’ Bible-based policies, including its handbook that says … [Read more...] about If USA Today Is ‘Coming for Oral Roberts,’ It’s Coming for All Christians, Mohler Warns

(Christian Headlines) John Hagee, the senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, clarified that he believes in both science and medicine and will be “taking the vaccine” for COVID-19. According to The Christian Post, previously, Hagee had been quoted as saying that Jesus Christ was the “cure and the vaccine for” COVID-19. He had been hospitalized with the … [Read more...] about John Hagee’s Ministry Issues Clarification after Hagee Asserts Jesus Christ Is the Vaccine for COVID-19

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer (AP) Emily Snook is the daughter of a Southern Baptist pastor. She met her husband, also a pastor, while they attended a Southern Baptist university Yet the 39-year-old Oklahoma woman now finds herself wondering if it’s time to leave the nation's largest Protestant denomination, in part because of practices and attitudes that limit … [Read more...] about Growing Number of Southern Baptist Women Question Roles