"He had, in fact, got everything from the church and Sunday School, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason." -Elmer Gantry
This photo is from the Cedarville University women's bathroom. It was part of their Title IX "Speak Up Campaign" poster.
The grievous poster was taken down within 48 hours of alarmed individuals protesting to CU administation officials.
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James Robison carries on like Elmer Gantry, the preacher in Sinclair Lewis' classic novel. This video was delivered to an audience in Memphis in 1980. Ironically, 1980 is the year that Robison's sexual abuse of a girl who was in "her late teens" came to light. The girl was an
The Village Church has restricted the showing of their confession/not a confession video of Matt Chandler from Sunday's corporate gathering. You can still see it on YouTube. The horses have all left the barn.
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"Morris claims to hold a doctorate of literature when in fact, he was given an honorary doctorate from his own school for books he didn’t write."
-Warren Throckmorton
It's the way many "Celebrity Christians" roll. Fraudulent authorities.
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Psst... would someone alert Pastors Stacie & Andy Wood that Mark Driscoll is not a healthy leader? And these two pastors are Rick Warren's replacement? Buckle up, it should be quite a ride.
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Unsolicited advice for the SBC/Lifeway/B&H publishing:
With all the pedophiles and pervs in ministry in the SBC, you may want to cease publishing books on how to build a healthy marriage authored by an SBC minister.
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This is a must-read! Steve Chandler, father of Matt Chandler (the lead pastor of The Village Church) is a self-confessed pedophile and has been working as a janitor at The Village Church for years!
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Are there reasons beyond Stephen Strang's adoration of Mike Bickle that cause Strang to continue to defend him?
As with most things in the Christian Industrial Complex, it appears there is a connection driven by $$$.
Charisma House has published 7 books authored by Mike
New post just published on The Wartburg Watch. Robert Morris' friend James Robison also had an extra-marital fling. She may have been a minor. She was working for Robison and staying in their home.
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Ethan Fisher is the son-in-law of Robert Morris. He is the senior pastor of Gateway Church in Houston. I listened to the message he gave yesterday. I believe Ethan is the real deal. He was humble, contrite, and biblical. There were no standing ovations when he was finished,
Those in the know about IHOPKC have been saying for several weeks that what has come out on IHOPKC to date is just the tip of the iceberg. Well, people are starting to speak out. Here is a clip from a video a woman put on Tik Tok. She alleges Dave Sliker covered up reports that
Ninety M1A2 Abram tanks eastbound through Flagstaff, AZ this morning. These tanks are manufactured in Lima, OH. USA has promised 250 of these to Poland. Wonder what's up here.
Christians owe a debt of gratitude to Steve Baughman for his relentless pursuit of the truth in the face of blistering criticism from Christians who had much to profit by keeping up the false image of Ravi Zacharias. Thank you
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Our youngest daughter, Leah was married this week to Alexei, a wonderful young man! Thrilled for both of them as they start their life together.
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I am aware of several well-known evangelical Christian celebrities who lead a double life. Their public persona is that of a happily married man. Their secret life is that of a gay man.
Perhaps they should modify their application of the "Billy Graham rule" of not being alone
There is no reason, biblically or legally for you to sign a church membership contract/covenant. Here is an audio of Sovereign Grace leader Mickey Conolly addressing SGC pastors illustrating the real reason churches want you to sign:
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I attended James MacDonald's hearing yesterday at San Diego Superior Court, South County Division in Chula Vista, CA. Pastor MacDonald was not in attendance. His two lawyers requested and were granted a delay because their expert witness couldn't be there. (I believe MacDonald
Recall the woman who divorced her pedophile spouse? Chandler and his sycophants wanted to crush her. Not quite the same reaction for the idolized pastor.
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New article published on The Wartburg Watch - All that Glitters is not Gold - Revelations about John Ortberg's Alleged Abuse While at Willow Creek Church
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1.5 years after SBC President J.D. Greear cried me a river concerning sexual abuse in SBC churches I am still waiting to hear what action they have taken against Sovereign Grace of Louisville, an SBC church pastored by C.J. Mahaney that made the list of 10 deplorable churches.
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Right. That's how this crowd rolls. They have all these big names on each other's Boards and they approve each other's filthy rich salaries, etc.
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6 months after being removed from ministry at the Village Church for grievous, immoral actions Dr. Anthony Moore was hired by Cedarville University. Cedarville is a Christian university that is very friendly with 9Marx. How does this happen?
"Armani Ronnie" Floyd went on a tirade against "social media" sinners less than 2 minutes into his speech at First Baptist Dallas. No word on the coverup of abuse within SBC leadership though.
P.S. Take it easy on the make-up Ronnie.
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This may help you understand why Retired Major General Kurt Fuller is exasperated with the Advocacy Group:
"In their report," The Washington Post reported, "the investigators compiled extensive evidence that the colonel, Ronald S. Jobo, had committed abusive sexual contact
Maybe, just maybe, the SBC should spend less time attempting to rid its denomination of women pastors and more time attempting to rid it of men pastor-pedophiles.
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One year after Brian Houston fired Carl Lentz we find out he was basically doing the same thing in 2019! He should resign immediately. I bet he will be "restored."
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In case you wonder why there are so many "Dones," check out this video. A 13 yr old girl was raped in church by the Music Minister. The senior pastor accused the girl/family of lying and slander. This occurred in 2022 and the senior pastor, Andrew Farhat remains as the pastor!
False allegations? Do tell us more Johnny. Which ones were false? Bart Barber said you should be defrocked. I agree. How can you and your buddies claim you are restored when IMO you don't speak truthfully?
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The General spoke to the IHOPKC foot soldiers last night (1-19-2024) informing them he will be implementing leadership training, including how to handle misconduct reports - making it clear that utilizing social media is verboten.
Following the General's orders, I have a clip
My daughter, Sara and my granddaughter, Josie at Sara’s graduation ceremony at Loyola. She obtained her Ph.D. of Philosophy and I am so proud of her.
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Might this cause Mark Dever and Ligon Duncan to retract their statement of support for CJ Mahaney and his SBC church, Sovereign Grace of Louisville? Better late than never boys. And Kevin DeYoung, D.A. Carson at TGC, time for you to come clean as well.
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Brian Houston attempts to explain the sexual assault by Jason Maze. "Got much drunker then he should."
Just wondering - is there an acceptable level of drunkenness for Hillsong staff members?
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Tracey Bickle, sister of Mike Bickle, trashes social media and says she has to "clear the fog just to do God."
What does "doing God" mean?
Amazing that the people in the audience put up with this babble. 1-14-2024
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NYT article - Chandler confronted in lobby in February. Apparently a "boutique" law firm hired at that time? ACTS 29 notified in May that an investigation was going to happen. Meanwhile, business as usual until 8/28/2020 for Chandler.
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9Marks pastor John Folmar (formerly assistant pastor at Mark Dever's CHBC) tells us he doesn't celebrate Palm Sunday, etc., because they didn't observe these days in the early church. Applying the same logic - why do you have formal, signed membership contracts John?
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2/2 On Friday, the General made the incredibly bad decision to appear in a live interview with Stephen Strang of Charisma.
Strang has apparently convinced himself that he is neutral in the IHOPKC/Bickle sex abuse scandal, but that is laughable.
The General remained silent
Tour Israel with the man whom SBC President Bart Barber said“I would permanently 'defrock' Johnny Hunt if I had the authority to do so,”
And it's only $5K per person!
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"There are very few people alive right now who have made as big of an impact in the kingdom of God as James MacDonald," said Ryan Visconti.
So why would he and his minions from Generation Church in Mesa, AZ sweep all traces of MacDonald from their social media today? These 8
"I am now convinced that your group does not represent orthodox Christianity; that many of your church’s prophecies are from familiar spirits and are actually divination; and that you are very close to becoming a Charismatic heresy and a cult group. The material that we have
Kenneth Copeland declares Paula White is a "proven prophet." A ringing endorsement if ever there was one!
“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit." -Jeremiah 6:13 NIV
This video by Larry Tomczak didn't age well. Larry exhibits a total lack of discernment - one thing you can always count on is the Christian Celebrities to have each other's back.
"Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
Not a peep from Sovereign Grace Churches denominational leadership, nor from anyone at Sovereign Grace Church of LaGrange, GA. So typical of Sovereign Grace. They have learned nothing from their sex abuse scandals of 2011.
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Joe Carter is the Senior Editor of The Gospel Coalition. After watching this video I seriously believe The Gospel Coalition needs to close up shop. Big Eva is a dumpster fire.
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Dear Don,
I know you and The Gospel Coalition have never retracted your statement of support for C.J. Mahaney/Sovereign Grace Ministries. Until such time as you do, you're wasting your time attempting to solicit support from me.
Further, this "generous donor will match funds up
This clip is from a sermon on 1-24-2021. Lawson would have been 2 years into his illicit relationship, so can I assume that "demon spirits were the power behind" his preaching?
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Remember when " Joanna Lee" was Tweeting up a storm, commenting positively on all things Eric Volz and IHOPKC?
It appears she was a Volz bot! The screenshot on the left was taken in December 2023. The screenshot on the right was taken today.
Why has IHOPKC removed the transcript of the introduction of Eric Volz from their website? Below is a screenshot of the transcript, saved to the Wayback Machine on December 11th and December 17th. Today the transcript is no longer available on IHOP's website. I'm unsure of when
All is not well in Piperville -4 pastors from Bethlehem Baptist Church have resigned in 4 weeks, including senior pastor Jason Meyer on July 14th. No coincidence that this article was published on Desiring God website today:
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I just published a new story on The Wartburg Watch. Albert Tate was scheduled to speak this weekend at Gateway. He was replaced by a Gateway staffer who was given 10 minutes notice that he would be the speaker!
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The General has been receiving terrible advice from his IHOPKC colleagues. Thursday evening he published a rant claiming 4 men from the Advocacy Group lied to his face. This was quickly proven untrue. Based on an untruth the General said he was done working with the AG.
"The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions." -Junius
Below is a list of "men" on the Cedarville Board of Trustees. The 2 men crossed out have integrity. They resigned. Take note of all the "Christian leaders" who remain.
Here is a glimpse into what's wrong with Christian celebrity culture. They all write mostly needless books that are simply a promotional tool, and they all endorse each other's books. The shelf life is very limited. Exhibit A below.
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