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MI Youth Pastor Led a ‘Double Life,’ Faces Up to Life in Prison for Alleged Sexual Misconduct Against Children
Zachary Joseph Radcliff (29) has been charged with nearly a dozen counts of criminal sexual misconduct. He served as the worship director and interim youth pastor at Oakwood Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and has since been fired from the church.
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Trial of Alabama Pastor Accused of Child Sex Abuse Underway Following 2-Year Delay
A former Alabama pastor is standing trial for sex crimes this week after a two-year delay. Danny Duane Pitts, formerly of GracePoint Church in Decatur, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sodomy.
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It Is a ‘Sin’ If Christians Don’t Share the Gospel, Miles McPherson Tells Modern Church Leader Conference
Pastor Miles McPherson of Rock Church in San Diego, California, challenged hundreds of Christians at the Modern Church Leader Conference on Monday (Oct. 21) to share the gospel with others, going as far as to say that it is sinful if they don't.
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‘Literally a Matter of Life and Death’—Tony Dungy Urges Floridians To Vote Down ‘Right to Abortion Initiative’
Tony Dungy is urging Floridians to vote “no” this November on Amendment 4, arguing it “would radically change the abortion landscape in Florida.” The vocal Christian and NFL Hall of Fame coach said the vote is “literally a matter of life and death.”
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Forgetting This Important Truth About God Makes AI ‘Scary,’ Technology Expert Warns at Modern Church Leader Conference
Tithe.ly and Breeze ChMS’ inaugural Modern Church Leaders Conference kicked off in Dallas on Monday (Oct. 21), bringing together hundreds of leaders to explore the future of technology and innovation in the church.
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Georgia ‘Pastor’ Pleads Guilty to Operating Unlicensed Care Home in Basement
Curtis Bankston of Griffin, Georgia, pleaded guilty to the only count that state prosecutors ended up pursuing: the felony of running an unlicensed personal care home.
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Church Secretary Convicted of Embezzling at Least $670,000, Faces up to 280 Years in Prison
The Louisa County Sheriff's Office in Virginia announced in a statement on Monday (Oct. 21) that Brenda W. Ragland has been convicted of 14 counts of embezzlement.
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‘Not an Act of God.’ How the Rev. Richard Joyner Became a Farmer, Then a Climate Activist
Congregants at Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church thought their pastor was crazy when he suggested his rural community take up farming as a way to improve their health and become more self-sufficient.