Retired pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, who was recently baptized and has been outspoken about his Christian faith, might not be pleased with an upcoming Hollywood project. Variety reports that Artists Equity, the production company owned by stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is working on a film currently titled “Killing Gawker.”

The movie explores a groundbreaking invasion-of-privacy lawsuit Hogan won against Gawker Media in 2016. The screenplay is based on Ryan Holiday’s 2018 book “Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue.” Although Affleck is rumored to be playing Hogan, casting hasn’t been announced yet.

According to TMZ, Hogan (whose real name is Terry Gene Bollea) isn’t involved with the project and is “indifferent” about it so far. But the entertainer won’t hesitate to take legal action if his privacy is breached again, sources added.

Hulk Hogan Won Privacy Lawsuit

Hulk Hogan sued Gawker in 2013, after the website published footage of him having sex with the wife of his best friend, shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge. Bubba secretly recorded the incident, which featured a racial slur.

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In 2016, a jury ruled that Gawker violated Hogan’s privacy, causing him severe emotional distress. Gawker had argued it was “defending its First Amendment right to join an ongoing conversation about a celebrity when others are talking about it and the celebrity is talking about it.”

Hogan was initially awarded $140 million in damages but later settled with Gawker for $31 million. The media company eventually filed for bankruptcy as a result.

Adding to the intrigue, Hogan’s lawsuit was largely funded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who reportedly held a grudge against Gawker for outing him as gay.

Hulk Hogan on Religion and Politics

Recent headlines about Hulk Hogan have focused on religion and politics. The retired wrestler, who turns 71 on Aug. 11, went viral for ripping off his shirt at the Republican National Convention last month. On stage, he called former president and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump “my hero, that gladiator.”

About Trump and running mate J.D. Vance, Hogan said, “I see the greatest tag team of my life standing upon us, getting ready to straighten this country out for all the real Americans.”

Hogan said as an entertainer, he has tried to stay out of politics. But he “can no longer stay silent,” he added, “after everything that’s happened to our country over the past four years, and everything that happened last weekend,” referring to the attempted assassination of Trump.

Christian artist and entrepreneur Moriah joined author and fellow artist Erwin McManus at the Global Leadership Summit Thursday, Aug. 8, where Moriah played an unreleased single, “Superwoman,” and talked with McManus about leadership in the music industry.

Moriah: ‘I’m Still Very Much Learning’

Moriah is a Christian musician who has released the albums, “I Choose Jesus” and “Brave,” the latter of which reached the No. 9 spot on Billboard’s CCM Charts. She is married to Joel Smallbone of the band for KING & COUNTRY and with whom she co-produced the movie, “Unsung Hero.” The film is a biopic about the Smallbone family’s immigration to the U.S. and the blossoming careers of Joel and Luke Smallbone and their sister, Rebecca St. James. Moriah is also an actor and plays the role of Bathsheba in the hit TV series, “The Chosen.”

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Moriah told McManus that “Superwoman” is on her Latin country album that will be coming out next year. Noting that they are both Latinos, McManus asked Moriah what she has learned about being a leader as part of a minority in the music industry.

“I’m still very much learning,” Moriah replied. “How do you practice leadership in a genre as nebulous and unscripted as songwriting? There’s no ladder to climb here, you know, and there’s no right way to do it.”

A key part of how Moriah approaches her career is that she sees herself as an entrepreneur. “I love doing all these things, producing films, writing music, making albums, touring,” she said, “but I’m an entrepreneur. Ultimately, I see myself as a brand. I see my songs as a product.”

The artist invests in her own growth and education, and she talked about the importance of healthy habits and boundaries. “I’m [a] very boring, basic person,” said Moriah, adding that quality is “something that I’ve come to accept about myself.”

By “boring,” Moriah simply means that she gets eight hours of sleep every night, drinks plenty of water, and essentially sets up “structured parameters” for her life and work. These practices are in contrast to the stereotype that musicians are “wild artists with these big personalities…going on binges and being a bit manic and staying up till 3:00 a.m. writing songs.”

“I think what you call ‘boring,’ we would call ‘healthy,’” McManus observed.

“I think the most attainable way to practice leadership is to get to know myself,” she said, “to get to know how God created me uniquely, and to embrace and celebrate that.” 

“You’re in an industry where the majority of people quit, even when they have extraordinary talent,” McManus pointed out. “What has helped you not quit…to find the eternal resilience, to just keep moving forward?”

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In a crackdown, Rwanda has shut down more than 5,600 places of worship over failure to meet the conditions required for operation.

Churches, mosques, caves and tents affected by the shutdown were found to have fallen short of the standard requirements set by 2018 laws, according to officials conducting the two-week process that started July 29.

The law requires clerics to have theology degrees, and faith organizations to register with the government and have clear statements indicating their doctrine. The statements should be deposited with the Rwanda Governance Board, the government agency that registers houses of worship and other civil society organizations. Houses of worship must also pass safety and hygiene codes.

“I think what was introduced—not today but five years ago—is good for the church. The government gave us five years to comply and kept giving us reminders. That ended last year in September,” Anglican Archbishop Laurent Mbanda of Rwanda told Religion News Service in a telephone interview.

“I think this was enough time to comply. We need to look at this from a positive side.”

The Rwanda Governance Board introduced the rules and standards to tame what officials viewed as an unregulated proliferation of churches.

Mbanda said the rules were good for the improvement of congregations and the people’s worship environment.

“We are talking about aeration, sound control…toilets for men and women,” said Mbanda. “I think there is nothing out of the ordinary about these.”

Most affected by the shutdowns were small Pentecostal churches and some mosques, reportedly operating on riverbanks and in caves. Many of these had no address, and according to some claims, were prone to indoctrinating their followers and exploiting congregants.

“I think most people agree with this. There has to be training of clergy, order and sanity in the churches’ operation, so that religion serves its purpose,” the Rev. Innocent Halerimana Maganya, a Congolese Catholic priest at Tangaza University in Nairobi, told RNS. “In the current state of affairs, it is the poor who are suffering exploitation.”

Rwanda—an East African country with 12 million people—is largely Christian. According to the 2022 census, about 48% of its citizens are Protestants, but the Roman Catholic Church forms the largest single denomination, with 40% of the population identifying as such.

The country, approximately the size of the U.S. state of Maryland, had 15,000 churches in 2019, according to official figures. Only 700 were legally registered at the time.

“I love leadership,” renowned basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski told attendees of the Global Leadership Summit (GLS) on Thursday (Aug. 8). “I’ve studied leadership my whole life.”

During his address, Krzyzewski shared leadership insights from his experiences as a coach, including his time leading a U.S. Olympic team whose roster included Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. 

Affectionately known as Coach K, Krzyzewski was head coach of Duke University’s men’s basketball team from 1980 to 2022 and led the team to five NCAA tournament championships. His overall college coaching record is 1,202–368.

In 2008, Krzyzewski coached the U.S.A. men’s team to a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. In 2012, he repeated the team’s gold medal success at the London Olympics. 

While Krzyzewski retired from his role as coach of the men’s basketball team in 2022, he remains a Professor of the Practice of Leadership at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke. He is also the co-founder of the Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics, which is aimed at sharing “ideas that empower your leadership.”

Krzyzewski is a devout Catholic. 

“I’m retired from coaching, but I’m not retired from learning about leadership,” Krzyzewski said. He went on to share what he called “the three As of leadership.”

“The first A is ‘agility,’” Krzyzewski said, “the agility to make a read when you’re a leader.”

He added, “A lot of leaders, they’re not agile. They stay only in their lane.”

“But agility in leadership is huge. You have more agility if you have the second A,” Krzyzewski said. “The second A is ‘adaptability.’”

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Emphasizing that adaptability extends beyond leaders adopting the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence, Krzyzewski said, “I think it’s being adaptable in communication.”

Following the recent arrest of founding pastor Ronnie Goines, Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, Texas, has named James Ray Taylor to the interim role of lead pastor. In late July, Goines was arrested on one count of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. He was released on $23,000 bond, and a police investigation is ongoing.

In an Aug. 1 press release, Koinonia stated, “Through the Providence of God, our Executive Pastor, James Ray Taylor, was already properly positioned to assume an interim role as Lead Pastor.” Taylor’s new role became effective immediately, according to the church.

Although Koinonia didn’t address the allegations against Goines, the church acknowledged his “committed leadership” for the past 20 years. “Recognizing the unique challenges that our founding pastor is facing presently, we want his full attention to be focused on becoming healed, whole, and fully restored,” the church stated.

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In a July 31 Facebook post, Taylor posted the message #KOINONIASTRONG. The married father of four was previously the senior pastor of Heavenly Vision Church in Los Angeles.

Koinonia Christian Church Pastor Ronnie Goines Denies Allegations

In June, a woman filed a report with Arlington police, alleging that Goines, 51, made unwanted advances on her. The woman, who doesn’t live in the area, said she met the pastor in 2022 and then the two began texting.

The woman claims that when she later visited the Dallas area for a conference, she and Goines met up twice. Both times, she alleged, the pastor made sexual advances, trying to kiss and touch her—and even pulling down her shirt.

Goines denied the accusations, telling authorities he “in no way, shape, or form” forced himself on the woman. According to the arrest warrant, the alleged victim provided a recording of the pastor apologizing for making her feel uncomfortable. “The bottom line is that you were uncomfortable,” Goines allegedly said. “I caused it, and I’m sorry. Period.”