NetFlix documentary traces the actions and teachings of Prosperity Gospel preachers like Joel Osteen and Benny Hinn
The new Netflix documentary “American Gospel: Christ Alone” shows in gory detail the often grave consequences of theological illiteracy. Interviewing several pastors, faith leaders and Christians who have encountered the Prosperity Gospel, launched counter-initiatives or climbed out ...
Trump's "Jericho Walk," George Floyd, and More
Editor’s note: “Weekend Plug-in,” featuring analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith, is produced by Religion Unplugged. What’s left to say about the week’s biggest religion story? President Donald Trump’s now-famous walk from the White ...
Wycliffe Associates recently resigned from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability while under review for its fundraising practices. I wrote a short article about the resignation, thinking that would be it. Boy, was I ever wrong.
George Floyd has become symbol of injustice
Editor’s note: “Weekend Plug-in,” featuring analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith, is produced by Religion Unplugged. George Floyd has become the latest symbol of injustice in America. Since video footage captured Floyd’s killing by a policeman ...
Megan and Dominique Benninger, who brought to light their former pastor's record as a convicted child molester after the leadership of their Pennsylvania church failed to disclose it, have launched a new Baptist sex abuser database at BaptistAccountability.org.
Cedarville University, a Baptist school near Dayton, Ohio, knowingly hired a man its president knew to be an alleged sexual offender as a student recruiter, then gave him a job coaching men’s basketball, teaching in the theology department ...
America is Strong Because of Armies of Compassion
It’s a fair question, but consider this: Annual fundraising events like this one are not happening this year because of the COVID-19 crisis. This reality is putting a serious strain on local pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) around the country.
The explosive growth of donor advised funds (DAFs) has been widely reported in both popular and trade media. The National Philanthropic Trust reports, using 2018 data, $37 billion in gifts to sponsoring organizations and $23 billion in ...
According to recent Pew Research, four in ten Americans between the ages of 23 and 38 now say they are religiously unaffiliated. According to John Stonestreet and Shane Morris in a recent BreakPoint commentary, “This is the biggest drop in religiosity ...
A client recently brought to my attention a website article that said that churches should not be “501(c)(3) corporations.” It contained dire warnings about Big Brother muzzling the church if it becomes a 501(c)(3) organization. In this article, ...
