A Tennessee pastor who spent years traveling the country for his ministry will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury convicted him of raping a child, while his wife was found guilty of facilitating the abuse, authorities said. Benjamin Garlick, 35, was found guilty Monday of seven counts of aggravated rape […]
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Trump switches support in Oklahoma congressional race as formerly endorsed pastor candidate suspends campaign
President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Oklahoma GOP congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer on Wednesday, and threw his support behind Republican rival Mark Tedford, a dramatic reversal that came shortly before Lahmeyer publicly announced he was suspending his campaign. Lahmeyer told Fox News Digital, however, that he made the decision to end his campaign the […]
Pastor known for marriage advice arrested at rumored swingers community accused of having multiple wives
A pastor who runs a ministry in a rumored swingers community for Florida seniors — and ironically wrote a book on how to love your spouse — was arrested Wednesday following allegations that he married multiple women. Leslie Williams, 62, was taken into custody at the sprawling retirement center, The Villages, on an outstanding warrant […]
Pastor prays for pizza driver who delivered wrong order, sparking viral fundraiser
A pizza delivery gone wrong is going viral for all the right reasons. Pastor Neal Seiwert of Castle Rock, Colorado, placed a Papa John’s delivery order for himself and his family over the weekend. The delivery driver, Suzanna, arrived to drop off the order — realizing at that moment that she had the wrong order […]
Former megachurch pastor declares Trump supporters can’t be ‘good’ people in fiery essay
A former megachurch youth pastor turned progressive activist argued that it’s impossible to be a “good person” and support President Donald Trump in a scathing blog post last week. “I often hear people say, ‘He or she supports him but is a really good person,’” John Pavlovitz wrote in his August 2 Substack post about […]
California pastor John MacArthur hospitalized with life-threatening illness as church community rallies
John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California, has reportedly been hospitalized with pneumonia following years of health complications. The announcement regarding the 86-year-old’s health came as the congregation was celebrating Sunday service over the weekend, according to The Roys Report. “This week, Pastor John contracted pneumonia,” associate pastor Tom Patton […]
I’m a Christian pastor who was born in Egypt. Here are 3 facts I learned about Iran’s nuclear obsession
I grew up in a Christian community in Egypt. Like many other families, we suffered firsthand under the oppressive rule of the Islamo-socialist regime of Gamal Abdel Nasser, chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt. Later, Nasser’s military dictatorship controlled every aspect of our lives. As a young man, I escaped the repression of […]
Seattle pastor details wild scene after worship event ‘swarmed’ by protesters
A Seattle pastor is speaking out after violent protests engulfed a worship event earlier in May and persisted in a follow-up event on Tuesday outside City Hall. Organizers hosted a Mayday USA rally at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on Saturday, which The Pursuit NW Pastor Russell Johnson helped lead. The event reportedly offered free […]