Editor’s Note: Willow posted the report today. [Emily McFarlan Miller | Religious News Service] The allegations of “sexually inappropriate words and actions” by Bill Hybels, the founder of Willow Creek Community Church, are credible, according to an independent group of Christian leaders advising the church. That alleged behavior, directed mostly at women connected to the … Read more
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., a stalwart evangelical defender of President Donald Trump, says in a new interview that it is wrong to base U.S. policy on the teachings of Jesus Christ. “I almost laugh out loud when I hear Democrats saying things like, ‘Jesus said suffer the little children to come unto me’ … Read more
Today’s College Football Playoff features four of the nation’s most heralded quarterbacks: Tua Tagovailoa of the University of Alabama, Trevor Lawrence of Clemson University, Ian Book of Notre Dame, and Kyler Murray of the University of Oklahoma. There is a good chance that, when the dust settles and a champion is crowned, one of these … Read more
The internet was abuzz today, especially the mainstream media, with criticism of Donald Trump. While daily criticism of the President is nothing new, today’s story is unique in that it has a religious overtone. Trump, along with the other living US Presidents, was in attendance at today’s funeral service for George H. W. Bush. The … Read more
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: An investigation by the Chicago Tribune examined allegations of inappropriate behavior by Willow Creek Senior Pastor Bill Hybels, documented through interviews with current and former church members, elders and employees, as well as hundreds of emails and internal records. Inside a brightly lit conference room overlooking downtown Chicago, Bill Hybels struggled to explain … Read more
Former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, said that Jesus would approve of gay marriage on Sunday. Speaking on HuffPost Live, Carter explained that the Son of God would approve of such marriages on the grounds that “it doesn’t damage anyone else.” Carter is known for his self-professed deeply-held religious convictions, and has been a Sunday School … Read more
When allegations first surfaced of Bill Hybel’s sexual sin at the Willow Creek megachurch, church leaders insinuated that the women and their testimonies were untrustworthy. An internal investigation was launched by Willow Creek into Hybels’ behavior, initially with just one woman known to cooperate with the investigatory committee. According to the Chicago Tribune, which spearheaded … Read more
Juan Carlos Cruz is a sex-abuse victim of the Roman Catholic church. He is the chief whistleblower in the Chilean Romanist sex abuse scandal and spent days with Pope Francis last month at the Vatican. During the three days with the Pontiff, Cruz discussed his sexual orientation (the Chilean man is a homosexual) and explained … Read more
I was baptized at Tabernacle Baptist Church (TBC) in Cartersville, GA. I was married there. The church endorsed my application to seminary. My children have attended PreK there for two years. My parents are members. I attended Sunday services there on April 29th. On April 30th, I was informed that I am no longer allowed … Read more
For some, it was a big deal that H.B. Charles was elected the first Black president of the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, which precedes the annual convention meeting each summer. Charles is the pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, and is a council member for The Gospel Coalition. The Baptist Press called his … Read more
[Editor’s Note: This is part 1 in a series that will explain how James Riady, a corrupt and felonious Globalist financier, is influencing America’s Reformed community. Part 1 will give a brief overview of Riady’s past, continued corruption and problematic leftist ties, and explain Riady’s influence over American Reformed leaders and American religious institutions] INTRODUCTION … Read more
Did you know that Freemasonry is religious? To be a member of a Masonic Lodge, a man must profess faith in a Supreme Being and the eternality of the soul. Masonic Lodges elect a chaplain and use a sacred text (usually a Bible) as part of the “furniture of the lodge.” Masonic Lodges are intended … Read more
Willow Creek was Saddleback Church before Saddleback. For more than 30 years, Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area has been the flagship of the Church Growth Movement. By watering down doctrine and adopting (in some ways, inventing) the “seeker-sensitive” approach to ministry, Willow Creek herded goats into their doors, fed them sugar blocks, … Read more
On Saturday, October 14, 2017, Bill Hybels founder of Willow Creek Community Church announced that following his departure in October 2018 he will be replaced by co-ed pastors. Willow Creek has named its current executive pastrix Heather Larson and teaching pastor Steve Carter. “When we saw this shaping up, we had to ask … Read more
“Freemasonry focuses on making good men better through its teachings.” Worshipful Brother Paul Weathers, Oasis Lodge #52 This post is the first in a series which examines the obituaries of members of various Masonic lodges in the United States. Obituaries, which are intended to memorialize the lives of the departed, include significant details about the … Read more
