“In such a time of kaleidoscopic changes, is there anything that remains unchanged? When so many things have proved to be untrustworthy, is there anything we can trust? “One point, at least, is clear – we cannot trust the Church. The visible Church, the Church as it now exists upon this earth, has fallen … Read more
Clayton Jennings is the disgraced celebrity evangelist and “spoken word” artist who promiscuously targeted fans using his spiritual clout and alcohol to pressure them into sexual fornication and, in at least one case, the Morning After Pill to cover up the sin. Several women posted their testimonies here at Polemics Report, with text, digital and … Read more
“To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” Ric Flair From time to time, Pulpit & Pen will publish a stories that raise the hackles of readers because they critique some evangelical luminary or celebrity pastor. No matter how well-cited one of our stories is and no matter how well-crafted one of our arguments … Read more
Clayton Jennings, who used his spiritual influence to talk many women into bed, who gave them alcohol to lower their inhibitions, commit fornication, and cover up the affair with the abortion pill – all between preaching engagements – is seeking a return to ministry after rejecting the counsel of his elders and spiritual mentor, Tony … Read more
Recently, Dr. Russell Moore of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has caught flack for the debacle that was his opposition to the candidacy President-elect Donald J. Trump. Many high-profile Southern Baptists are openly opposing his leadership of the ERLC and some are questioning the need for that organization to exist at all. For good … Read more
On December 19th, 2016, despite the best efforts of Russell Moore, the Electoral College of the United States affirmed Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president. Moore, the President of the Ethics and Religious Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (ERLC), ardently opposed the candidacy of Trump on moral grounds in the months leading … Read more
Religious Marketing in a Land of Opportunity Before British journalist Christopher Hitchens would ever become known as one of the “Four Horseman”[1] of the New Atheism movement, he was an award-winning, widely-read, globe-trotting journalist. In a 1997 interview with The Progressive, the well-traveled Hitchens was asked why he chose to make his home in the … Read more
No doubt that by now you’ve heard of the Clayton Jennings sex scandal. Jennings, a self-described evangelist, and spoken word artist has been accused of, and admitted to, multiple affairs with different women during his ministry preceding his marriage in March of 2016. At the time of this writing, at least 6 women have come … Read more
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. – 2 Timothy 4:3-4 Jan Markell, radio host of Understanding the Times Radio has exhibited … Read more
Roberta Langella killed herself. Her brother, Steven, reported the news on his blog: “We just received word from the Medical Examiner’s Office on October 30, 2016. All indications are that Roberta committed suicide. There was no evidence of alcohol in her system. However, it has been determined that Roberta took 40 Percocets at once — … Read more
