by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2021 | Headlines, Religion
The Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Congress have joined numerous groups and individuals in condemning the call by Michael Flynn, former President Trump’s national security adviser, for the United States to have one religion. Flynn, who was subpoenaed...
by Jim Heath | Oct 12, 2021 | Headlines, Religion
A controversial celebrity pastor worth an estimated $50 million has returned $4.4 million in federal COVID relief loans his megachurch received from the government. According to the Houston Chronicle, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church has repaid the money after the...
by Jim Heath | Apr 16, 2021 | Headlines, Religion
Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking tens of millions in damages after the two parted ways acrimoniously last year. The complaint, filed Thursday in Lynchburg Circuit Court, alleges Falwell crafted a...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2020 | Headlines, Religion
The Mormon church has been hit with seven lawsuits accusing it of covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scouts troops in Arizona. It marks the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue. The Church of Jesus Christ...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | Headlines, Religion, Science
Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the night sky tonight than they have in 800 years — forming a celestial beacon akin to the ‘Star of Bethlehem’. The gas giants — the largest planets in the solar system — have been slowly getting closer...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Religion, Trump
Televangelist Pat Robertson, one of President Trump’s staunchest backers, today described Trump as “very erratic,” called on him to accept that President-elect Joe Biden won and said the Republican should not consider running again in 2024. The comments marked a sharp...
