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Backlash surged at Northern California’s Bethel Church after the church temporarily locked a private alumni Facebook group. The page had more than 5,000 members, and many used it to share experiences. BSSM alumnus Jesse Westwood said the lock happened overnight, so alarms spread fast. He argued that the move tightened
A federal case ended with a nine-year prison sentence for Aaron Paul Lockman. The former children’s pastor pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Investigators tied his case to WhatsApp messages and an earlier arrest, and the prison sentence followed. The FBI began investigating after reviewing evidence tied
Iowa Roots and a Split Sense of Belonging Raised in Iowa, Kristin T. Lee grew up in an Asian immigrant evangelical church and white evangelical culture. We Mend with Gold traces an immigrant daughter’s reckoning with American Christianity, and it spotlights a Kintsugi faith that names wounds. She describes a
The Tokyo High Court upheld the Unification Church dissolution, and the decision lands amid lingering national grief. The ruling maintains intense scrutiny of the Unification Church’s dissolution because the organization’s harm spans decades. The case drew sustained attention, and it widened after Shinzo Abe’s 2022 assassination. Coercive Donations and Massive
Abortion bans impact rental markets, lowering rents and raising vacancies, as renters choose states that protect reproductive rights now. A new National Bureau of Economic Research paper compares states with abortion bans to states without them. It tracks housing markets from July 2022 through June 2025, right after Roe fell.
A Virginia abortion rights amendment lawsuit aims to remove a proposed constitutional measure from the 2026 ballot. The Liberty Counsel filed the complaint in Bedford County Circuit Court on behalf of supervisor Charla Bansley. The suit names state and local election officials and asks the court to stop printing 2026
A reckless war on Iran is unfolding, and four officials briefed on the strikes voiced sharp internal doubts. They said classified briefings offered no clear vision for victory or what comes next. One official said the administration lacks a real rationale and an aftermath plan. Another said leaders simply want
An international student visa crackdown is reshaping daily life on Texas campuses. At the University of Texas at Dallas, staff member Daren Clements now does more airport drop-offs. Students leave with the same suitcases they arrived with, but with fewer options. Hiring freezes in tech and finance cut pathways, and
Episcopal Church future talk often centers on decline, but leaders pushed back in Charlotte. The church has lost about half its baptized membership since the 1960s, and it now counts about 1.5 million adherents. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe rejected the “doomed” storyline, and he called it a lie. He spoke
TREY’S Act would ban NDAs in civil cases tied to child sexual abuse and trafficking. The bill would void any NDA clause that stops survivors from speaking. Supporters say the ban on NDAs would protect children and strengthen accountability. Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Katie Britt unveiled TREY’S Act at
Bryan Meadows’ clergy sexual abuse allegations escalated after a viral YouTube interview and a new statement to The Roys Report. Stephanie Prescott, 34, said Meadows targeted her, and she called it grooming and abuse of power. She said the relationship fit clergy sexual abuse, not an “affair,” because he carried
A Christian open letter against Trump urges believers to speak out because signers see a crisis in democracy. Organizers published “A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy” on Ash Wednesday, and it quickly drew hundreds of names. The statement warns of a “cruel and oppressive government,”
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