Without Walls Church Addresses Disputes
The revelations about Without Walls, which collects $40 million a year in revenue and is one of the nation's largest independent churches, have piqued interest nationally.Full story: Without Walls...
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While Paula White enjoys a meteoric rise to the top of Christian evangelism, she must juggle mounting concerns at home. In the last few months, Without Walls, which White leads with her husband, Randy,...
View ArticleRandy and Paula White: Divorce shakes evangelical empire
As a team, pastors Randy and Paula White attracted tens of thousands to Without Walls International Church. But behind the picture perfect image, the couple's 18-year marriage was in trouble. At...
View ArticleMegachurch founding pastors Randy and Paula White to seek divorce
Megachurch pastors Randy and Paula White stood before their congregation Thursday night and made the announcement that many in their flock feared had been coming for months. They are divorcing.Full...
View ArticleRandy White Makes Emotional Return To Without Walls Pulpit
Days after its founders Randy and Paul White announced they plan to divorce, Without Walls International Church got back to business Sunday.Full story: Randy White Makes Emotional Return To Without...
View ArticleFor pastors, divorce’s stain fades
The alleged attack of Thomas Weeks on estranged wife Juanita Bynum, and the divorce announced by Randy and Paula White, has rocked the evangelical world and left many tongues wagging about the state of...
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Financial Walls Closing In On Without Walls International Church
The future of Without Walls International Church is in question now that a credit union wants to foreclose on the megaministry. The church defaulted on a $1 million loan due in August, prompting the...
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Without Walls pastor vows to fight foreclosure threat; may sue newspaper
In a service notable for its unusual content, the Rev. Randy White, pastor of Without Walls International Church, laid bare the church's financial situation Sunday and its bid to stave off foreclosure...
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Without Walls International Church escapes foreclosure
Without Walls International Church escaped the specter of foreclosure after its lender agreed to drop demands for control of its books, tapes and other intellectual property, Pastor Randy White said...
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Randy White, former pastor at embattled Without Walls, charged with DUI
Randy White, who helped found the Without Walls International Church that later came under federal scrutiny for its ostentatious spending, was arrested and charged Saturday night with driving under...
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Cult leader Lia Eden wants UFO to pick up her followers
The leader of a religious cult based in Jakarta has asked Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Jakarta's Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for their permission to allow a UFO, piloted by the archangel...
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Polygamous FLDS cult erects wall around meetinghouse
The insular Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) is building a "fortress-type" wall around its meeting house in Colorado City, Arizona.UEP employee tells #2News this wall...
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Anti-gay bakery owners must pay $135.000 to lesbian couple
The Christian owners of the Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Oregon who denied service to a same-sex couple must pay $135,000 in damages, the state's Bureau of Labor and Industries has...
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International Cultic Studies Association: Upcoming Events
Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic or high-demand groups, alternative...
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Brazilian Evangelicals set up a ‘sin free’ alternative to Facebook
A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil have set up Facegloria -- a sin-free version of Facebook, the Telegraph reports.The service is patrolled by volunteers who prevent the posting of...
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Religion News, Wednesday July 15, 2015
Scientology quacks at work:After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain...
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Escaping Polygamy — and Scientology
Going Clear, Alex Gibney's smash documentary that exposes the Scientology cult to daylight, was HBO's highest-rated documentary premiere in almost a decade. By popular demand it is going to be back in...
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Are you old enough to remember Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?
Are you old enough to remember the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADiK74fve8Oregon Public Broadcasting, Nov. 21, 2012In 1981 this spiritual leader from India spent $5.75...
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Nobody joins a cult, but it is easy to get radicalized
Today's edition contains stories about the Palmarian Catholic Church, how easily people get radicalised, and what IS jihadists have in mind for Europe's cities. Also: tongue-in-cheek, How do Operating...
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Does the UK’s anti-radicalisation program alienate Muslims?
Today's edition includes stories about a radicalisation prevention program that may backfire. A protest against Whole Foods over its link to Marc Gafni. Iglesia ni Cristo, a powerful cult of...
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