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A Georgia pastor and his wife were charged with false imprisonment after 8 people were found locked in their basement, police say
Curtis Bankston denies keeping people against their will. His lawyer says it was a case of a Christ…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A megachurch pastor in Oklahoma apologized for a demonstration during his sermon 'being too extreme and disgusting' when he rubbed spit on a churchgoer's face
Michael Todd, a pastor based in Tulsa, tried to make a point in the sermon, saying "receiving visio…
Mary Meisenzahl
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A Georgia pastor wants his church to grow cannabis to attract more congregants and teach young Black men urban farming: 'I'm looking for people who smell like weed'
After facing some backlash, Pastor Jamal Bryant clarified that he wants to "show young people the a…
Taylor Ardrey
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An Uber driver was arrested and charged after fatally shooting a beloved Houston pastor in an alleged road rage shooting
Local news identified the beloved pastor as 58-year-old Rev. Ronald Mouton, who was fatally shot in…
Taylor Ardrey
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A pastor at a Southern Baptist megachurch is stepping down after sending inappropriate DMs to a woman, church elders said
The Village Church said "while the messages were not romantic or sexual in nature, the frequency an…
Azmi Haroun
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A Florida pastor has been accused of running an organized retail crime ring and hawking $3 million worth of stolen items online
Robert Dell used his former positions as a pastor and director of a halfway house to manipulate peo…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A Christian pastor from Ohio was arrested over Capitol riot charges after telling congregants they needed to give the government 'reason to fear us,' prosecutors say
William Dunfee, who the FBI said preached about January 6 before and after the riot, was accused of…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Missouri pastor has apologized after berating his congregation for being 'poor, broke, busted' and not getting him a luxury watch
"I'm not worth your McDonald's money? I'm not worth your Red Lobster money?" pastor Carlton Funderb…
Cheryl Teh
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A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted the Bible telling people not to 'resist authority' as it strips workers' park perks
Retirees and employees at Disney World are losing their perks under the new district board, which s…
Rebecca Cohen
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Adam Kinzinger warns that some Christians now 'equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ,' calls out pastors who support Trumpism
Kinzinger, who identifies as Christian, also told MSNBC that tribalism had led voters to "accept an…
Matthew Loh
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A Singaporean couple built 500 homes on the Ukrainian frontlines as the war raged around them. Here's how they did it.
Singaporeans Lam Baoyan and Rudy Taslim have spent the last two years running multiple aid projects…
Matthew Loh
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Police arrested a Colorado pastor for his participation in the Capitol riot after a Bible college colleague tipped off the FBI
"I'm probably going to lose my job as a pastor after this," Tyler Ethridge said in video that captu…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Pastor who was robbed of $1M worth of jewelry at gunpoint was accused of stealing $90K from congregant while running for Brooklyn Borough president
Bishop Lamor Whitehead raised eyebrows when police valued the worth of the jewelry stolen from him …
Azmi Haroun
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Pope Francis ousted a Texas bishop, signaling he may finally be done with ultraconservative US Catholics
Pope Francis and Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland clashed over issues of same-sex couples and the ord…
Katie Balevic
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Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into 'choleric', 'phlegmatic,' and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God
Both Johnsons hold deeply religious views, which have been at the center of their personal and prof…
Brent D. Griffiths
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A Tennessee pastor has threatened to kick mask-wearing churchgoers from his congregation
Pastor Greg Locke is known for preaching to his Nashville congregation that COVID is fake and vacci…
Cheryl Teh
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Chipotle says customers can't get enough of its Chicken al Pastor – and it means it's having to spend less on pricier beef
Chicken al Pastor was added to Chipotle's menus in March. The company says one in five customer ord…
Grace Dean
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An anti-abortion pastor railed against rape and incest exceptions in Indiana's proposed abortion ban, warning lawmakers that the GOP would lose 'God-fearing' voters if the bill isn't more strict
Anti-abortion and abortion-rights demonstrators packed the Indiana Statehouse as lawmakers consider…
Katie Anthony
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Family of 13-year-old driver in Texas crash that killed 9 'lost everything' in a house fire last year, pastor says
The family of a child who died in a crash on Tuesday that killed 9 people in total "lost everything…
Joshua Zitser
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A Tennessee pastor led a 'Harry Potter' and 'Twilight' book burning and told followers to 'stop allowing demonic influences into your home'
Greg Locke, head pastor at Global Vision Bible Church, said the "Twilight" books are "full of spell…