Liberty University Protesters Want Investigation of Falwell
A student protest is planned this morning at Liberty University. Specifically, the students want an investigation of issues raised in the Politico article by Brandon Ambrosino about Jerry Falwell’s personal and business dealings. Elizabeth, a LU student, is organizing the event which is slated for 11:45am. See you there. pic.twitter.com/wWcM2l3B5c — elizabeth (@msatomicbomb___) September 12,…
Read MoreGospel for Asia and Compliance with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability’s Standards: The 2015 Letter
In K.P. Yohannan’s recent “exclusive personal response” to the fraud lawsuit settlement involving Gospel for Asia, Yohannan traces GFA’s problems to a “confidential letter from a financial standards association we were part of, and of which we were a charter member.” He said that the letter was put on social media to damage GFA. He…
Read MoreIs There a War on Psychotherapy?
Last week, this came across my path: I assume Christopher Doyle refers to the effort around the country to prohibit sexual reorientation change efforts for minors. However, I write this post to address a couple of points. When it comes to sexual orientation and psychotherapy, the reparative therapy narrative of defective parenting doesn’t hold water…
Read MoreLet Justice Roll Down: Thoughts from John M. Perkins
Today a copy of John Perkins’ 1976 autobiography, Let Justice Roll Down, arrived in my mail box as a gift from a friend. I looked for this book as a part of my research into John MacArthur’s claim that he and Perkins traveled to Memphis on the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. I…
Read MoreGospel for Asia Asks Donors to Give Back Settlement Money
After settling the $37-million fraud lawsuit with new board member Garland Murphy, Gospel for Asia now wants donors to regift their settlement funds back to Gospel for Asia. According to an appeal letter sent to me by a former donor, GFA is spending promotional money in an attempt to recapture their losses. Take a look:…
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