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In fact, Ecclesia College is a part of a church called Ecclesia, Inc. According to Guidestar, Ecclesia, Inc. “is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.” Unlike other non-profit entities, Ecclesia isn’t accountable to the public via the annual 990 filing. Somehow…
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UPDATE: Politico found multiple instances of plagiarism in Crowley’s PhD dissertation. …………. Recently, Donald Trump named former Fox News talking head Monica Crowley to be his Director of Strategic Communications for the National Security Council. Then yesterday CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski published an expose of 50 instances of plagiarism in her 2012…
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Last week, Arkansas state representative Micah Neal pleaded guilty to fraud and accepting bribes from two non-profits in his district in exchange for state government discretionary funds. One of the non-profits has been identified as Ecclesia College, a Bible college in Springdale, Arkansas. In the plea agreement with Rep. Neal,…
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Last night on Facebook, Ecclesia College’s president Oren Paris III denied any wrongdoing in the emerging Arkansas bribery scandal. Yesterday, state representative Micah Neal admitted conspiring with an as yet unnamed state senator to secure bribes from two non-profits, one being Ecclesia College, in exchange for funds administered by the…
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Earlier today, I wrote about Micah Neal, an Arkansas state legislator who admitted taking kickbacks from two unnamed non-profits in Arkansas in exchange for donations from Arkansas’ General Improvement Fund. Neal made a plea agreement and is awaiting his fate. According to the plea agreement, money was given to Neal…
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UPDATE: Ecclesia College president Oren Paris III tonight issued a statement denying any wrongdoing in this case. A news report out of Arkansas sounds ominous for some of the blog’s favorite people. Ecclesia College received $200,000 from an Arkansas government agency to build a building on campus. According to the…
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Perry Noble is back and ready to help you. He is busy tweeting, recording podcasts, and launching his consulting service – The Growth Co. at www.iwantmychurchtogrow.com. He also has a business consulting wing at www.iwantmybusinesstogrow.com. Looks like he is going all John Maxwell on us. Last we saw Noble (September…
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Recently, I discovered Mark Frontczak and Sparrow Cartoons. A long time cartoonist, Mark draws mostly biblical themes with some limited social commentary. I especially like this one: Lighting up the place is what I hope to do here. Go over to Sparrow Cartoons to check out Mark’s work.
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Recently, I have been looking into diploma mills and questionable doctorate degrees given to celebrity Christians. One such celebrity is Darrell Scott. In two weeks, Cleveland pastor and Donald Trump supporter Rev. Scott will be honored by former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown’s charity Amer-i-can for his work in support…
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I realize this isn’t exactly big news but David Barton’s use of questionable quotes caught my eye because there is a local connection. In a WND article out yesterday, David Barton described a situation in nearby Oil City, PA. Here is his not-quite-accurate version: Because these groups are non-discriminatory in…
