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Evangelist Ted Haggard faces new allegations of gay sex abuse

Evangelist Ted Haggard, who was ex-communicated from his own church in 2006 following allegations he regularly paid for a male escort and was a methamphetamine addict, is facing new claims of misconduct from members of the church he founded in…

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Hate group reorganizes as a ‘church’ to avoid government oversight

The Family Research Council, the far-right policy “think” tank and political lobbying group, was granted non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a church with its head, Tony Perkins, as minister. FRC has lobbied for legislation…

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This anti-gay pastor is accused of multiple gay sexual relationships

Los Angeles-based anti-gay pastor, online radio host, and “manosphere” star Jesse Lee Peterson is alleged to have had multiple gay relationships and exhibited a pattern of sexually harassing male associates. Several of Peterson’s former friends and associates have come forward…

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Community rallies around LGBT-friendly church after attack

“God’s doors are open to all,” reads a set of rainbow-colored doors outside United Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri. Apparently, a church preaching God’s love and acceptance managed to strike a nerve with some of the less Christ-like followers…

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The untold truth of the Westboro Baptist Church

The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most notorious and infamous churches in the United States. According to Britannica, Fred Phelps founded the church, which is based out of Topeka, Kansas, and he also served as the church’s first pastor…