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05/08/2026

In March, Perez Hilton told followers a near-death experience convinced him God had spoken directly to him for the first time in his life. This week, a troubling TikTok livestream sent him back to the hospital. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220975-perez-hilton-hospitalized-tiktok-livestream.html

05/08/2026

Alisa Childers says more Christians are waking up to the reality of evil, and that's opening the door for influencers eager to sell them "a bill of goods" about how Satan actually works. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220963-alisa-childers-warns-deliverance-influencers-satan.html

05/08/2026

Fit for a King, once introduced as a Christian act, is now touring with Motionless in White, whose frontman has called religion "vile" and whose shows include burning props designed to resemble Bibles. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220941-fit-for-a-king-motionless-in-white-tour-bible-burning.html

05/08/2026

Colorado Christian University just added a name to its 2026-2027 faculty list that most schools would never get: former Vice President Mike Pence. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220940-vice-president-mike-pence-visiting-faculty-colorado-christian-university.html

05/08/2026

Timothy Cheneyfield led a Winter Haven church, worked as a hospice chaplain, and spent over a decade as a school paraprofessional. Now he's facing 20 charges, including allegations he never told a 14-year-old victim he was HIV-positive before having unprotected s*x with him. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220945-timothy-cheneyfield-s*xually-assaulting-teen.html

05/08/2026

A former Florida pastor who opposed SBC s*xual abuse reforms has been sentenced to 12 life sentences after being convicted of child s*x abuse and possessing child s*x abuse material.

Jonathan Elwing, a former Southern Baptist pastor, has been convicted of multiple charges involving child s*x abuse material (CSAM).

05/08/2026

Preston Sprinkle asked Jackie Hill Perry a straightforward question: does God create every s*xual orientation? Her answer didn't land on either side of the usual debate, and it's the same one she gave again this summer when the questions about her story resurfaced. https://churchleaders.com/news/421288-are-all-s*xual-orientations-created-by-god-jackie-hill-perry-answers-preston-sprinkle-at-exiles-in-babylon-conference.html

05/08/2026

Pastor Josh Howerton didn't go easy on his cohost, hitting him with one of the Bible's toughest passages on losing your salvation — one that says a believer can be enlightened and still fall away for good. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220817-christians-lose-salvation-pastor-josh-howerton-eternal-security.html

04/08/2026

You've seen the video. What you haven't heard is how close Alan Ritchson came to spending that night in jail.
The "Reacher" star says an unexplainable urge told him to strap on a body camera he almost never wears, right before police showed up to arrest him. He's calling it more than luck. https://churchleaders.com/news/2220917-alan-ritchson-body-cam-gift-god-motorcycle-altercation.html

04/08/2026

You probably know Carrie Underwood. The other 19 names might surprise you, including a worship pastor who beat Adam Lambert, a contestant who forgave Simon Cowell on camera, and a three-time auditioner who never won a season but became one of the most celebrated Christian artists in the country. See how many of the 20 you can actually name. https://churchleaders.com/christianity/2216342-american-idol-christian-singers.html