Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father’s child sex crimes. Houston, 69, was the Sydney-based church’s senior global pastor when police charged him two years ago with concealing a serious indictable offense. He resigned from his church roles months later. Sydney Magistrate Gareth Christofi… Continue reading Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father’s child sex crimes
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Lahaina mourns loss of culture after wildfires ruin a 200-year-old church
As Hawaii’s island of Maui continues to fight wildfires that have claimed at least 53 lives, residents of the decimated town of Lahaina are mourning the loss of nearly all their cultural institutions. Among them, a 200-year-old church, which Native Hawaiians say has been a mainstay in their community for centuries. “It was a gathering… Continue reading Lahaina mourns loss of culture after wildfires ruin a 200-year-old church
Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology, says she’s been threatened and subjected to ‘psychological torture’
LOS ANGELES — Actor Leah Remini filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, alleging that she has been threatened, harassed and stalked for the past decade. The “King of Queens” star says she has been the victim of “intentional malicious and fraudulent rumors via hundreds of Scientology-controlled and -coordinated social… Continue reading Leah Remini sues Church of Scientology, says she’s been threatened and subjected to ‘psychological torture’