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Klemischer went public with his accusations last month in a post on the church watchdog website The Wartburg Watch. Morris responded in a statement, saying he acknowledged “inappropriate sexual conduct” and had confessed and repented long ago. Gateway Church leaders initially said Morris “spoke openly and frankly about moral failings he made more than 35 years ago,” but later said they didn’t know Klemischer was a child at the time.Within days, Morris resigned as senior pastor of the megachurch he founded in 2000, and Gateway Church elders hired an outside law firm to investigate the matter.Gateway spokesman Lawrence Swisgood said…
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The shrine honours Japan’s war dead, but also criminals convicted during World War II.Article informationauthor, Yvette Tangrole, BBC News9 July 2024 10:57 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoA Chinese man has been arrested for purchasing the spray paint that was used to paint the word “toilet” on a controversial Japanese shrine, local media reported.The incident at Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japan’s war dead, including those convicted of war crimes, sparked outrage across Japan.One Tokyo businessman even offered a cash reward to catch anyone urinating on the pillar, a video of which was shared on Chinese social media.Police…
Athlon Sports’ College Football Preview magazine ranked the top 20 games for the 2024 season, with three LSU games included.All three of LSU’s games are ranked between 11th and 20th. At No. 16 on the list is the annual (for now) Alabama vs. LSU game. On Saturday, November 9th, LSU will host Alabama in one of the most anticipated matchups each season. In the Tide’s last trip to Baton Rouge, LSU won in double overtime on a gutsy two-point conversion play. Alabama is entering a new era with Cullen DeBoer, and it will be interesting to see how Alabama plays…
Karachi IT engineer kills boss over unpaid wages, highlights Pakistan’s economic crisis KARACHI: Police arrested a Karachi software engineer on Tuesday for allegedly killing his company’s chief executive officer over unpaid wages, in a case that highlighted the country’s dire economic situation and soaring cost of living. Shoaib Khan, who recently quit his job as a web developer with the company, visited the software house’s offices on the city’s busy Shahr-e-Faisal Road on Monday evening and stabbed his former boss, Naveed Khan. According to a preliminary police report on the incident, the company’s CEO succumbed to his injuries on the…
Roy Kwong Chun-yu, a pro-democracy member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council at the time, spoke over a loud-hailer to the police as he joined protesters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019. Demonstrators pushed barriers and dumpsters into the streets in an apparent bid to block access to a ceremony marking the anniversary of the handover of the former British colony to China. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP HONG KONG — Five years ago, on a sweltering July 1, enraged protesters in Hong Kong smashed their way into the local legislature and ransacked the building. It was…
* Heat warning 12pm to 8pm*It’s a somewhat subjective rating of the weather for that day on a scale of 0 to 10.1/10: A stubbornly sticky, stagnant stench of high fever that won’t go away.today: Partly sunny, with a chance of localized storms in the afternoon. High: 95-100.tonight: Partly cloudy, and very muggy. Low: 75-80.tomorrow: Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon storms. High: 93-97.The Weather Misery Index is spiking, and both temperature and humidity are nearing their highest levels of discomfort for July. No major cold front appears to be coming to “save the day.” However, we are watching…
Just two months ago, 35-year-old outfielder Kevin Pillar was sitting in his Scottsdale, Arizona, jobless and cut from baseball’s worst team, the Chicago White Sox.He didn’t want his nine-year, 10-month career to end like this.He’s eager to reach the milestone of a 10-year streak, and of course 1,000 career hits would be great too.Well, when Pillar walked into the visitors’ clubhouse at Wrigley Field on Saturday, balloons, streamers and bottles of wine were waiting for him at his locker.He went into the 10th anniversary believing it would be the final season of his career.Follow every MLB game: The latest MLB…
Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailscloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it’s $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.Suella Braverman is facing backlash after launching an extraordinary attack on the LGBT community by describing government buildings flying the rainbow flag as “occupied territory”.In a speech to demonstrate his leadership credentials to the Conservative right, the former Home Secretary said the Progress Party’s version of the Pride flag represented “a terrible political movement which I do not agree with”, and explained his attempts to remove it…
French voters made history in the second round of the general election on July 7, dashing the hopes of Marine Le Pen’s far-right RN party and giving the New Popular Front (NFP) the most seats (182). Following the left-wing coalition, President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition (163 seats) won, while the far-right RN, which had been aiming to take power, fell to third place with 143 seats (effectively last among the frontrunners). Thus, out of the 577 seats, the left and Macron’s centrist bloc won a combined total of 345 seats, more than the majority of 289. Other parties, including right-wing…