New story -- Can a Christian Community Close the Beach on Sunday Mornings?

In Ocean Grove, N.J., a conservative religious organization sets the rules. The state has challenged its right to keep sunbathers off the sand.

nytimes.com/2024/04/12/nyr…

Here's my story on a massive new Hindu temple sits in what used to be farmfields in New Jersey.

nytimes.com/2023/10/21/nyr…

It's true, I won a little award thingie ... oh and I had a baby ...

Michelle Boorstein is the best cheerleader and I am grateful! And @AnnysWaPo is the most gracious editor.

Back in 2023. 😉

The reporting of abuse at Christian mega-camp Kanakuk has been shocking, but today Nancy French reported that there has been no disciplinary action against any supervisors of a former camp director who prosecutors say may have abused 100s of children.

A Louisiana @kanakuk victim came forward today - after 20 years of believing he was the only victim of super predator Pete Newman.

Newman's now in prison for the rest of his life for child abuse with an estimated 'hundreds' of victims.

How did this happen?

A thread. /1

Hernan Cuevas arrived in Highland Park four days before the shooting.

Now, he was responsible for leading his church through a horrific act of violence. wapo.st/3nNd6BV

SCOOP from Bob Smietana and me: The company that owns Newsweek magazine has filed suit against its former owners and religious leader David Jang, seeking to recoup millions of dollars in losses incurred under previous leadership. religionnews.com/2022/07/07/new…

A number of pastors have passed around a story that questions whether Jen Lyell spoke to the police or if her allegations were accurate. A Jeffersontown officer confirmed that she reported. And several SBC agencies corroborated the allegations.

religionnews.com/2022/07/06/adu…

Yes, the SCOTUS ruling in WV v EPA is a 'blow to Biden's climate agenda,' as many reporters (including me) have written.

But this kind of framing misses that it's really a blow to efforts to cut emissions in line w/ climate science.

Physics doesn't care about politics.

“An activist canceled his anti-violence event over worries about violence.”

Family members of Franklin Graham paid by Samaritan's Purse in 2020:
Franklin (father) $740,704.
Jane (mother) $47,411
Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch (daughter) $140,947
Corey Lynch (husband of Cissie) $49,300
Edward (son) $191,957
Kristen (wife of Edward) $14,283

Oh wow. Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse (a 'non-profit organization') made $224,339,099 in 2020 in profit (Revenue less expenses'). $224 million.

From my story on Franklin Graham:

Graham runs an Alaska ministry with military families. Panahi, who heard from military wives after she shared her own story, expressed concern that he would similarly tell those wives to go back to abusive husbands.

washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/…

Why does Franklin Graham's twitter do paid promotion?

Of Franklin Graham 2.5 million followers, how many were 'recruited' via paid (and not organic following)

And who is paying for it? Is it out of Samaritan's Purse, or other funds?

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