The Lord works in mysterious ways — 8/29

a once-weekly roundup of God’s omnipotence,
usually on Fridays

Religious followers believe their god protects and guides them. But god never shows up. Every religion is led only by humans, who often turn out to be charlatans, swindlers, or perverts.

California church addresses congregation about elder accused of sex assaults

Canada: Retired P.E.I. priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 12-year-old boy in 1980s

Florida: Catholic priest who worked in Orlando faces child abuse accusations, lawsuit

Florida: Sexual abuse allegations at Riverbend Community Church under investigation by police

Florida: Tallahassee church youth director, school child care worker arrested on sex abuse charges

Over traffic violation, Georgia cops chase motorist into fatal wreck

Lawsuit accuses New Orleans archbishop of personally hiding child abuse

Boston pastor gets 22 years for rape of homeless woman who came to the church for help

Michigan: Living Word Church pastor found guilty of six counts of child sexual abuse

Missouri: Former church secretary/treasurer accused of stealing church funds

North Carolina: Megachurch leader arrested in alleged and lurid $50 million human trafficking operation

Oklahoma man used church security cameras to watch girls undress

Texas: Former Lubbock youth pastor re-indicted on more than a dozen new charges of sexual assault of child

Houston ministry building raided by FBI as part of multi-state investigation into abuse by religious leaders

4 former Gateway elders deny defamation, cover-up claims in Robert Morris accuser’s Dallas lawsuit

Wisconsin priest brought Viagra for alleged teen sex meetup attempt

Of course, the vast majority of crooked or pervy religious leaders get away with everything. Of those that are caught, many are quietly reassigned to other duties, not defrocked or punished. Of the few cases that aren’t hushed up, there’s no knowing how many make the news, but undoubtedly I miss most of them, in compiling this list.

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8/29/2025

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