a once-weekly roundup of God’s omnipotence,
usually on Fridays
Alabama church secretly sent kids to evangelize in a homeless encampment
Alabama pastor arrested for practicing law without a license after trying to stop elections, DA say
Arizona youth pastor accused of luring minor
Illinois: Local priest accused of sexual abuse of a minor more than 40 years ago
Illinois: At least 30 people accuse Catholic school’s priests of sexual abuse, attorney says
Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse in Japan
Which, of course, it is — anywhere.
Another cyber breach threatens Baltimore Catholic Church abuse survivors
Former youth pastor accused of sexually abusing boys in Baltimore County
Detroit ex-choir leader charged with child porn
Six-figure settlements reached in case of Brooklyn bishop accused of abuse in Jersey City
North Carolina priest arrested on felony solicitation charge
Oklahoma pastor arrested for trying to film under woman’s skirt
Pennsylvania Bible study leader facing up to 10 years for assault of young girl: DA
Pennsylvania pastor under investigation for potentially rigging church’s C8 Corvette raffle
North Carolina pastor arrested on child sex crime charge in South Carolina
Tennessee Baptist Pastor gets 12 years for stealing $300,000 from food bank to pay hooker, buy truck
Texas: Church youth ministry volunteer in Harris County charged with possession of child porn
Liberty University’s baby business: Forced birth + coerced adoption = white Christian nationalism
Victims of a college ministry’s sexual abuse seek answers
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.
Last week in God’s divine plan
8/8/2025
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