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Lawsuit Claims Laurie’s Church Covered Up Sexual Misconduct
Lawsuit Claims Laurie’s Church Covered Up Sexual Misconduct

These stories tumbled into public view in a court filing in a lawsuit against Laurie and Harvest. The filing consolidated the 23 lawsuits filed by survivors of alleged childhood sexual abuse by another former Harvest pastor, Paul Havsgaard. As reported previously by The Roys Report, the men and women who grew up in church-funded homes in Romania accuse Laurie and Harvest of covering up years of sexual abuse.

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Christianity, Crime, News, North America, Partner Content, protestants, social media, Society, Women, womenDaniel SillimanDaniel Silliman, news, sexual misconduct, Secondary feature, Christianity, pastor abuse, crime, NDA, lawsuits, partner content, Greg Laurie, Harvest Christian Fellowship, Jeff Lasseigne, Brad Ormonde, Paul Havsgaard, The Roys Report, Riverside, California, Romania, Franklin, Tennessee, Nashville, megachurch, clergy sexual misconduct, adult clergy sexual abuse, church cover-up allegations, sexual abuse lawsuits, nondisclosure agreements, church leadership scandal, evangelical churches, church accountability, womenComment
Tennessee Pastor Reflects On His Effort To Erect Black Soldier Statue
Tennessee Pastor Reflects On His Effort To Erect Black Soldier Statue

On Oct. 23, hundreds gathered in Franklin, Tennessee, to witness the erection of a Civil War statue featuring a U.S. Colored Troops soldier. Chris Williamson, the senior pastor of Strong Tower Bible Church reflected for the ReligionUnplugged.com podcast on what the moment meant and the role the church must play in such debates.

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