Julie Roys
Spicy Takes from the World of Religion News
By Roxanne Stone — April 25, 2024
Scandalous religion. Eastern Orthodoxy in the manosphere. Katelyn and Roxy bring you all the hot takes from the Religion News Association.
James MacDonald, former Harvest Bible pastor, charged with felony assault and battery
By Bob Smietana — April 13, 2023
(RNS)— MacDonald, a once popular radio preacher who helped found what was one of Chicago’s largest churches, was fired in 2019 and deemed unfit for ministry. He has continued to guest preach at churches and run an online ministry.
James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel reach multimillion-dollar agreement
By Yonat Shimron — October 20, 2020
(RNS) — MacDonald, who was fired last year, will get $1.2 million and a vacant parcel of property adjacent to the church’s Crystal Lake Campus. He will also be allowed to run his Walk in the Word ministry independently.
Harvest Bible Chapel apologizes as it installs new elder board
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 3, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The move comes as the Chicago-area megachurch transitions to a new board of elders this week and prepares to move forward under new leaders.
ECFA suspends Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 18, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has suspended Harvest Bible Chapel, the Chicago-area megachurch that recently fired its founding pastor, James MacDonald, amid allegations of financial impropriety and domineering behavior.
James MacDonald fired as Harvest Bible Chapel pastor
By Bob Smietana and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 13, 2019
(RNS) — Elders announced that the church founder was fired for 'engaging in conduct that the Elders believe is contrary and harmful to the best interests of the church.'
James MacDonald on ‘indefinite sabbatical’ from Harvest amid renewed criticism
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 16, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The move comes as its elders announced a 'peacemaking process that seeks both reconciliation and change where needed' in an update posted Wednesday (Jan. 16) on the Harvest Bible Chapel website.
Harvest Bible Chapel drops lawsuit against bloggers, writer
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 8, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — Harvest Bible Chapel has announced it will drop a defamation lawsuit against two bloggers, their wives and a freelance reporter after a court ruled that documents subpoenaed in the case could be made public.
Harvest Bible Chapel sues bloggers for spreading ‘false information’
By Bobby Ross Jr. — November 8, 2018
(RNS) — Megachurch pastor James MacDonald and his congregation filed suit recently, claiming two bloggers and a freelance writer were spreading false information about the church.
Amid a sex abuse crisis, a new conservative Christian vision for womanhood?
By Jonathan Merritt — December 7, 2017
Julie Roys says feminism may have contributed to our current crisis and fundamentalists may be making it worse.
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