Show threadWilliam Lindsey Aug 5

They dismiss mainstream media as biased, adopt an informal conversational tone, and celebrate the virtues of libertarianism alongside what they describe as 'free'—and their critics label conspiratorial—thinking. Having transitioned from evangelizing to influencing, Lentz should have no problem attracting a sizable audience."

#churches #Christianity #evangelicals #SexualAbuse #MaleEntitlement #MalePrivilege #woke #libertarianism #BroCulture #CarlLentz
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Aug 5

He believes he's "entitled" to reclaim his public platform and that his disciplining for sexually abusing women under his pastoral care was a manifestation of "cancel culture."

As she concludes,

"The most successful podcasters are white, straight, conservative-leaning men, who denounce all manner of tradition."

#churches #Christianity #evangelicals #SexualAbuse #MaleEntitlement #MalePrivilege #woke #libertarianism #BroCulture #CarlLentz
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Show threadWilliam Lindsey Aug 5

Take the case of celebrity pastor Carl Lentz, fired from his cushy pulpit at Hillsong NYC church after two women credibly brought charges against him of sexual impropriety including (one of the women) sexual abuse.

As Krivulskaya reports, Lentz has now reinvented himself as a podcaster-influencer who's raking in money, monetizing his abuse scandal.

#churches #Christianity #evangelicals #SexualAbuse #MaleEntitlement #MalePrivilege #woke #libertarianism #BroCulture #CarlLentz
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William Lindsey Aug 5

Lost your puplit due to a disgraceful sex scandal?

Not to worry: all is not lost.

As Suzanna Krivulskaya says, "scandal-prone evangelical ministers over the past several generations have been remarkably successful at minimizing their transgressions in order to return to the pulpit."

#churches #Christianity #evangelicals #SexualAbuse #MaleEntitlement #MalePrivilege #woke #libertarianism #BroCulture #CarlLentz
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https://therevealer.org/how-to-monetize-your-sex-scandal-a-guide-for-disgraced-pastors/

AftonbladetAug 4, 2023

PLUS NEW YORK. Den kontroversiella megakyrkan Hillsong växte sig stor tack vare Instagram, kändisar och karismatiska präster.

Den kontroversiella megakyrkan Hillsong växte sig stor tack vare Instagram, kändisar och karismatiska präster. Unga runt om i världen blev förtrollade av kyrkans moderna framtoning – tills en rad skandaler till sist fick allt att rasa samman.#religion #carllentz #justinbieber #selenagomez #socialamedier
Skandalkyrkans uppgång och fall

Skandalkyrkans uppgång och fall

Den kontroversiella megakyrkan Hillsong växte sig stor tack vare Instagram, kändisar och karismatiska präster. Unga runt om i världen blev förtrollade av kyrkans moderna framtoning – tills en rad skandaler till sist fick allt att rasa samman.

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detektor.fm Jul 12, 2023

Bei Disney+ bietet die Dokuserie „The Secrets of Hillsong“ einen Blick hinter die Kulissen einer skandalträchtigen Mega-Church. In der zweiten Staffel der Apple-Serie „Afterparty“ muss ein Mord auf einer Hochzeit aufgeklärt werden und das Künstlerkollektiv „Rocco und seine Brüder“ verschönert in der ARD-Mediathek unsere Hauptstadt auf ganz eigene Art und Weise.

#CarlLentz #Hillsong #SamRichardson #TiffanyHaddish #WasLäuftHeute

https://detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-heute-the-secrets-of-hillsong-the-afterparty-rocco-und-seine-brueder?utm_campaign=share_on_mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_source=mastodon

Was läuft heute? | The Secrets of Hillsong, The Afterparty, Rocco und seine Brüder – Eine Menge Geheimnisse | detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio

Die Mega-Church Hillsong hat überall auf der Welt Mitglieder. Doch seit ein paar Jahren hat auch diese Kirche mit Skandalen zu kämpfen.

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Queer Lit CatsMay 15, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: 'The Secrets of Hillsong' Exposes More Sexual Abuse & Scandals in the Celebrity Megachurch https://jezebel.com/the-secrets-of-hillsong-carl-lentz-1850438481 #Jezebel #christianmovements #evangelicalism #hillsongchurch #protestantism #brianhouston #justinbieber #frankhouston #socialissues #annacrenshaw #leonakimes #raninkarim #carllentz #jasonmays #hillsong #laura #trump #city
'The Secrets of Hillsong' Exposes More Sexual Abuse & Scandals in the Celebrity Megachurch

"Rockstar pastor" Carl Lentz was adored by A-listers and athletes for years—until, he says in the bombshell new docuseries, he became Hillsong's fall guy.

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Universal Life MFNMar 28, 2023

#CarlLentz, former #Hillsong NYC pastor, joins Transformation Church as ‘strategist’

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Carl Lentz, former Hillsong NYC pastor, joins Transformation Church as ‘strategist’

More than two years after a sex and leadership scandal led to his firing from Hillsong Church NYC, Carl Lentz is now back in ministry as a strategist at Transformation Church led by Pastor Michael ...

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