More megachurches want to be your alma mater
Some of the nation’s biggest megachurches are getting into the college business, prioritizing job training and church culture over traditional liberal arts. A franchise-style model from a Christian uni...
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https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/28/repub/more-megachurches-want-to-be-your-alma-mater/
227 Megachurches – Glaube als Ware
Es gibt wenige Institutitionen, die enger mit der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft verbunden sind als Megachurches – stadiongroße Hallen, in denen Gläubige vom Heiligen Geist beseelt schreien, springen, über den Boden rollen, lallen. Es gibt wenige Institutionen, die uns Europäern fremdartiger erscheinen. Megachurches werden generalstabsmäßig organisiert, sind systematisch auf die Bindung der Gläubigen ausgerichtet und – natürlich – auf maximalen Profit.
Till führt uns durch die Welt der amerikanischen Megachurches, lässt Prediger zu Wort kommen und zeigt uns einige der Methoden, mit denen die braven Gottesmänner maximalen Umsatz erzeugen. Und trotz alledem, trotz der Psychotricks und Rhetorikmaschen und der totalen sozialen Kontrolle der Gläubigen durch Smartphone-Apps und Data Mining — auch in den USA treten immer mehr Leute aus den Kirchen aus.
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Es gibt wenige Institutitionen, die enger mit der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft verbunden sind als Megachurches – stadiongroße Hallen, in denen Gläubige vom Heiligen Geist beseelt schreien, springen,
Another group of plaintiffs, this time including seven women, have filed lawsuits against California megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship and its lead pastor Greg Laurie for sexual abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands of Paul Havsgaard.
The Cathedral, the Megachurch, and the Bazaar
https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/01-cathedral-megachurch-bazaar/
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If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the essay The Cathedral and the Bazaar. The TL;DR was that old open source was the cathedral of exclusive developers and groups. Then the Bazaar showed up (which was the Linux Kernel for example) and that freed us from the shackles of the cathedral. Except if we look at how things evolved, it wasn’t actually a bazaar. It was a bunch of roadside churches that are now megachurches. But there is still a bazaar, and it’s holding up our modern infrastructure.
People who leave #church during the last song worry me a bit.
Like... are you in THAT much of a rush to get somewhere? There's literally a constant stream of people leaving.
I get that this is a #megachurch, but good grief.
Popular #Atlanta #Megachurch #Pastor Charged for Beating His Stepson With…What??
An #associatepastor at Atlanta’s #2819Church was reportedly suspended after he was arrested for doing the unthinkable to his 15-year-old #stepson.
The 15-year-old, who had received an in-school suspension, alleged, “My dad called himself disciplining me” with an extension cord. The Independent identified the boy’s stepfather as #KennethMcFarland, an associate pastor at 2819 #Church.
https://www.theroot.com/popular-atlanta-megachurch-pastor-charged-for-beating-h-2000075361
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