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The New York Post reports: Becki Falwell claimed today that she and the husband she cheated on, evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr., are “more in love than ever” — and insists he never watched her have sex with her much younger lover. “We have the strongest relationship, and Jerry is the most forgiving person I’ve ever met,” said Becki, 53, …

The Christian Post reports: Some Christian leaders, including a couple of prominent conservative evangelicals, have denounced the conspiracy theory movement gaining traction in conservative circles known as QAnon. The theory has garnered criticism from multiple Christian leaders, including Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler Jr. On an episode of his podcast, “The Briefing,” posted online on Monday, Mohler compared …

Talking Points Memo reports: Liberty University may owe its former president Jerry Falwell Jr. roughly $10.5 million over the next two years following his resignation from the evangelical institution after a series of scandals. The Wall Street Journal reports that a source familiar with Falwell’s contract said the former university president is due his $1.25 million salary for two years. …

The Week reports: Shortly before the RNC began, a White House reporter for CBS News drew attention to two of Abby Johnson’s tweets from May in which she expressed support for “bringing back household voting,” which would give each household a single vote — and give husbands “the final say.” (Johnson doubled down on this outlandishly retrograde position on Tuesday …

The Associated Press reports: When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Jim Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Missouri, were among the most high-profile recipients. On April 28, the pastor received approval for an amount between $650,000 and $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds. Weeks before, Missouri filed a complaint, …

The story just gets juicier and juicier: Granda, in detailing the extent of his relationship with the Falwells for the first time, said he met the couple in 2012, while working at the Fontainebleau, when Becki approached him while he was talking to a group of young women. “During my work shift at the Fontainebleau Hotel in March 2012, I …

Talking Points Memo reports: Jerry Falwell resigned from Liberty University this week after Reuters reported that, according to former Miami pool boy Giancarlo Granda, “Jerry enjoyed watching from the corner of the room” as Jerry’s wife Becki and Granda had sex. Falwell reportedly quoted Martin Luther King Jr., telling a Lynchburg reporter that he was “free at last” from the …

“We’ve used every avenue. We’ve used Skype phone calls, Zoom rooms and Facebook Live to minister healing to people. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen two people come into a Zoom Room from their hospital room. “We saw a person come out of a coma during a Zoom call. Two different people in the past few weeks have awakened …

“I’m scared for America. I really am. I want to warn America. We’ve got a few more days to stand up. It’s going to be too late after the election, I believe. “I think if we elect the wrong people — and you see how wrong it’s been — we’re gonna have a revolution. “The church people are going to …

Fox News reports: Jerry Falwell Jr. resigned as president of Liberty University late Monday night, following a tumultuous day during which he tussled with the university’s board of trustees over his future at the school. “The board put me on leave, took away my duties as prez, and that’s not permitted by my contract,” Mr. Falwell said Monday night. “And …

Virginia Business reports: Although other news outlets have reported that Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to resign as president and chancellor of Liberty University, Falwell said in an interview Monday evening with Virginia Business that such reports are “completely false.” He said that he has not agreed to leave the post permanently, nor does he plan to, although he is …

Religion News Service reports: Jerry Falwell Jr. the embattled president of Liberty University and one of the biggest champions of President Donald Trump, has resigned, Religion News Service has learned. His resignation came within hours of the publication of a news story that alleged he and his wife Becki had a years-long sexual relationship with a business associate. Falwell had …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Jerry Falwell Jr., suspended as president of Virginia’s Christian-focused Liberty University after a string of embarrassing acts, today said that he has suffered depression caused by a former family friend who had an affair with his wife and has been threatening to expose it. In a statement exclusively to Secrets, Falwell revealed his wife …

Via email from hate group leader Tony Perkins: Family Research Council has released a new publication titled “Biblical Principles for Human Sexuality: Survey of Culture, Scripture, and Church History.” The publication comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which has accelerated the sexual revolution and empowered other activist judges to rule in ways …

“So they’ve come up a way to appeal to faith voters without offending their secular audience, and that is, they talk about faith in some ethereal undefined way. “You hear them talking this week about, ‘Oh, his faith is so important to him,’ and ‘Oh, his faith helped him in a troubled time,’ but they never define what that faith …

The San Antonio News-Express reports: A group of conservative activists doesn’t have grounds to sue San Antonio over the City Council’s refusal to allow a Chick-fil-A restaurant at San Antonio International Airport, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The group, which includes former council candidate Patrick von Dohlen [photo], sued the city in September alleging that San Antonio was in …

Lynchburg’s CBS News affiliate reports: The Liberty University Board of Trustees has confirmed both Jerry Falwell, Jr.‘s indefinite leave of absence and Acting President Jerry Provo’s terms of employment. According to a statement from the school, the group held a special meeting Friday at which both moves were ratified unanimously. No decision regarding retaining Falwell as President has been made …

First, a reminder about this nutjob: Greg Locke, an anti-LGBT, Trump-loving pastor, recounted in a now-viral video how he threatened a Dunkin’ Donuts employee after they told him to wear a face mask. He says the employee, whom he refers to as “Nazi Skippy,” asked him to wear a face mask should he ever return to the store. Locke says …

Via press release from Christian Newswire: A group of demonstrators who have protested the lockdown ordered by the Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam will sponsor a public funeral of COVID due to the lack of deaths recorded in Virginia on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. The event will take place at 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, Va. at …

Pat Robertson’s network reports: A group of pastors who graduated from Liberty University are urging the college’s board of trustees to “permanently remove” Jerry Falwell, Jr., from his role as president of the Christian school founded by his late father. On Thursday, in a letter addressed to the board of trustees and Dr. Jerry Prevo, who has chaired the board …