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Time to read: about 2 minutes Menlo Church, an evangelical Presbyterian faith community headquartered in Menlo Park, draws about 6,000 weekly congregants to its six Bay Area campuses. Photo by Sammy Dallal. A worship leader at Menlo Church's Mountain View location was fired after allegations emerged that he solicited nude photos online from a teen boy while working at a church in Oklahoma several years before joining the staff of Menlo Church, according to statements from church leaders. Menlo Church is a local evangelical Presbyterian faith community that attracts about 6,000 weekly congrega...

Living up to Christian principles in a fallen world JavaScript in your web browser. Please Living up to Christian principles in a fallen world Living up to Christian principles in a fallen world Christian celebrity culture is toxic. And it has terrible long-term effects. Ravi Zacharias was the head of an international, $40-million-a-year apologetics ministry devoted to explaining and justifying Christianity to a watching world. The position brought him international fame and fortune. When he died there was an outpouring of hagiographies of him from Christian circles. But increasingly, evi...

Michael Bryce Jr. has been fired as worship director of the Mountain View branch of the Menlo Church in California. | YouTube/Menlo Church One month after announcing the firing of Mountain View campus worship director Michael Bryce Jr. for “inappropriate behavior online” years ago, Menlo Church in California has confirmed that behavior was the solicitation of nude photos from a teenager. In a recent update to the congregation on Bryce’s March 19 firing, the church’s transitional Pastor John Crosby and elder board chair David Kim said they could share further details on th...

Liberty University vs. Jerry Falwell Jr.: A white Christian morality tale White evangelicals have been very good at consolidating power, which they often prioritize over true morality. But heaven help the man who tarnishes the brand. Jerry Falwell Jr., then the president of Liberty University, speaks during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 21, 2016.John Moore / Getty Images April 20, 2021, 9:33 AM UTC ByAnthea Butler, MSNBC Opinion Columnist Liberty University is doing some deep spring cleaning. Last Friday, the evangelical educa...

The Christian faith involves others, not just yourself. Being friendly requires some time and effort—but it is worth it in the end!