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Capture Alerts

Editor-reviewed reports of institutional capture across the Seven Mountains — and the first moves for the people inside.

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Minneapolis Pastors Sued by MN AG Over $2M in Alleged Church Fund Misuse
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Metro · August 25, 2026

Minneapolis Pastors Sued by MN AG Over $2M in Alleged Church Fund Misuse

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a fraud lawsuit against Bishop Larry Cook and Dr. Sharon Cook, co-pastors of Real Believers Faith Center in Minneapolis, according to EURweb. The suit alleges the cou…

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All Four PMBC Pastors Resign After Anonymous Plagiarism Dossier Scandal
Status: CriticalSeverity: 3 - Major Shift

Religion · Atlanta, GA Metro · August 25, 2026

All Four PMBC Pastors Resign After Anonymous Plagiarism Dossier Scandal

All four elders of Pray's Mill Baptist Church (PMBC) in Douglasville, Georgia — Scott Aniol, Jon Norton, Dylan Joyner, and Matt Sikes — resigned Friday night after Protestia reported they had prepared and anonymously …

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New Ways Ministry: Pope Leo's Bishop Picks Favor LGBTQ Outreach
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Nationwide · August 25, 2026

New Ways Ministry: Pope Leo's Bishop Picks Favor LGBTQ Outreach

New Ways Ministry, a Catholic LGBTQ advocacy outlet, reports that several of Pope Leo's 2026 bishop appointments share a record of LGBTQ ministry outreach, citing analysis from Christopher Hale's Substack "Letters fro…

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NPUC Delegates Approve Motion Opening Path to Women's Ordination
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Tri-Cities, WA Metro · August 25, 2026

NPUC Delegates Approve Motion Opening Path to Women's Ordination

Delegates at the North Pacific Union Conference's 30th Constituency Session, held Sunday at Walla Walla University Church in College Place, Washington, approved a motion by 62.6 percent affirming that each local confe…

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Iowa Sued Over Access to Capitol as Satanic Temple Claims Discrimination
Status: LowSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Des Moines, IA Metro · August 21, 2026

Iowa Sued Over Access to Capitol as Satanic Temple Claims Discrimination

The ACLU of Iowa has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on behalf of The Satanic Temple, alleging that Iowa Department of Administrative Services officials violated th…

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SC Church's Lawsuit Over Religious Bias in County Deal Advances to Trial
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Columbia, SC Metro · August 21, 2026

SC Church's Lawsuit Over Religious Bias in County Deal Advances to Trial

A federal judge has denied Richland County's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Word of God Church and Ministries, according to WACH Fox in Columbia, South Carolina. The church entered a 2023 contract to purchase th…

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LDS Church Sues Ex-Member's 'Mormon Stories' Podcast Over Trademarks
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Salt Lake City, UT Metro · August 21, 2026

LDS Church Sues Ex-Member's 'Mormon Stories' Podcast Over Trademarks

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its intellectual property arm, Intellectual Reserve Inc., filed a federal trademark and copyright lawsuit against podcaster John Dehlin and his Open Stories Foundati…

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Texas Court Shields Gateway Church From Most Claims in Morris Abuse Cover-Up Suit
Status: LowSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Metro · August 21, 2026

Texas Court Shields Gateway Church From Most Claims in Morris Abuse Cover-Up Suit

A Texas appellate court ruled Wednesday that most claims in Cindy Clemishire's defamation lawsuit against Gateway Church cannot proceed, the Fort Worth Report reports. The Fifth District Court of Appeals reversed a Da…

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Crossroads Church Suspends Founding Pastor Brian Tome Amid Misconduct Probe
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Cincinnati, OH Metro · August 21, 2026

Crossroads Church Suspends Founding Pastor Brian Tome Amid Misconduct Probe

Crossroads Church, a multi-site congregation based in Cincinnati with locations in Ohio and Kentucky, has suspended founding pastor Brian Tome, 60, pending an independent investigation, according to The Roys Report. I…

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Emergency Hearing Set in Pawleys Island Church-Academy Lawsuit
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Myrtle Beach, SC Metro · August 20, 2026

Emergency Hearing Set in Pawleys Island Church-Academy Lawsuit

A court has set an emergency hearing in a lawsuit involving a church and its affiliated academy in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, per GAB News, in a case connected to a sex-offender matter. The specifics of the claim…

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Survey: 82% of US Pastors Have Considered Leaving Ministry
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Nationwide · August 20, 2026

Survey: 82% of US Pastors Have Considered Leaving Ministry

A new survey called the Culture Resurrection Index, commissioned by Virginia Beach pastor Jared Fabac of One City Church, found that 82% of 1,000 US pastors surveyed have considered leaving pastoral ministry within th…

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Vermont Church Elder, Child Evangelism Leader Charged With CSAM Distribution
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Statewide · VT · August 19, 2026

Vermont Church Elder, Child Evangelism Leader Charged With CSAM Distribution

Andrew Buzzell, 34, an elder at Green Mountain Baptist Church in Center Rutland, Vermont, and the state director of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in Vermont, was arrested Friday by the FBI and charged in federal c…

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