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

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Quebec Archdiocese to Pay $31.5M in Clergy Abuse Settlement
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Nationwide · August 19, 2026

Quebec Archdiocese to Pay $31.5M in Clergy Abuse Settlement

The Archdiocese of Quebec, Canada, will pay $31.5 million (Canadian) to settle a class action lawsuit alleging clergy sexual abuse, according to EWTN News. Quebec Superior Court Judge Danye Daigle ratified the agreeme…

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VT Church Elder Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case; Nonprofit Stays Silent
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Montpelier, VT Metro · August 19, 2026

VT Church Elder Charged in Child Sex Abuse Case; Nonprofit Stays Silent

WBUR reports that Andrew Buzzell, 34, an elder at Green Mountain Baptist Church in Rutland Town, Vermont, was arrested this month on federal charges of distributing child sexual abuse images. Court documents allege Bu…

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Acts 29 VP Removed After Confessing Long-Term Affair
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Raleigh-Durham, NC Metro · August 18, 2026

Acts 29 VP Removed After Confessing Long-Term Affair

Acts 29, an evangelical church-planting network, has terminated Tyler Jones, its U.S. vice president, after he confessed to a "long-term extramarital relationship," according to The Roys Report. Acts 29 notified staff…

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China Detains Seven Christians Over Refusal to Remove Church Cross
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Nationwide · August 17, 2026

China Detains Seven Christians Over Refusal to Remove Church Cross

Seven Christians associated with Holy Love Christian Church in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, have been detained by Chinese authorities for two weeks, according to Christian Today. Pastor Bao Guohua, his wife Xing Wenxiang,…

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Amicus Briefs: Colorado Preschool Program Devalues Catholic School's Faith Claim
Status: LowSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Statewide · CO · August 15, 2026

Amicus Briefs: Colorado Preschool Program Devalues Catholic School's Faith Claim

Juicy Ecumenism's Rick Plasterer continues a multi-part analysis of St. Mary Parish v. Roy, a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this coming term after Colorado's Department of Early Childhood denied Universal Pre-…

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Former Amarillo Pastor Indicted After Prostitution Sting Arrest
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Amarillo, TX Metro · August 15, 2026

Former Amarillo Pastor Indicted After Prostitution Sting Arrest

A Randall County grand jury has indicted David Austin Ritchie, 42, on a charge of solicitation of prostitution, according to KVII in Amarillo, Texas. Ritchie was the former senior pastor of Redeemer Christian Church, …

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Traveling Preacher ‘Bearman’ Sues Michigan Town Over Religious Freedom
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Statewide · MI · August 14, 2026

Traveling Preacher ‘Bearman’ Sues Michigan Town Over Religious Freedom

According to a report from mlive.com, a traveling preacher known by the nickname "Bearman" has filed a lawsuit against a town in northern Michigan, alleging a violation of religious freedom. Beyond the headline, no fu…

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Texas Senate Race Pits Rival Theologies: Paxton's Orthodoxy vs. Talarico's Progressivism
Status: MediumSeverity: 1 - Worth Knowing

Religion · Statewide · TX · August 14, 2026

Texas Senate Race Pits Rival Theologies: Paxton's Orthodoxy vs. Talarico's Progressivism

The Texas Tribune reports that Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, competing for a U.S. Senate seat, are campaigning on openly contrasting versions of Christianity. Paxton, an evangelical who has defend…

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SBC Named as Defendant in Lawsuit Over SC Church Sex-Offender Case
Status: CriticalSeverity: 3 - Major Shift

Religion · Myrtle Beach, SC Metro · August 14, 2026

SBC Named as Defendant in Lawsuit Over SC Church Sex-Offender Case

A federal class-action lawsuit is being proposed against Pawleys Island Community Church in South Carolina after authorities alleged a convicted sex offender was permitted to volunteer near children at the church, acc…

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SC Church Closes Academy Amid Sex Offender Investigation
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Myrtle Beach, SC Metro · August 12, 2026

SC Church Closes Academy Amid Sex Offender Investigation

According to The Roys Report, Pawleys Island Community Church in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, has closed its affiliated academy amid a sex offender investigation. Based solely on the available headline, this alert …

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Lawsuit: Agawam Priest Groped Teen, Invoked Jesus; Diocese Named
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Springfield, MA Metro · August 12, 2026

Lawsuit: Agawam Priest Groped Teen, Invoked Jesus; Diocese Named

A civil lawsuit filed last week in Massachusetts accuses former Catholic priest Tomasz Parzynski of repeatedly groping a teenage boy, then 14 to 16 years old, in the sacristy of St. John the Evangelist Church in Agawa…

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North Texas UMC Conference Sues Highland Park UMC in Property/Governance Dispute
Status: HighSeverity: 2 - Directly Affects

Religion · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Metro · August 12, 2026

North Texas UMC Conference Sues Highland Park UMC in Property/Governance Dispute

The North Texas conference of the United Methodist Church has sued Highland Park United Methodist, one of the denomination’s most prominent congregations, Dallas News reports. The suit lands amid the UMC’s years-long …

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