3 megachurch scandals that will SHOCK you



In a recent New York Times article titled “Around Dallas, the Church Scandals Seem to Have No End,” writer Ruth Graham called out several prominent Dallas-Fort Worth pastors and churches for eyebrow-raising misconduct.

Pat Gray and the “Unleashed” team discuss what is becoming a real cause for concern in the DFW Christian community.

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“The article starts out this way,” says Pat, reading from Graham: “On a Sunday morning, the pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas took to the stage with his wife to reassure their congregation.”

The pastor being referenced is Ed Young, who, as far as Pat knows, has not been accused of any misconduct.

Young told his congregation, “Lisa is the only woman I've ever been with, and I'm the only man she's ever been with. ... We don't have to worry about any sexual skeletons in our closet.”

Young’s statement comes as a response to the growing list of DFW-based pastors who seem to be falling like flies as of late — the most noteworthy being Robert Morris of Gateway Church, who was accused of sexually abusing a child in the 1980s, Tony Evans of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, who stepped down due to some vague “secret sin” from his past, and most recently, Steven J. Lawson of Trinity Bible Church, who had an inappropriate relationship with a woman.

Graham calls out all three of these men in her article — and more.

“There is an associate pastor at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco. ... He was fired in July for moral failure. The lead pastor of Cross Timbers Church in Argyle resigned over inappropriate and hurtful actions,” says Pat, citing the article.

“It’s like a rampant virus,” he sighs.

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Megachurch pastor steps down over ‘secret sin’



Pastor Tony Evans has decided to step down from his role as the longtime pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas — because of a “secret” sin.

“I say a 'secret sin,' because in the statement that he released on his website, and that has now been widely circulated, he really doesn’t say what this past sin was that has now come to light,” Allie Beth Stuckey explains.

While Evans’ statement declared that he had “committed no crime,” he admitted to not using “righteous judgment” in his actions.

“There are a lot of guesses that we could probably make. If it wasn’t something that was criminal, that means it probably wasn’t financial,” Stuckey speculates.

Years ago, Stuckey had discussed another pastor who had stepped down from his role due to sin.

“Matt Chandler had to come forward and say that he had fallen short of the biblical standard for a Christian, a biblical standard for a husband and pastor,” Stuckey says, explaining that he had to admit to engaging in messages with a woman at his church to his congregation.

While Chandler told his congregation the truth, Evans remains tight-lipped about his sin.

“I think that he owes more specificity than this, the euphemisms just cause, I think, a lot of confusion and even more instability, a lot of questions, unfortunately rumors, gossip, and things like that,” Stuckey says.

Stuckey believes there’s a lesson to be taken from what has happened with Evans.

“Every time we are tempted towards sin — whether it be gossip, whether it be lust, whether it be adultery, theft, deceit, whatever — is that feeling that we have that ‘Yes, that would satisfy my flesh, that would satisfy my longings right now.’ Just remember that temptation, that pull that you are feeling towards that sin is from someone who hates you, who wants to destroy you, destroy your witness,” she says.

“It’s a good reminder, a humbling reminder for all of us, that no one is above that temptation,” she adds.




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Dr. Tony Evans Steps Down Over Secret Sin | Ep 1017

Dr. Tony Evans Steps Down Over Secret Sin | Ep 1017

Dallas megachurch pastor suddenly steps down after admitting to undisclosed, years-old 'sin': 'I fell short'



Tony Evans, a Dallas megachurch pastor and best-selling author, is stepping away from his ministry leadership role.

On Sunday, the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship senior pastor announced that he is stepping down because he "fell short" of the biblical standards required of him as a pastor a "number of years ago."

"The foundation of our ministry has always been our commitment to the Word of God as the absolute supreme standard of truth to which we are to conform our lives," Evans said in a statement. "When we fall short of that standard due to sin, we are required to repent and restore our relationship with God.

"A number of years ago, I fell short of that standard. I am, therefore, required to apply the same biblical standard of repentance and restoration to myself that I have applied to others," he added. "In light of this, I am stepping away from my pastoral duties and am submitting to a healing and restoration process established by the elders. This will afford me a needed time of spiritual recovery and healing."

Evans did not provide any details about the "sin" he committed, nor did he say when the incident occurred. He said he did not break any laws.

It's not clear what prompted Evans to accept accountability at this time if the undisclosed sin occurred years ago.

While Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship is non-denominational, most Christian churches derive their requirements for the position of "elder" or "pastor" from important biblical passages like 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.

Those letters limit the role of elder and pastor to mature Christians who are above reproach, do not engage in sexual immorality or adultery, are sober-minded and not drunkards, disciplined, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach and lead others, not violent, gentle, not arrogant or quick-tempered, not quarrelsome, not lovers of money, faithful managers of their own households, lovers of good, and Christians who are highly regarded by outsiders.

Evans has served as pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship since he founded the church in 1976. The church now boasts more than 10,000 members.

His ministry has reached millions more people through his syndicated radio program "The Alternative with Tony Evans," his books, and his Bible commentary.

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship's leaders said they will provide more information to the church about interim pastoral leadership in the coming weeks.

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​Whitlock: New book ‘Kingdom Politics’ inspires solution to Wawa store looting and America’s collapsing family structure



A mob of kids, some as young as 10 years old, ransacked a Philadelphia Wawa store. Surveillance cameras captured the crime. The Twitter feed Libs of TikTok posted the footage four days ago. Tucker Carlson aired the content Tuesday night on his popular show.

If you’ve seen it, you’re justifiably outraged. It depicts our descent into chaos and lawlessness. Carlson blamed billionaire revolutionary George Soros and other progressives who install soft-on-crime prosecutors. They certainly deserve blame.

But I did not think of Soros or our criminal justice system when I saw the video.

I thought of family and America’s ongoing destruction of the natural family.

I thought of Dr. Tony Evans, a Christian minister and author. I just finished reading Rev. Evans’ new book, "Kingdom Politics: Returning God to Government." In it, Dr. Evans made me consider the true cost of America’s reimagining, reshaping, and disruption of the nuclear family.

I also thought of a radical solution. But more on that later. First, let’s spend another moment pondering the implications of the Wawa store ransacking.

The average person will understandably conclude that race is the common denominator linking the kids looting the store. It’s not race. It’s the consequence of young people growing up in broken homes.

Evans writes: “The saga of a nation is the saga of its families written large. Whoever owns the family owns the future. When family structure breaks down, all manner of calamity and chaos enter into society. When family breaks down, crime goes up, poverty goes up, abuse goes up. When the family breaks down, gender confusion and role confusion go up.”

The political left owns the black family. They control our future. We bought their matriarchal and godless game plan for family structure. We now have 60 years of evidence that their game plan leads to self-destruction.

America must examine the plight of black people and reject the secular worldview and game plan imposed by Democrats.

Dr. Evans’ book does not explicitly argue that. Evans is a black minister serving a large, predominantly black congregation in Dallas. A significant portion of his flock likely voted for Joe Biden, views former president Barack Obama as a paragon of virtue, and believes white evangelical conservatives are bigots.

Evans is a political independent. He argues persuasively that all believers should be “Kingdom Independents,” voters driven by God’s biblically defined platform, not the platforms written by Republicans and Democrats. In his book, Evans goes to great lengths to avoid demonizing either political party.

Instead, he uses scripture to lay out what Christians should support politically and the repercussions for our political disobedience. He lets the reader draw his own conclusions on which party or candidate to support.

For me, the right conclusions are easy to reach.

“The family,” Evans writes, “is the first institution established by God that would serve as the foundation for the well-being of society and civilization.”

I could have stopped reading there, the halfway point of the book. The left has reimagined family, expanding it to include same-sex marriage and incentivizing women and mothers to abandon the traditional family altogether.

Later in the book, Evans asks a simple question: “Do you regularly bring heaven’s view into the discussion of politics?”

Evans answers: “Unfortunately we have become a platform of parties that won’t open the Bible anymore. We won’t ask anyone to explain what scripture has to say. And we are suffering the results of this spiritual exclusion from politics.”

The intention of Evans’ book is to inspire believers to think more critically about how they use their votes. I enjoyed it tremendously. It gave me much to ponder. It also inspired within me a potential solution.

How do we return God to government?

I can hear the leftists scream: separation of church and state!

First, those words are not written in the U.S. Constitution. The Establishment Clause, the first clause in the Bill of Rights, states, “Congress shall make no laws respecting an establishment of religion.” It was written to protect religious liberties and to prevent the government from interfering with or influencing the church. It was not written to stop the church from influencing the government.

When Thomas Jefferson, in a private letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, referenced the separation of church and state, he was assuring the association that the government would leave churches alone.

The Establishment Clause wasn’t even remotely debated for the first 150 years of the United States. It wasn’t until after World War II that the Supreme Court started interpreting the Establishment Clause. The subsequent interpretations popularized and redefined Jefferson’s “church and state” metaphor.

The second chapter of Dr. Evans’ book explains the link between God and government. The chapter is titled, “The Link Between God and Government.”

Only a fool or an atheist would want to remove God’s influence over government. America is currently overrun with foolish atheists.

Let me return to my question: How do we return God to government?

We do it by empowering the natural family. We enhance the voting power of a married man and woman. Each man and woman 18 and above retains their individual votes. We grant a single, extra vote to married couples. The couple declare on their marriage license which spouse cast the extra vote. If you divorce, you become ineligible to ever receive this extra voting benefit again.

The extra vote isn’t intended to inspire more marriages. It’s intended to force politicians to develop policies that support the natural family structure. Right now, politicians formulate policies that serve the needs of individuals. Once our laws support families, the improved culture will inspire men and women to seek marriage.

It’s a radical solution. It’s no more radical than the laws supporting same-sex marriage or surgical sex changes for minors. Faith in God is radical. The American experiment is radical.

We need radical ideas to save this nation.

“Whoever owns the family owns the future.”