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Oct 2018
53m 46s

What to Make of James MacDonald Suing Ju...

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
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A Chicagoland megachurch pastor has sued a Christian media personality and two former church-members-turned-potential-whistleblowers for defamation. According to Harvest Bible Chapel pastor James McDonald, former Moody Radio host Julie Roys and bloggers Ryan Mahoney and Scott Bryant published and helped publicize false and damaging financial information abou ... Show More
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