http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22121/todd-bentley-7 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22121/todd-bentley-7#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:14:08 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22121 What a performance it was: For the past few months, Todd Bentley, a 32-year-old former drug addict from Canada's west coast, was the hottest thing going on the global televangelist circuit. A hog-riding faith healer with a devil-may-care attitude.

Then he failed his flock, the old fashioned way: By consorting with another woman.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22121/todd-bentley-7/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22106/todd-bentley-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22106/todd-bentley-6#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:41:48 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22106 The pastor in whose Florida church the Todd Bentley circus started says Bentley kept him out of the loop for his protection.

The loop? Bentley, who claims to get visited by angels, take trips to heaven and talk with the Apostle Paul, recently filed for separation from his wife -- days before it was revealed that he was carrying on an "unhealthy relationship" with a female staff member.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22106/todd-bentley-6/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22093/todd-bentley-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22093/todd-bentley-5#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:36:30 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22093 In stepping down, Bentley will also refrain from all public ministries, including his meetings in south Florida which have attracted about 300,000 people to a church and baseball stadium since April.

"In the meantime, he's going to get himself refreshed," said Ken Greter, International Missions Director for Fresh Fire Ministries.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22093/todd-bentley-5/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22083/todd-bentley-relationship http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22083/todd-bentley-relationship#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:55:59 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22083 Three days after reacting to news that controversial evangelist Todd Bentley is separating from his wife, the board of Directors of Fresh Fire Ministries announces that he has also agreed to step down from his position on the Board of Directors and to refrain from all public ministry for a season to receive counsel in his personal life.

They cite an unhealthy relationship... ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22083/todd-bentley-relationship/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22078/todd-bentley-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22078/todd-bentley-4#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:06:11 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22078 Up to 10,000 people a day have been flocking to a Florida baseball stadium to lose themselves in ecstatic music and appeal to Bentley for divine healing, which the T-shirted, bling-wearing redhead sometimes offers by kneeing the sick in the stomach or kicking them with his biker boots and shouting "Bam!"

A number of rival conservative Christian radio hosts, apocalypticists and charismatics have attacked the Canadian preacher for, among other things, claiming to have gone to heaven and met and talked with angels, Jesus and the apostle Paul.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22078/todd-bentley-4/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22047/todd-bentley-shonnah-separation http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22047/todd-bentley-shonnah-separation#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:30:36 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22047 Todd Bentley, who led a Pentecostal revival in Lakeland from a modest beginning to near-historic proportions, has filed for separation from his wife, a former spokesperson said Monday, and will not return to the ongoing revival.

The Bentleys have two daughters and a son, and are Canadian citizens. Under Canadian law, separation is a preliminary step in divorce proceedings, lasting nine months.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22047/todd-bentley-shonnah-separation/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22033/todd-bentley-files-for-separation-from-his-wife http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22033/todd-bentley-files-for-separation-from-his-wife#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:04:32 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22033 Controversial preacher Todd Bentley -- who until recently led an alleged 'revival' in Lakeland, Florida -- has filed for separation from his wife.

At the end of June a bunch of so-called 'apostles' and 'prophets' commissioned Bentley as an 'evangelist.'

So much for spiritual discernment... ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22033/todd-bentley-files-for-separation-from-his-wife/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21815/todd-bently-to-leave-florida-to-conduct-revivals-overseas http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21815/todd-bently-to-leave-florida-to-conduct-revivals-overseas#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:41:41 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21815 Watch our church... Todd Bentley is bent on exporting the madness he calls 'revival' overseas.

Even some fellow Pentecostals have questioned whether Bentley's revivals have placed enough emphasis on preaching and calls for repentance. A recent set of guidelines from the Assemblies of God, the largest predominantly white Pentecostal denomination in the United States, seemed to question the Florida Outpouring's emphasis on miracles. Local pastors have expressed skepticism about exaggerated claims.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21815/todd-bently-to-leave-florida-to-conduct-revivals-overseas/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21752/todd-bentley-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21752/todd-bentley-3#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:46:09 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21752 Todd Bentley talks with angels, received diamond dust from God, kicks people in the face, and claims to heal the sick and raise the dead.

Tens of thousands of undiscerning Christians flock to him like groupies to a rock star -- always in search of the latest 'blessing.'

ABC Nightline took a look. Now Bentley is taking a break.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21752/todd-bentley-3/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21710/todd-bentley-commissioned-as-an-evangelist-a-christian-role-playing-game http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21710/todd-bentley-commissioned-as-an-evangelist-a-christian-role-playing-game#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:10:06 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21710 C. Peter Wagner, the leader of the 'International Coalition of Apostles' along with other prominent figures in the real-life 'apostolic and prophetic' role-playing game have commissioned controversial evangelist Todd Bentley as, well, an evangelist.

Doing so will reportedly result in a measure of 'apostolic alignment' (in plain english: accountablity).

Sadly, Bentley will be accountable to misguided folks who see themselves as 'apostles' and 'prophets,' but whose lack of Biblical discernment allows them to support and promote error upon error. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21710/todd-bentley-commissioned-as-an-evangelist-a-christian-role-playing-game/feed