The Democratic base is very dialed into abortion rights as an issue more broadly.

Same-sex marriage rights.

The state's last abortion provider has now apologized to his congregation.

They believe the Bible has application for every part of our lives as a Southern Baptist.

He's on camera saying that the problem is also not just the shift of the position in the next to the

midst of all of today's noise and confusion, we need a voice that cuts through the chaos to bring wisdom and clarity.

Welcome to The Roy's Report with Julie Roy's, an hour-long show exploring critical issues related to faith and culture from a uniquely Christian perspective.

Now, here's your host, Julie Roy's.

Welcome to The Roy's Report, brought to you in part by Judson University. I am Julie

Royce, and today we're going to be talking about a topic that has absolutely ravaged the Christian

community in the Chicago area. And if you've been listening to the news, you know that in the past

18 months, two major evangelical megachurches have been rocked by scandal. First, Willow Creek

Community Church, one of the 10 largest churches in the United States, experienced major upheaval

after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced a concerning founder Bill Heibles,

initially the women who brought those allegations were discredited by the church, but as evidence

against Heibles mounted, senior leaders and elders recanted and resigned, yet many say the

damage that is done is just too much, and they've left the church.

Attendance at Willow is down at least 15% at Willow's main campus and at least 9% overall.

Then several months later, another megachurch, Harvest Bible Chapel, was upended when its pastor, James McDonald, was accused of rampant wrongdoing.

This included financial misappropriation, bullying and shocking vulgar

speech that was aired on Morning Drive Radio here in Chicago. The results were similar.

All the executive staff resigned, the elders resigned, and there was a major exodus of people

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