Aaron Ivey, worship pastor and husband of podcaster Jamie Ivey, has been dismissed from his position at the Texas-based megachurch, The Austin Stone Church, after the church revealed that he had engaged in “inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male.”
It is clear that our nation is in at least the first phase of divine judgment against sexual immorality. In 2001, 91 percent of Americans considered it immoral for married people to have sexual relations with someone other than their spouse, the very arrangement Bill de Blasio and his wife are announcing. Today, roughly 60 percent say the same; the more educated the respondent, the greater their acceptance of adultery.
What are the consequences of such sin? Research shows that “infidelity is reliably associated with poorer mental health particularly depression/anxiety and PTSD, and relationship dissolution/divorce which has been shown to adversely impact offspring.” In fact, “across 160 societies, infidelity is the single most common cause of marital dissolution.”
According to a recent court filing, the husband of Proverbs 31 Ministries founder Lysa TerKeurst spent more than $100,000 on an "illicit sexual" extramarital affair with a woman he met online.
A popular Canadian megachurch pastor has resigned following a three-month-long investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct.
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has been released from jail as he awaits trial for the possession of child pornography.
Another Hillsong East Coast pastor has resigned after allegedly being unfaithful in his marriage and sharing revealing photos of himself on Instagram stories.
Jerry Falwell disclosed this week that his wife had an affair and the couple was reportedly being blackmailed by the man she cheated with.
