Megachurch Pastor Scandals
When religious scandals challenge spiritual leadership
4.7 (36)
50 mins
Discover the widespread sexual abuse scandals and leadership failures that surfaced across churches from the 1990s onward. Explore how systemic cover-ups, patriarchal structures, and institutional silence allowed misconduct to persist, fueling global outrage and calls for accountability.
Ep 1:
The Iceberg Beneath the Cross
From a Dallas courtroom's $120 million verdict to Boston's Cardinal Law, we trace how the Catholic abuse crisis exposed rot Southern Baptists thought they'd escape—until their own reckoning arrived.
Ep 2:
Empires of Faith, Cracks of Corruption
Televangelism's glittering empires promised miracles and wealth, but behind TBN's jets and Copeland's mansions lurked fraud, cover-ups, and a megachurch culture where questioning pastors meant questioning God.
Ep 3:
When Celebrity Preachers Fall
Joel Osteen's shuttered doors and cash-stuffed walls, a prophecy-wielding predator, and Ravi Zacharias's stunning double life reveal how celebrity and spiritual authority can mask devastating betrayal.
Ep 4:
Following the Money, Facing the Silence
Jim Bakker's Ponzi-style empire and Robert Tilton's discarded prayers expose faith-fueled fraud, while standing ovations for accused abusers reveal a deeper culture of institutional complicity and silence.
Ep 5:
Rebuilding Trust After the Fall
After a relentless catalog of scandal and cover-up, we ask what real accountability could look like—and whether religious institutions have the courage to finally choose transparency over image.
Discussions (15)
Rachel
Level 2 · 9 mo agoThe info on Ravi Zacharias is accurate. He really had hundreds of massage therapists on his phone while everyone praised him. Pure evil behavior 💀
Marlowe
Level 2 · 9 mo agoI used to read Zacharias' books all the time. Finding out he was a predator makes me physically ill 🤢
Clark
Level 6 · 8 mo agoDollar sign junkies haha
