Ravi Zacharias
Guidepost report: RZIM leaders were blinded by loyalty, spent donor money to sue a survivor
By Bob Smietana — February 23, 2022
(RNS) — A report from Guidepost Solutions details the failings of leaders at the prominent Christian ministry. The organization’s board members said they disagreed with some of the findings.
From the Capitol insurrection to the Taliban takeover: The defining religion stories of 2021
By RNS staff — December 31, 2021
(RNS) — Religion was no minor character in 2021's most significant news stories.
7 Events That Shaped Our Evangelical Identity
By Jonathan Woodward — December 1, 2021
Katelyn and Roxy reflect back on the seminal moments of their own evangelical journeys in the late 20th and early 21st centuries — and examine how those events not only shaped them, but evangelicalism writ large.
Sarah Davis, daughter of Ravi Zacharias, to start new ministry. Critics worry it is RZIM 2.0.
By Bob Smietana — October 22, 2021
(RNS) — Davis has apologized for past failures in responding to allegations about her father's misconduct. It's not clear if RZIM funds will be used for the new ministry.
She wanted to help Ravi Zacharias save the world but ended up defending an abuser
By Bob Smietana — August 13, 2021
(RNS) — Longtime RZIM spokesperson Ruth Malhotra was fired last month, after being told her colleagues felt unsafe around her. Malhotra has accused RZIM’s leaders of covering up abuse by the organization’s founder, the late Ravi Zacharias.
Class-action lawsuit claims RZIM misled donors, covered up Ravi Zacharias’ abuse
By Bob Smietana — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — RZIM leaders have admitted they failed to hold the group’s founder accountable. Now donors want their money back.
Ravi Zacharias ministry to change focus to supporting evangelism and abuse victims
By Bob Smietana — March 10, 2021
(RNS) — The nonprofit founded by the disgraced evangelist Ravi Zacharias announced plans to trim its workforce and alter its focus.
After Ravi Zacharias report, Christians examine how to avoid ‘betrayal blindness’
By Bob Smietana — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — Why does it take so long for religious groups to admit the truth about their leaders?
Ravi Zacharias posthumously defrocked, ministry suspends fundraising after abuse report
By Bob Smietana — February 19, 2021
(RNS) — Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has shut down fundraising as it deals with the fallout from a report about its founders. Several overseas offices of RZIM have also been affected by the report. RZIM Canada has announced it will shut down.
Ministry leaders’ rush to empathize with Ravi Zacharias is beyond alarming
By Kyle J. Howard — February 19, 2021
(RNS) — It is deeply troubling to see so many men, especially in ministry leadership, find a more immediate connection with the abuser rather than the abused.
Is the evangelical view of sex at the root of our sex scandals?
By Sheila Wray Gregoire — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — It was not celebrity culture that taught Ravi Zacharias, Carl Lentz and countless other pastors to objectify women. Our evangelical culture primed them for it.
Leadership by old men: In Mormonism, gerontocracy is a blessing and a curse
By Jana Riess — February 15, 2021
(RNS) — With an average age of 90, top Mormon leaders are unlikely to be named in headlines about religious sex scandals. The cost of gerontocracy, though, is that they are also resistant to needed social change.
Report: Ravi Zacharias was guilty of sexual misconduct. RZIM board apologizes.
By Bob Smietana — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — The famed evangelist often requested sexual contact during massages and he collected photos — including intimate images from younger women — all while denying any misconduct.
Faith leaders and religion influencers who died in 2020
By Adelle M. Banks — December 29, 2020
(RNS) — Losses in the religion world included people known for their contributions to preaching, civil rights or music.
Ravi Zacharias ministry to investigate sexual misconduct claims at spas against its founder
By Bob Smietana — September 29, 2020
(RNS) — Former employees at spas owned by the evangelist claim he exposed himself and made unwanted sexual advances.
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