"""Saying criticism of him and his church crossed the line into defamation, James MacDonald and Harvest Bible Chapel are suing two former members and a former Moody Radio host. MacDonald, founder and senior pastor of the Chicago-area megachurch, has been a frequent target of blog writers Scott Bryant and Ryan Mahoney, who left Harvest in 2010."""
"""According to the filing in Cook County Circuit Court, the evangelical pastor and church claim Bryant and Mahoney have been publishing false and misleading statements on The Elephant’s Debt, a blog they launched in 2012. The resulting damage to the church’s reputation has caused 2,000 people to leave in the past few years, the lawsuit says."""
"""MacDonald has acknowledged past mistakes and apologized to some elders in 2014. But he disputes the bloggers’ claims that Harvest “barely survived a bankruptcy in 2006” and that he has an authoritarian leadership style."""
Well, MacDonald filing a lawsuit against a couple bloggers sure helps dispel the notion that he's authoritarian....
MacDonald is also suing a former radio host who has been working on an investigative article for a magazine article she's writing.
"""Marvin Olasky, the magazine’s editor, confirmed that Roys has been researching the church and has unsuccessfully attempted to obtain on-the-record interviews with Harvest leaders."""
I hope MacDonald and his church lose and have to pay the legal fees for the bloggers and the former radio host.
https://churchleaders.com/news/33669...le-chapel.html