Arizona Megachurch Land Win, Douglas Wilson On Mormonism, John Lennox Warns On AI

Top headlines for Friday, June 12, 2026

Arizona megachurch Christ’s Church of the Valley wins a 19-acre public land auction for a new campus, former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor Paul Havsgaard asks a federal court to dismiss a sweeping abuse lawsuit tied to church-run homes in Romania, and pastor Douglas Wilson stirs debate by calling Mormonism a non-Christian faith amid a Pentagon dispute over religious labels. 

Also, Oxford mathematician John Lennox warns that AI is becoming a false god for some, a Long Island town pushes back on New York’s move to replace “mother” and “father” in parts of state law, a new U.N. report accuses Hamas of ruling Gaza through murder and torture, and Southern Baptists approve a slate of resolutions on assisted suicide, political violence and America’s 250th anniversary.

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