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2024	William Lane Craig Concluded his role as a professor of philosophy at Houston Christian University, transitioning to a visiting professor position at the Talbot School of Theology of Biola University.
September 27 2024	Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza released the film 'Vindicating Trump'.
September 25 2024	John Warwick Montgomery John Warwick Montgomery passed away in Bischwiller, France at the age of 92, marking the end of his life and scholarly career.
September 25 2024	John Warwick Montgomery Passed away while continuing to work as a barrister specializing in religious freedom cases in international Human Rights law.
May 31 2024	Dinesh D'Souza On May 31, 2024, it was reported that Salem Media Group Inc., the publisher of D'Souza's film '2000 Mules', had apologized to a man they falsely accused of election fraud in the film and withdrawn both the film and its accompanying book from their platforms.
2023	John Warwick Montgomery Concluded 20 years of French legal practice.
October 2023	Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza released the film 'Police State,' which was reported by The Washington Post to contain falsehoods and misleading interviews. The film alleges federal persecution of January 6 rioters and Christians, and it was screened at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence shortly after its release.
April 2023	Ravi Zacharias The lawsuit against RZIM was settled and dismissed.
April 17 2023	David Wood David Wood publicly announced the death of his 16-year-old son Reid, who had been diagnosed with centronuclear myopathy, the day after his passing.
March 2023	Ravi Zacharias District court granted RZIM's motion to strike the class action lawsuit.
2022	Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza released two books: 'Freedom Day the Asher Way' via Brave Books and '2,000 Mules: They Thought We'd Never Find Out. They Were Wrong.' through Salem Press.
August 2022	David Wood Wood returned to YouTube under the new channel name Apologetics Roadshow.
July 2022	David Wood Wood was interviewed by The Babylon Bee about Islam, imprisonment, and personality disorders.
July 3 2022	David Wood Wood changed his deletion plan and instead opted to delete his videos and transfer channel ownership to Hatun Tash.
May 2022	Dinesh D'Souza In May 2022, Dinesh D'Souza released '2000 Mules', a conspiracist political film that falsely alleges that Democrat-aligned individuals were paid to illegally collect and deposit ballots during the 2020 presidential election. The film was praised by former president Donald Trump for exposing 'great election fraud'.
May 26 2022	David Wood Wood announced his plan to delete his YouTube channel due to perceived increased censorship.
February 2022	John Warwick Montgomery Married Carol Gracina Maughan in February.
2021	William Lane Craig Academic Influence ranked Craig as the 19th most influential philosopher in the world over the period 1990-2020, and the 4th most influential theologian in the same timeframe.
2021	Lee Strobel Published 'The Case for Heaven', investigating evidence for life after death.
October 18 2021	Kent Hovind Hovind was sentenced to one year in jail (suspended after 30 days), fined $500, and ordered to pay medical expense restitution for his domestic violence conviction.
September 2021	Kent Hovind Convicted of domestic violence against his estranged wife.
September 20 2021	Kent Hovind Hovind was found guilty of domestic violence at a bench trial in the Connecuh County Courthouse.
September 19 2021	Josh McDowell McDowell apologized for his previous day's remarks about African American families and opportunities.
September 18 2021	Josh McDowell Josh McDowell made controversial remarks about Critical Race Theory and opportunities for African Americans at the American Association of Christian Counselors World Conference, suggesting minorities lack educational and motivational family environments.
August 2021	Ravi Zacharias Brad Sohn Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of former RZIM donors seeking return of donations made between 2004 and February 9, 2021.
July 30 2021	Kent Hovind Hovind was arrested in Alabama for domestic violence against his estranged wife Cindi Lincoln.
May 2021	Dinesh D'Souza D'Souza posted a tweet questioning whether the January 6 Capitol attack resembled an insurrection, stating that if it didn't 'walk like a duck or talk like a duck then it probably isn't a duck.'
March 2021	John Warwick Montgomery His wife Lanalee de Kant died in March.
March 8 2021	Ravi Zacharias RZIM announced it would alter its name, remove all material related to Zacharias, and restructure to focus on grants and supporting victims of sexual abuse.
February 2021	Dinesh D'Souza Following the January 6 Capitol attack, D'Souza downplayed the event, suggesting the rioters were simply 'a bunch of rowdy people walking through a hallway'.
February 24 2021	Ravi Zacharias RZIM Africa suspended its operations, and RZIM scaled back its website in response to the sexual abuse revelations.
February 19 2021	Ravi Zacharias The Alliance World Fellowship revoked Zacharias' ordination after confirming a 'pattern of predatory behaviour'.
February 12 2021	Ravi Zacharias Zacharias Trust, the UK branch of RZIM, decided to change its name and cut ties with the parent ministry due to the sexual abuse scandal.
February 12 2021	Ravi Zacharias The IWU Society of World Changers Committee unanimously voted to remove Ravi Zacharias from the Society of World Changers.
February 11 2021	Ravi Zacharias RZIM released a full investigation report confirming credible evidence of sexual misconduct by Ravi Zacharias, revealing he solicited sexually explicit photos from over 200 women and misused ministry funds to support massage therapists.
2020	William Lane Craig Craig published 'Atonement and the Death of Christ', a follow-up book continuing his scholarly exploration of atonement theology.
2020	Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza produced the film 'Infidel'.
2020	Dinesh D'Souza Dinesh D'Souza published 'United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It.' through All Points Books.
2020	Dinesh D'Souza D'Souza released the political film Trump Card.
December 23 2020	Ravi Zacharias RZIM confirmed the sexual abuse allegations as true and released a preliminary investigation report after hiring Miller & Martin law firm to conduct an independent investigation.
October 2020	Kent Hovind Kent Hovind allegedly physically assaulted his estranged wife Cindi Lincoln by throwing her to the ground, resulting in her needing emergency room treatment.
May 2020	Ravi Zacharias Multiple women publicly alleged sexual misconduct and abuse by Ravi Zacharias both before and after his death, revealing a pattern of sexual impropriety that had been previously suppressed within his organization.
May 19 2020	Ravi Zacharias Ravi Zacharias passed away, concluding a more than 40-year career in Christian apologetics.
March 2020	Ravi Zacharias Zacharias announced his diagnosis of sarcoma of the sacrum.
March 15 2020	Kent Hovind A seven-year-old boy drowned at the Dinosaur Adventure Land park.
2019	Ray Comfort Appeared in and served as executive producer for '7 Reasons'.
2019	William Lane Craig William Lane Craig published 'The Atonement', a book resulting from his systematic study of the doctrine of atonement in philosophical theology.
October 2019	Kent Hovind Hovind filed a motion to vacate in the trial court without obtaining required appellate court certification, which was summarily dismissed.
2018	Lee Strobel Published 'The Case for Miracles', investigating evidence for the supernatural.
2018	Dinesh D'Souza The claims made in D'Souza's book received media attention when they were repeated by Donald Trump Jr., leading to a 'Pants-on-Fire' rating from PolitiFact.
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