Documented Cases
Did Santa Whip Jesus in a Potter’s House Christmas Parade?
The Potter’s House Christmas parade where Santa whipped a bloodied Jesus is confirmed by the church’s own 1985 history. The record, and what’s unresolved.
July 16, 2026
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The Steve Schoner Case: What The Potter’s House Admitted Under Oath
Steve Schoner spent ten years in The Potter’s House, then picketed it and was sued. Court records, an IRS lien, and a 2008 India case tell the story he archived.
July 4, 2026
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Suicide in the Potter’s House: A Documented Pattern
Former members documented a pattern of Potter’s House suicides that the church treated as spiritual failure. Archived accounts and the movement’s own books, which call mental illness a demon and discourage professional help, reveal a pattern worth naming.
June 25, 2026
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The Potter’s House and the Eastern Freeway Tragedy
On 22 April 2020, four Victoria Police officers died in the Potter’s House Eastern Freeway tragedy. Court evidence and the church’s own healing books show the doctrine behind the decision that sent an unfit driver onto the road.
June 25, 2026
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Door McAllen Hamilton Scandal: The Full Timeline
A Texas church staged Hamilton without a license, rewrote the lyrics to preach Jesus, and ended with an anti-LGBTQ sermon. The full timeline, with sources.
June 24, 2026
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Evert Valk and the Abuse Scandal at The Door, Zwolle
Pastor Evert Valk was removed from The Door in Zwolle after a years-long abuse scandal, then tried and acquitted on a technicality. Why an acquittal is not innocence.
June 24, 2026
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Kirk Lankford, The Potter’s House, and the Cost of Keeping Up Appearances
A concise article on Kirk Lankford, Masumi Watanabe, The Potter’s House, and the pressure to preserve a religious image.
February 11, 2026
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An acquittal is not a declaration of innocence: a response to the former pastor
After the Zwolle court case ended in acquittal, the former pastor presented it as proof of innocence. Why the two are not the same.
November 7, 2022
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Acquittal for Zwolle church leader: sexual misconduct with female church member not proven
Translated press report: the Zwolle court acquitted the former pastor of De Deur Zwolle of the charge brought against him.
June 1, 2022
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Ex-pastor Zwolle acquitted of lewdness
Translated press report on the Zwolle District Court ruling in the case against the former pastor of De Deur Zwolle.
May 31, 2022
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Pastor The Door views abuse of young churchgoer as friendly relationship
Translated court report from Zwolle: the former pastor of The Door described his relationship with a church member as a friendship.
May 31, 2022
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Ex-pastor in court for lewdness in pastoral relationship
Translated press report on the prosecution’s case against the former pastor of De Deur Zwolle, heard in court in May 2022.
May 18, 2022