In response to his excommunication from the Catholic Church, the following video statement was released. To provide context, it should be noted he is speaking of Pope Francis who is part of the Jesuit order– likely the most liberal of the Catholic orders of priests: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, excommunicated […]
Category: Religious Left
This Is Charles Stanley’s Son…
In this case, the apple dropped a bit of a distance away from the tree (HT: Dissenter): Andy Stanley, referring to himself as “theologically conservative,” defends Rick Warren for ordaining women to the pastorate. – Jeff Read on Substack
Another Southern Seminary Story
This is the institution led by Albert Mohler. HT: Dissenter In this audio, Rosaria Butterfield rebukes Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for approving the dissertation of Nate Collins, who would later found @revoiceorg. In answering the question how Criticial Theory ended up in the church, Butterfield astutuely observes, "Bad ideas… pic.twitter.com/FGWdR9rxL6 […]
New SBC President: Clint Pressley
Clint Pressley was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention this week. He is the pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte. Given the fact that he was not among the two identifiably most conservative candidates that were running, I wanted to learn more about him. It appears that […]
When Evangelicals Take Money From the Left
Megan Basham is from North Carolina. She used to write for World Magazine. The below video introduces her new book, Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded The Truth For A Leftist Agenda. It describes in detail the manner in which the left is influencing evangelical churches and denominations, often […]
Local Lefty “Pastor” Celebrated
The News and Record, showing its true stripes, published a major puff piece celebrating the political activities of a local “pastor”, the Rev. Julie Peeples of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Greensboro. Among the items with which she is credited are the following: There is no mention in […]
“Behavioral Health” Takes Over Lindley Park Baptist Church
The Triad Business Journal had a story on Friday announcing that the church buildings for Lindley Park Baptist Church had been donated to a non-profit behavioral health services provider. The facilities are prominently located at the intersection of Holden Rd. and Walker Ave. in Greensboro. Lindley Park Baptist Church left […]
SBC Leader Calls for Gun Control; Rick Warren to Call for Woman Pastors at Convention
Within the last several days, there have been a couple of interesting developments in the Southern Baptist Convention. First, recall that Brent Leatherwood is the chairman of the Southern Baptists’ Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. This is the entity that engages in lobbying and public policy advocacy. Mr. Leatherwood and […]
Will Saddleback Decision Get Reversed?
We had discussed here recently the decision by the Southern Baptist Convention to “dis-affiliate” Saddleback Church– the megachurch that Rick Warren used to pastor for many years. This decision was made because that church began hiring and employing female pastors. Megan Basham– the journalist whose video we highlighted a few […]
When Some Evangelical Pastors Adopt the LGBTQ Agenda
John McArthur is not a fan of this approach. One cannot help but suspect that this problem originated in the seminaries, and perhaps with ill-advised groupthink among certain cliques (HT: Dissenter):