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 […]
Category: Religious Left
“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):
SBC Leadership/Academics Downplay Dems’ Pro-Abortion Position and Boost Environmentalism
A couple of recent items at Disntr describe stands taken recently by Southern Baptist leaders and/or academics. Tom Ascol took to task both the president of the convention and the leader of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. These men had made it seem that Biden and the socialists are […]
Conservative Baptist Network Releases Report Detailing Liberal/ Non-Scriptural Drift
The Conservative Baptist Network has issued a comprehensive report called “The Evidences of Concerns Within the Southern Baptist Convention”. It reflects a well-intentioned effort to detail the questionable actions the denomination’s leadership has taken during recent years that suggest a leftward drift taking place. Take the time to peruse this […]
The Myth of the Christian/Religious Left
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