One will be on West Wendover; the other will be downtown. Both are being organized and sponsored by socialist groups: Indivisible and Occupy, respectively. These are national groups with a local presence. Given the fact that Greensboro is a socialist city, it only makes sense that these folks would be […]
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Changing Of The Guard At Southeastern Seminary
Danny Akin, the president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, announced his retirement yesterday. If the same kind of crowd that hired him and kept him employed will be selecting his replacement, we have no reason to believe there will be an improvement. Check out the below video from the […]
More Anti-Police Reporting At The News and Record
This morning, the News and Record featured a story about a couple of black UNCG students who were stopped and detained by police. They resisted arrest; and it apparently became a huge social media firestorm. The NAACP stepped in and criticized the UNCG police because they had failed to “de-escalate”. […]
Lobbying By The Health Insurance Industry
Chip Roy via Breitbart: Now, it may surprise people to know the healthcare industry spends almost three-quarters of a billion dollars on lobbying Washington every year. That’s six times more than the defense industry. Why? Because they want that free money…. That is a great illustration of why we have […]
The Jailing of Cecil Brockman And Pedophilia
The news yesterday that Rep. Cecil Brockman from Guilford County is being jailed was certainly stunning. But perhaps it should not have been. About a decade ago, the local media revealed warmly and approvingly that Brockman is a member of the LGBTQ community– specifically, that he was bisexual. It was […]
J.D. Greear’s Most Recent Defenses
We discuss here Rev. Greear’s various actions and statements because of the disproportionate influence he has here in North Carolina among Southern Baptists and throughout the Convention. It turns out that he has recently written a book defending his position that pastors should not discuss anything political in the pulpit. […]
When Traditional Structures Are Thrown Out In The Church
I spoke with a friend recently who attends a rural church. She was distraught because a new pastor at her church had appointed himself to throw out all the hymnals the church owned. They were found in a dumpster behind the church. Below is a great presentation that discusses the […]
Greensboro Primary Results
There were no major surprises in the Greensboro City Council primaries yesterday, although a few results might be predicting the general election results in one month. Marikay Abuzuaiter outpaced Robbie Perkins by a healthy margin– seven points– in the race for mayor. The other two candidates drop out of the […]
Adam Marshall’s N&R Ad
Recall that Adam Marshall is the machine’s candidate for Greensboro City Council in district 4. He had an ad in the News and Record this weekend. It states that he supports “Housing Down Payment Assistance Program for qualified service individuals including our first responders.” Recall that the city council enacted […]
Stein’s Signature And The Problem Of Crime
It was reported yesterday that Governor Josh Stein signed into law the crime bill that arose in response to the Charlotte Light Rail murder. He was clearly reluctant based on his public comments and the amount of time he took to sign it. This might seem different than what many […]