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When More Progressive Leadership Takes Over Conservative Churches
Jon Harris has a great article at American Reformer that discusses the phenomenon of progressive forces within the Southern Baptist Convention taking over conservative churches and remaking them. He cites certain high profile examples; but this doubtless has occurred in various ways at other churches nationwide and here in North […]
“Affirmative Action By Any Other Name” In Guilford County
The Supreme Court has clearly ruled that entities cannot discriminate on the basis of race to favor certain racial groups. The Trump Administration has moved to assure that no entity receiving federal dollars engages in DEI. Guilford County and the city of Greensboro both have their exalted MWBE programs that […]
Southern Baptist Convention Summary
This was a defeat for conservatives within the denomination on female pastors, the elimination of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and financial transparency. While the votes were fairly close, conservatives did not prevail on the three main issues they were advancing. Unfortunately, those who opposed the conservatives’ efforts often […]
JetZero To Create 10,000 Jobs At PTI?
WRAL is reporting that JetZero is going to build its aircraft manufacturing plant in Guilford County. The company is based in California. (Interestingly, it chose not to build the plant in California.) If this comes to fruition, this is the biggest jobs announcement I have seen in the Triad over […]
The Hostile Takeover of Faith Baptist, Part 2: “It’s Like A Playbook”
There will be at least one more installment of this series. Some of what we are viewing might be somewhat familiar, at least to some of those who visit this blog:
Liberal Republican Senator Tells SBC Church Must Water Down Message To Appeal To Democrats
A panel discussion at the Southern Baptist Convention addressed the matter of the church adopting “anger culture” regarding politics. Of course, it was led by Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) director Brent Leatherwood. James Lankford, a liberal Republican Senator from Oklahoma who has repeatedly pushed amnesty for illegals, takes […]
Guilford Education Establishment Demands More Money Despite Historic Increases
A report this week suggests that the local education establishment is demanding increased funding from the Guilford County Commissioners. This occurs in spite of the fact that education funding has increased dramatically in the state of North Carolina. Carolina Journal has the details: Since 1970, real per-student financial support for […]
Modern Feminism
I feel badly for young men nowadays:
Local Race-Baiting Group Wants Police Officer Railroaded
Somewhat of a drama unfolded this week in the Politically Virtuous City. A Greensboro police officer performed a traffic stop after gunshots had been fired in a neighborhood in east Greensboro. A video was taken in which the police officer threatened to shoot the driver if he did not comply […]