The details are shared by the Dissenter. Nate Schlomann explains that the Convention rejected the Law Amendment at its national meeting last year. Allowing churches with female pastors is the inevitable consequence of that decision. This is what happens when you have borderline progressive SBC presidents elected over a period […]
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When Churches Want Government Money (Or When They Demand It)
There was a fairly striking article within the last couple of days. The Catholic bishops in the United States are suing the Trump Administration because of cuts to funding for services delivered to “refugees”. A few points come to mind. First, with Biden’s massive effort to throw open the borders […]
“The Sin of Empathy”
Pastor Joe Rigney– a theologian at a Christian college– has a new book provocatively called “The Sin of Empathy”. It demonstrates how the attribute of empathy, when misused, can wreak havoc in the church and in politics. Albert Mohler, who leads the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, had a discussion with […]
“Stockholm Syndrome Christianity”
This is when pastors, churches, and/or other Christian institutions of various types begin to identify more with those who oppose Christianity after having been battered by them:
JD Greear On Muslims And Christian “Self-Interest”
HT: Megan Basham According to J.D. Greear, we need to be supporting Muslims’ rights; and when we assert Christianity in the public square, it is “self-interest” rather than being salt and light to serve the common good, Very disappointing from at least a couple of perspectives. But the mere premise […]
New Washington, DC Cardinal To Buck Trump On Deportations
Pope Francis appointed ultraliberal California Cardinal Robert McElroy to become archbishop of Washington, DC this week. This is a clear move to oppose President Trump on the matter of deporting illegal immigrants. McElroy is also an LGBTQ advocate. Of course, Francis and McElroy cannot devise a biblical basis for these […]
Great Article On Russell Moore
Russell Moore currently leads the magazine Christianity Today, and used to lead the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC’s) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. A great article was just published that details how Moore evolved as he sought and obtained a higher profile. It details some terrible things he did in connection […]
The Striking Case of First Baptist, Naples
Naples, Florida might be in the crosshairs of Hurricane Milton as it rushes ashore over the next few days. But in Megan Basham’s book, Shepherds For Sale, there is a remarkable story about First Baptist Church in Naples and a storm it faced several years ago. It seems around 2019, […]
The Week Southern Baptists Felt The Weight Of Bad Decisions on “Sexual Abuse”
The manner in which the Southern Baptist Convention’s leadership chose to handle the “sexual abuse” crisis was controversial from the outset. Their solution took away the autonomy of local churches, and presumed certain of the men accused to be guilty. Megan Basham devoted over forty pages of her book to […]
The Reaction Against Megan Basham’s Book
Those evangelical leaders she exposed in her book, among others, are going after her. She accuses them of “cowardice and avarice”: