Cindy's husband for 49 years, Dad of Sarah, Becky & Daniel. Papa to 12 GRANDkids, and pastor now retired after 40 years serving 4 churches. God is good!
Johnson should pick up the Bible he claims to revere and turn to Prov. 6, in which we learn that the Lord hates a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community. A description which fits both himself and the man he lies for.
Michael Spangler is now openly running a white-only church.
It’s important to remember that Stephen Wolfe’s recent decision to distance himself from Spangler was motivated by reputational harm, not a moral objection to Spangler’s evil beliefs.
It was pure damage control, not because he finally realised Spangler’s beliefs were evil.
Spangler didn’t just suddenly become a segregationist overnight. Long before this recent announcement, he was already posting “Whites are supreme” and many other racist, antisemitic statements, including advocating for racial segregation in education.
Wolfe knew exactly who Spangler was when he defended and praised him as “my friend and a good man”.
It’s important for Christians to be reminded of this so we’re not under the illusion that Spangler is just one “bad apple” in the Christian Nationalism movement.
Our government need not, and should not, entangle itself in theological or doctrinal disputes over whether any particular religious body identifying itself as Christian (or Jewish or Muslim, etc.) is or isn't authentically Christian (or Jewish or Muslim, etc.). There are ways of avoiding such entanglements (and treating all concerned with respect) while accomplishing important goals such as ensuring, to the extent reasonably possible, that military personnel have access to chaplains representing their traditions of faith.
🇺🇦 ZELENSKYY LEADS FROM THE FRONT
While Putin speaks from safe halls, Zelenskyy is once again with Ukrainian troops near the front line.
No staged imperial theatre. No distance from the people carrying the weight of the war. Just a president standing where the danger is real, beside the soldiers defending his country.
Leadership is not only what you say in speeches. Sometimes it is where you choose to stand.
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William Wolfe’s post is perhaps no better example of the racial politics—some critics would call it a white nationalist agenda—the former first-term Trump administration official has brought to the Southern Baptist Convention in recent years. (Link below.)
NEW: Dogmatic power seekers within the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, have found common ground with characters whose controversial ideas were once seen as representing the face of hate in America. (Link below.)
At the crucifixion, "at one end of the spear was a centurion, enforcing imperial might. At the other end was Jesus, a despised but innocent victim of injustice. So at which end of the spear is true greatness to be found? Glory? Power?" @glenscrivener
@MusingsOnChrist Thank you. I should have realized that. As someone who was deeply involved in what was known as the "Sovereign Grace Baptist" movement back in the 70's & 80's I'm quite familiar with TULIP. Doesn't Wilson et al assert the P *must* be there for final justification?
William Lane Craig (@RFupdates) performed a brilliant judo flip on Alex O’Connor’s (@CosmicSkeptic) greatest objection to Christianity.
But we still need to talk about animal suffering. And both Christians *and* atheists need to take it more seriously.
https://t.co/jZ6xVGr3ZP
To all of those whining about artist's dropping out of the Freedom250 concert:
Ten years ago, Congress established the America 250 foundation to plan our nation's 250th birthday celebration and they've been working on it since.
Trump fired them all and set up his own Freedom 250 celebration focused only on highlighting MAGA and his accomplishments.
These artists were told they were performing at the first only to discover they would be appearing at the second.