..who, in turn, praises Arkansas state senator, Stephanie Flowers. Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, looking distinctly unhappy about being cornered on his refusal to sign the Statement on Social Justice & The Gospel claimed that he “platforms” academics who have a different position on social justice from his own. One of those would..
You thought your “conservative” pastor was immune to social justice jargon? Better check. Better check very carefully. My own brush with an Orwellian thought crime patrol, (background here) taught me a few frightening things about our present political reality. Upon learning that I dared to scold Louis Farrakhan for being a racist, one school district..
Trust your Gut on this sort of thing? I’m trying to watch/listen to a sermon as I write this, but I realize there is something in the manner of the pastor’s delivery that is truly putting me off. First of all, it’s more or less delivered in what I would call an “earnest whisper.” The..
Approved Racism Hits the Church James White of Alpha Omega Ministries interviews Pastor Tom Buck at the Shepherd’s Conference 2019… Complete interview here.. Background: it may seem hard to believe, but intersectionality and the “approved racism” has begun to infect even conservative Christian seminaries. In practice, this means that if you are the wrong color,..
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And how much is it going to cost me? So I’m getting around to watching some of what was preached at #MLK50Conference, in April of 2018. (Hey, I don’t do this for a living.) Charlie Dates appears to sum up the spirit of the thing: we have a long way to go; we’re not sure..
Please, James White, in trying to sympathize with Al Mohler’s constituency problems (video link, apx: 33:00) it doesn’t do any good to lament his problems with “buildings named after slaveholders.” George Washington was a slaveholder. George Whitefield owned slaves. We can celebrate the end of slavery without detracting from the achievements of those caught up..
This sort of Thing.. Honestly, this is one of the things that frosts me the most about a Facebook jailing. It’s not just that you can’t post content, although that’s bad. You aren’t even given the courtesy of communicating with your friends, either on Facebook, or off it. There’s no — “would you like to..
“So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil.” Solomon’s Methods.. A few years ago, I approached a friend of mine (let’s call him “Bill”) who was just about to retire from public school administration after 30 years in the field. He was planning to spend the first two months..
The Government Will Buy Your Chalkboard.. ..As Long As You Forfeit The Bill of Rights Wrong. Our lawsuit against Claremont School district, (background here) filed by Thomas Eastmond’s Firm, has prevailed in its first big test. A federal judge has ruled today that.. “..the Court finds Riley has standing to pursue his claims.” “..the private..