Referring to a letter sent to Congress that the Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) co-signed, the Dissenter provides the details: The letter, again, signed by the ERLC and others, endorses of the Dignity Act of 2023 which allows for amnesty. This Act, under the superficially noble guise of helping undocumented […]
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Normal Lear and Rob Reiner and Russell Moore and the Southern Baptist Convention
Some of us are old enough to remember when “All in the Family” hit the airwaves. It was uproariously funny, and featured an ongoing contrast between Archie Bunker and his Meathead son-in-law. Normal Lear was the producer and originator of this series; and Rob Reiner played Meathead. This was a […]
NewChurches
Here is a link to the website for an organization called NewChurches. You can see there some of the people associated with this. The SBC is unfortunately on a steep downhill course. Check out this promotional video. The mindset behind it is quite faulty. HT: Dissenter:
Russell Moore’s Dance with MSNBC
Earlier this week, the former leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission– Russell Moore– appeared on MSNBC. The interviewers for that network expressed repeated concern over evangelicals’ support of Donald Trump. Remain mindful that the moderators and reporters who work for MSNBC don’t even remotely care […]
Recent SBC News
I could not help but notice a few items at The Dissenter during the last couple of weeks regarding the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC): What is the sum total of stories such as these? We are seeing a mindset adopted by key people within the SBC– and communicated to the […]
JD Greear Caves on Female Pastors
Delegates voted last month at the Southern Baptist Convention to require male pastors as a condition for churches to be part of the denomination. But this was not the final word. Apparently, another vote must be taken at the annual convention next year. It turns out that JD Greear has […]
Will Saddleback Decision Get Reversed?
We had discussed here recently the decision by the Southern Baptist Convention to “dis-affiliate” Saddleback Church– the megachurch that Rick Warren used to pastor for many years. This decision was made because that church began hiring and employing female pastors. Megan Basham– the journalist whose video we highlighted a few […]
Evangelicalism Shifting Further Left
Megan Basham is a journalist who has done work for World Magazine, the Daily Wire and First Things. She has put together a brilliant, outstanding video in which she shares her own testimony, but more importantly in which she scrutinizes the contemporary Evangelical church. She discusses both the Southern Baptist […]
SBC Leadership/Academics Downplay Dems’ Pro-Abortion Position and Boost Environmentalism
A couple of recent items at Disntr describe stands taken recently by Southern Baptist leaders and/or academics. Tom Ascol took to task both the president of the convention and the leader of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. These men had made it seem that Biden and the socialists are […]