An op-ed in the Baptist News Global explores ideas of what needs to be done to address clergy sexual abuse. As I work on finishing another article I would encourage you to read this one. "Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for … Continue reading What the Southern Baptists Should Do to Address Clergy Sex Abuse
Is the EFCA Denomination Really as Intellectual as Described?
Evangelicalism is often described as not being an intellectual movement. Where does the EFCA fit into that claim? Over the past 9 years I have had several discussions with a number of people who explained to me why the EFCA is an intellectual denomination. And why they choose to be a part of it. However, … Continue reading Is the EFCA Denomination Really as Intellectual as Described?
With Disinformation Growing, Blogging Can Not be Done Anonymously
The problem of disinformation on the internet continues to grow. This blog is concerned with the health of the web and a platform like blogging losing authenticity in the course of time. As such this blogger believes that people who write blogs or who are major sources of information on social media platforms need to … Continue reading With Disinformation Growing, Blogging Can Not be Done Anonymously
Capital Presbyterian Fairfax, You Forgot the Smoke Machine!
This is a quick post to Capital Presbyterian Fairfax on some manners and ways they could be better in the right of way at a storage center in Northern Virginia. But who am I to offer feedback? I am just a refugee from American evangelicalism. “Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing … Continue reading Capital Presbyterian Fairfax, You Forgot the Smoke Machine!
NBC News Links Their Website to a Blog Post Written in 2023 About Former Southern Baptist Pastor Wade Burleson
NBC News linked this blog to a story about alleged white nationalist Judd Blevins who was recalled in Oklahoma on April 2, 2024. The blog post that NBC News linked to was about former Southern Baptist pastor Wade Burleson's support for the candidate who marched with Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. It is not … Continue reading NBC News Links Their Website to a Blog Post Written in 2023 About Former Southern Baptist Pastor Wade Burleson
In a Recall Effort in Enid, Oklahoma Wade Burleson Defends an Alleged White Nationalist Who Marched with Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville
Judd Blevins was recalled in Enid, Oklahoma on April 2, 2024. Blevins who marched in Charlottesville in the Neo-Nazi riot in 2017 also allegedly had links to white nationalist groups. During the recall effort Wade Burleson claimed that "communists" and "race-baiters" were behind the effort. "Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there … Continue reading In a Recall Effort in Enid, Oklahoma Wade Burleson Defends an Alleged White Nationalist Who Marched with Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville