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Westboro Baptists, stay out of my state!
The Natural State Hawg | August 19th 2008 by Ethan C. Nobles
Those loony members of the Westboro Baptist Church made their way down to my beloved Arkansas yesterday (Aug. 18) to protest the funeral of Bill Gwatney.Gwatney was the chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party and he was gunned down last week by som read more
Satan’s Barbeque
Chris Piascik's Blogzilla | August 18th 2008 by Chris Piascik
I watched a youtube video about some crazy Baptists picketing the recent presidential forum and was completely disgusted. I had seen pictures of these people holding signs saying things like "god hates fags," in the past but hearing these peo read more
Baptists vs. Beer: Virginia Microbrewery Hangs in the Balance
Lyke2Drink | August 14th 2008
The Shooting Creek Farm Brewery in Virginia might never open if a group of Baptist ministers and some neighbors get their way.The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control held a hearing this week to listen to complaints about granting a lice read more
After brush with gunman, Baptists ask for prayer
Bible Belt Blogger | August 13th 2008 by Bible Belt Blogger
A gunman opened fire at Arkansas state Democratic Party headquarters today. A gun-wielding man also roamed through the headquarters of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention building. ABSC’s executive director has sent the following e-mail to Ba read more
Tom Ascol, Southern Baptists and Inflated Membership Numbers
The World From Our Window | August 13th 2008
Kobra Konquest
... and his ministers a flame of fire | August 13th 2008
Well, the meta was down yesterday for some inexplicable reason, and while the good people at haloscan tended to their wounds I had a moment to consider a link from our, um, friend “Kobra”, the Lutheran advocate from our baptism posts, who has pos read more
Podcast–Teaching The Brink to Young Adults
AFrayedKnot | August 11th 2008 by Jacob Riggs
Teaching The Brink to Young Adults is a podcast of the seminar I held this past July during the convention for the National Association of Free Will Baptists. If you want to download the free 4 week pilot curriculum of The Brink, do so by going to th read more
Unity or Integrity?
Mainstream Baptist | August 11th 2008
A week ago, David Gushee wrote an essay bemoaning the absence of Southern Baptists from the Baptist World Alliance. He chided "a generation of wounded "exes" for "their public airing of the hurt and anger that resulted from the SBC controversy" and read more
PFAW's Take on Richard Land
Mainstream Baptist | August 8th 2008
Kyle at People for the American Way has posted an expose of some of Richard Land's most recent electioneering activity. Land is Director of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Here's a quote:Land goes on to ru read more
Why Benjamin Randall Isn’t Smiling
AFrayedKnot | August 7th 2008 by Jacob Riggs
Benjamin Randall is one of the main people who helped found Free Will Baptists. He was saved under the influence of George Whitfield in 1770. He split with the Calvinist Baptists over the doctrine of predestination. As a result, he started many churc read more
On Conscience and Dissent
Mainstream Baptist | August 7th 2008
Thanks to Robert Cunningham for calling my attention to Sean the Baptist's blog about Bill Leonard's presentation at IBTS last month. Kudos to Sean for giving us a summary of the speech and discussion about this very important and timely topic. Her read more
TX Baptists to change 'Gay'
Good As You | August 5th 2008 by Good As You
A four-block street in San Antonio, TX, is likely going to be renamed "Second Baptist Way," in honor of a formerly all-Black house of worship that's been located in the area for over one hundred years. City officials are expected... read more
Man files lawsuit against god
BigDumbChimp | August 5th 2008
Too funny.The lawsuit accuses God "of making and continuing to make terroristic threats of grave harm to innumerable persons, including constituents of Plaintiff who Plaintiff has the duty to represent." It says God has caused "fearsome floods, egreg read more
On the "Essentials of the Faith"
The God Fearin Forum | August 4th 2008
By “essentials of the faith”, evangelicals typically mean “that bare minimum required to keep one out of Hell”. It’s not usually thought of this way but if you remove the fluff, that’s what it means. I think it may be more productive to read more
From Knoxville: Rededicating TVUUC and Answering Hate with Love
The Moderate Voice | August 3rd 2008
This has been a hectic week in the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (TVUUC) community. Since the horrendous shooting that marred our church last week, we have been blessed with the support of so many people from around the world. Prayer read more
British Baptists Apologize In Jamaica For Transatlantic Slave Tra…
Marvia's Panama Journal | August 2nd 2008 by Marvia Lawes
'Slave Chains' Photo from Visit and Learn British Baptists publicly apologized in Jamaica in May of this year for the role of their ancestors in enslaving Africans. Since yesterday was Jamaica’s Emancipation Day it caused me to reflect read more
One God in Four Persons
Christian Apologetics Society | August 2nd 2008 by Timothy Lee
"Let us continue our prayer in the name of our God, who is mother, father, son and Holy Spirit."Thus spoke Mother Marie David, a Roman Catholic Woman Priest, at Saint Mary Magdala's chapel, in Harwichport, MA. Saint Mary Magdala's chapel is convenien read more
Baptist Ministers Historically Unpaid
Christian Apologetics Society | August 2nd 2008 by Timothy Lee
Recently, I began reading Religious Revolutionaries by Robert C. Fuller. Its a simplified history of religion in America. Fuller does an excellent job of simplifying and presenting the development of religion in America in an easy to read, yet logica read more
Christians Changing Light Bulbs
Wally's Joke Mail | August 2nd 2008 by Wally
How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb? Charismatics: Only one. Hands already in the air. Pentecostals: Ten. One to change the bulb, and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. Presbyterians: None. Lights will go on and off at p read more
Obama's Mission of Mercy and My Thoughts About Intermarriage
Magdeburger Joe | July 31st 2008
During Barack Obama's recent visit to the Middle East, he attempted to help an American woman who had married a Muslim man. The Muslim agreed that the children would be raised as Baptists. When the relationship soured, he went back to his home under read more
Pics From Leading Worship
AFrayedKnot | July 29th 2008 by Jacob Riggs
I am back in the Randall House office after almost an entire week of work in Charleston, WV during the National Convention for Free Will Baptists. I had several responsibilities during the convention. The main one was leading worship with Surprised B read more
Theology on tap: I'll drink to that
Burning Taper | July 28th 2008
It's been said that everything becomes its opposite.Masonic lodges began in taverns, and now many Masonic jurisdictions, especially in the South, frown on or ban alcoholic consumption anywhere near a lodge building. These rules crept in because of te read more
Dave Nelson: Geuninely Exuding the Love of Jesus Christ
Scott Christian Bauer | July 28th 2008 by Scott Christian Bauer
I did indeed meet with Dave Nelson, lead pastor at my new church home, K2 The Church, for half an hour this afternoon. Dave was genuinely excited to meet with me. He was eager to talk about my place at K2, and he assured me I was welcome and I would read more
Soulforce Anti-GLBT Watch: Southern Baptists
Scott Christian Bauer | July 27th 2008 by Scott Christian Bauer
I just found this on the Soulforce web site. As a gay Southern Baptist, I applaud their watchful eye:"The Southern Baptist Convention, with over 15 million members, is the 2nd largest denomination in the United States. Southern Baptist teachings are read more
Turmoil at Baylor Again
Mainstream Baptist | July 24th 2008
The Baptist Standard is reporting that the Board of Regents at Baylor University have fired President John Lilley. Here's a link to yesterday's Waco Tribune Herald story and a link to today's Waco Tribune Herald story.Here's a link to the media repo read more
Separation anxiety (boc)
... and his ministers a flame of fire | July 24th 2008
As I alluded to in the meta, I'm going on vacation this weekend, so the Best Of Cent comes early this week. The flip-side of the baptism thing going on here lately is the question of separation -- a doctrine for which we baptists are somewhat infamo read more
Only Really True Baptists Allowed
Ecumania Really Real News | July 22nd 2008
Much like the Masons and the Mormons The True Baptist Church of America has developed a secret handshake. The secret handshake is learned only by members of this single congregation-denomination. So far, there are only ten members who know the hand read more
69. The Best Medicine
Senior Stuff: Rinkly Rimes | July 21st 2008 by Brenda Bryant
I certainly don't wish to be flippant about a terrible phenomenon, but this joke was sent to me by my London friend, Tony, who has 'connections' in Texas. Since the joke has come from there I hope Texans will forgive this parody!Incidentally, I think read more
Fuguing great new music from Boston
On An Overgrown Path | July 21st 2008
The story of this adventurous new CD of contemporary choral music starts early in the 19th century in the rural southern states of America. At that time shape notation, or 'fa-sol-la', was an important force in democratising music and it allowed Bapt read more
Vestal Mimics Southern Baptists
Mainstream Baptist | July 18th 2008
Daniel Vestal, Coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, issued a statement recently that indicated he agreed with Southern Baptist reports that criticized the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship for promoting "heresy." The reports were about st read more