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Evangelical roundup for June 17, 2021

John Fea   |  June 17, 2021

What is going on in Evangelicalland?

A lot of Southern Baptist stuff. You can get up to speed here and here and here and here and here.

Will the hard right of the Southern Baptist Convention leave the denomination?

The pirate ship sunk:

As we predicted, the pirates did not do anything. #sbc21 pic.twitter.com/jsXMI0aLBa

— Phil Vischer (@philvischer) June 16, 2021

On the #taketheship cohort at #sbc21: “They’ve been sunk,” an executive committee staffer said after the presidential vote. “They’re down with Davy Jones’s locker.” https://t.co/5lNYq1KscO

— Chris Moody (@moody) June 16, 2021

The investigation will happen:

https://twitter.com/spulliam/status/1405268500554272768

Billy Graham’s grandson:

An encouraging step forward that must be followed through with a genuine and transparent independent third-party investigation conducted by experienced, trauma-informed, victim-trusting investigators and a public un-altered final report. #SBC21 https://t.co/mDbAuae0D7

— Boz Tchividjian (@BozT) June 16, 2021

Revealing (#noRussellMoore):

Not every member of the @ERLC team is here, but this is the quote that comes to mind about each of them: “I'm not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.”—Major Richard Winters

Truly, a band of joyful warriors. #SBC21 #Onward pic.twitter.com/ml635yPBkc

— Brent Leatherwood (@LeatherwoodERLC) June 17, 2021

Interesting take:

The #SBC21 pirates literally paid people to come and vote for Mike Stone and they still lost. Now they’re saying the convention is too woke and Marxist. Idk, but I feel like I’ve heard this narrative before after another one of their guys lost an election. pic.twitter.com/h17lBu5UHF

— Jarran Sainsbury (@JarranSainsbury) June 16, 2021

Love this guy:

The #sbc21 certainly had many serious moments. But above all the motions brought this one was the most unanimously and enthusiastically supported! https://t.co/XPHrcNvanx

— Ben Smith (@BenSmithSr) June 16, 2021

The National Association of Evangelicals supports housing for survivors of trafficking:

The NAE supports the availability of adequate housing resources for survivors of trafficking crimes. We thank @RoyBlunt , @SenSherrodBrown & @SenatorDurbin for their leadership in introducing bipartisan legislation to protect this vulnerable population.https://t.co/as4MX5Wv4J

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) June 16, 2021

The National Association of Evangelicals tackles racial injustice:

This nation needs healing. The #faithandprejudice Righting Wrongs Summit 6/17-19 will feature theologians, scholars & practitioners on the theological foundation & practical steps to right wrongs of racial injustice. Register at https://t.co/MkTxMMjJgy w the code faithpartner. pic.twitter.com/QK7TAIQj4s

— National Association of Evangelicals (@NAEvangelicals) June 14, 2021

A review of reviews on the recent PBS Billy Graham documentary.

Jim Wallis is the inaugural chair of faith and justice at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University:

Thrilled to share the official announcement of my impending transition to Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. https://t.co/KZ5GNHsYqM

— Jim Wallis (@jimwallis) June 16, 2021

David French’s newsletter

Gillis Harp reviews Crawford Gribben, Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest

Jack Hibbs is promoting Ira Stoll’s biography of Samuel Adams. I reviewed this book back in 2008. Stoll’s book is much more complex than Hibbs presents it here:

Court evangelical journalist David Brody will interview Trump:

I’m interviewing President Trump this Monday June 21st on The Water Cooler. What question would you ask? What do you want to know? Watch on @RealAmVoice on PlutoTV Channel 240, Dish Channel 219, Rumble, Roku, Apple TV, FireTV and the @RealAmVoice APP! Also @JustTheNews #Trump pic.twitter.com/DIazs8hJul

— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) June 17, 2021

Tim Keller offers an update:

At this point the only visible cancer is the primary tumor on the pancreas. We are praying that it will decrease to the point of invisibility or remain unchanged. In any event, we want to glorify God by “running the race set before us with perseverance.” (Hebrews 12:1-2.

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) June 13, 2021

A female seminarian on Twitter

Rachel Held Evans’s children’s book

Two Liberty University professors review the 1619 Project and come close to saying that the past has nothing to do with the present. There point about reductionism is worth thinking about, but they do not model it here. If they did, they would have said that the 1619 Project raises important points about racism in American life. They also do not deal with Trump’s 1776 Project, but instead talk about this one. It seems like they don’t know about Trump’s 1776 Commission or else are deliberately ignoring it. The interview ends with a clarion call to keep engaging in the culture wars.

The unmasking of American evangelicalism

Non-denominationalism

“Praise God for for REAL leaders”:

An Australian writer wonders if Trump destroyed American evangelicalism

Catholics, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals together

John Hagee is hanging out in Israel with Nikki Haley:

@PastorJohnHagee and Ambassador @NikkiHaley tour devastation from Hamas rocket fire and comfort those afflicted by this horrible conflict. pic.twitter.com/QgQwg3ztW8

— Christians United for Israel (@CUFI) June 13, 2021

The director of the National Institutes of Health says COVID-19 vaccines are an answer to prayer.

Evangelicals and Title IX

Blast from the Past:

Evangelicals gather in Israel to pray for Israel

“In God We Trust”:

The battle between good & evil is as old as time. When we allow the nature of evil to shape our thinking & control our actions, we place ourselves on the path to destruction. We must reverse course & repent. We must demonstrate the truth of our national motto: “In God we trust.”

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) June 15, 2021

Fear of yoga

Evangelicals chip-away at Roe v. Wade.

Franklin Graham remembers the good old days:

I continue to be grateful for the policies President Trump put into place that strengthened the US. I’m immensely grateful for the appointment of so many conservative federal judges & #SCOTUS Justices. He was also the most pro-life president in our history. Thank you Pres. Trump!

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) June 14, 2021

Robert Jeffress on the state of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Did I mention that David Barton is the speaker at Jeffress’s God and country celebration?:

Join us for our annual Freedom Sunday on Sunday, June 27, with patriotic music, a salute to our armed forces, and a message from our special guest, David Barton. https://t.co/WduheLdRLs pic.twitter.com/b1vUZDBaHY

— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) June 16, 2021

Tony Perkins continues the critical race theory fight:

This is a national security issue! Thank you @TomCottonAR for bringing attention to this threat! https://t.co/tFB9liEatW

— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) June 15, 2021

Thank you Kate!

We made it! Thanks all for following. If you're new from #SBC21, I am the senior news editor at @CTmagazine, and I cover evangelicalism overall. Stick around for more stories but less parliamentary procedure. pic.twitter.com/vBp1VUKPlZ

— kate shellnutt (@kateshellnutt) June 16, 2021
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