What is happening in Evangelical land?
Shane Claiborne and Doug Pagitt at the NRA prayer breakfast:
More of Shane’s commentary from the NRA meeting:
Southern Baptists release the names of sexual abusers. Coverage here.
Lecrae talks about “deconstructing” one’s Christian faith.
Jim Wallis on guns and Ulvade:
Evangelicals on same-sex weddings in the Church of Scotland.
More on the financial crisis facing evangelical seminaries.
Jamie Smith calls for the repeal of the Second Amendment:
The University of Northwestern, an evangelical college in Roseville, Minnesota, addresses (or doesn’t address) racial inequality.
Samaritan’s Purse is in Ulvade, Texas:
An evangelical pastor calls for gun control.
On NRA “thoughts and prayers“
An Evangelical Presbyterian congregation turns 200.
The president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary calls for gun control:
Max Lucado to the Southern Baptist laity: “No one would blame you for walking away from the church”
A pastor’s daughter sues the Southern Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary after “tortuous abuse” by her father.
Blast from the past:
A Southern Baptist criticizes the denomination’s sexual abuse report.
Trump “Big Lie” lawyer Jenna Ellis on the “woke” Bible:
The CEO of Bethel Music has resigned.
Trump evangelicals are trying to unseat Oklahoma GOP Senator James Lankford, a rock-solid conservative evangelical:
Lance Wallnau on the Ulvade shooting:
Trump court journalist David Brody:
More evangelical leaders respond to the Ulvade shooting.
Eric Metaxas and Che Ahn talk about the “global shaking” that will lead to spiritual revival:
Ouch!:
Tom Buck believes that the SBC survivors “are being used”:
And a response:
Robert Jeffress invited disgraced seminary president Paige Patterson to speak at this church after Patterson’s name is all over the SBC sexual abuse report released one week ago.
It looks like Sean believes “toxic masculinity” is a good thing:
There’s an NRA ‘prayer’ breakfast? Why haven’t we heard of this blasphemy before now? (I guess no real Christian was willing to confront it… shame on me/us)
J: I was also very surprised to learn this. Are they praying for God to protect their God-given right to own an assault rifle?