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Bible or Barber on Abolishing Abortion?
“I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation.” —Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, 1831 Recently, the Ethics &…
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Barber/ERLC Swing and Miss (Again) at Abolitionism
Few things in the evangelical landscape of the west have caused a more polarizing response than that of the abortion crisis. More specifically, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, has been torn over the issue for the better part of its existence. Whether through weekly sermon applications, daily evangelism, or annual resolutions,…
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SBC President Bart Barber Gives a Lesson in How Not to Repent
On September 15, Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Bart Barber unleashed a vicious, dishonest Twitter attack against SBC pastor Dusty Deevers. (Watch Deevers’ response to the various attacks here.) One day later, Barber Tweeted an equally dishonest thread against the Abolitionist Movement in general. On Friday, Barber “repented” on Twitter. Unfortunately, the “repentance” was nearly…
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SBC President Slanders SBC Pastor
Last week, on Sep. 14th, Dusty Deevers, SBC Pastor of Grace Community Church of Elgin, OK, commented on the ERLC’s appointment of Brent Leatherwood. It is crucial to understand what is being said here because the facts and history in this tweet are what caused the following Twitter storm. Deevers tweeted: “In Louisiana this spring…
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