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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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Southern Baptists of Texas Testifiers Go Off the Rails While Defending Incrementalism
Southern Baptists of Texas deliberated on the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion in November, but decided instead to affirm a resolution regarding the heartbeat bill. The arguments made by incrementalist messengers were some of the worst we’ve seen from incrementalists anywhere (particularly Nathan Lino’s argument), but still persuaded a majority of the convention to oppose a…
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