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The Holiness of God Destroys Pro-Life Incrementalism
“There’s no issue for debate between immediatism and incrementalism when God has already spoken. The issue is not clarity on the topic–the issue is the holiness of God, and whether or not you bow before the holiness of God.” So speaks Pastor Blake Gideon (former president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, and former…
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Oklahoma Baptists Pass Resolution on Abolishing Abortion!
On Tuesday, Oklahoma Baptists became the fourth Southern Baptists state convention this year to pass a resolution calling for the immediate abolition of abortion following Arkansas, South Carolina, Utah-Idaho. All of these follow the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion passed by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in June. The Oklahoma resolution reaffirmed the language passed by…
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The Rise and Progress of Abortion Abolitionism in the Southern Baptist Convention
Three weeks ago, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) adopted a mold-breaking resolution calling for the “immediate abolition of abortion without exception or compromise,” and further, for the convention to “lament any complicity” in pro-life incrementalism which “compromises God’s holy standard of justice” by establishing “incremental, regulatory guidelines for when, where, why, and how to obtain…
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Todd Fisher Elected President of OK Baptists. A Step Toward or Away From Abolition?
Dr. Todd Fisher, pastor of Immanuel Baptist in Shawnee, was selected by Oklahoma Baptist messengers at their 2020 Annual Meeting as the next president of the convention. He was nominated for the position by Oklahoma Baptists First Vice President Jeremy Freeman. Leron West of Gilcrease Hills Baptist Church in Tulsa (nominated by former Oklahoma Baptists…
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Oklahoma Baptists Pass Resolution Demanding an Immediate “End” to Abortion
Tuesday’s 2019 annual conference of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (who changed their name to “Oklahoma Baptists” at the convention) brought with it good news for the cause of abolishing abortion. Representatives of the assembled Southern Baptist churches voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate end of abortion in Oklahoma.…