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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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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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The Three Categories of Pro-Lifers
Do you call yourself “Pro-life?” Understand, there is a significant and growing internal conflict among the self-described Pro-life. It is not going away. Some know this and have begun to try to confront it. There are at least three groups within the current Pro-Life Movement. Let’s briefly consider each Pro-life group. This is so important…
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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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Southern Baptist Convention Moves One Step Closer to Abolitionism (And Answering Objections)
History was made on Tuesday as messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of ordering the SBC Resolutions Committee to present the Resolution on Abolishing Abortion before the full convention. Southern Baptists can file resolutions, but it is ordinarily the prerogative of the Committee to decide which resolutions are voted on…
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SBC Pastors Publish “Resolution on Abolishing Abortion” for 2021 Convention Meeting
On Tuesday, a coalition of Southern Baptist pastors from across the country announced a resolution to abolish abortion in America as well the launch of an accompanying website and Facebook page. The resolution will be introduced at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting. Due to the considerable sway the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has…
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