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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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On Repentance, Abolitionists Must Lead by Example: An Open Letter
Dear fellow abolitionists: I wish my wife and I could attend your Abolition Now Conference February 5th-8th. Unfortunately, the combination of age and health makes such a trip from North Carolina unfeasible. But our hearts will be with you! Your theme will be “Repent with us.” I’m in my seventies, so while I’m no expert…
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Incremental Laws (of All Sorts) Undermine Repentance
The position of the Abolitionist Movement regarding which bills we support has long been “no bill but abolition.” Any other legislation is either intrinsically unjust or a distraction from the point. However, among some of those in and around the Abolitionist Movement, a debate has stirred regarding “righteous increments:” incremental bills that do not abolish…
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Why Do Pro-Lifers Despise Abolitionists?
I was working for a pro-life organization when I became an abolitionist. In my time with that organization, I was told by my employers and by other pro-life leaders that Abolitionists were unnecessarily mean and divisive. Even after embracing abolitionism as an ideology, I still figured that the accusations were probably true. The ideas of…
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