“This is the natural outcome of saying ‘life begins at conception,’ which is neither medically accepted nor supported by Scripture.” #BNGanalysis By Mark Wingfield bit.ly/3xffn1f
“Despite Patterson’s stature as a denominational warrior, Mohler beat him in the long game.” #BNGanalysis By Mark Wingfield bit.ly/3Rg2wme
“I didn’t feel I had any room to say, ‘Hey, I’m uncomfortable with this.'' #BNGanalysis By Mallory Challis bit.ly/3wUNhIF
“The divide between conservative evangelicals and progressive Christians on LGBTQ matters seems insurmountable.” #BNGanalysis By Rick Pidcock bit.ly/3x268Bm
While JP has consistently claimed Mica was mentally ill, a video surfaced over the weekend of JP from around 2015 that suggests he had his own struggles with mental health. #BNGanalysis By Rick Pidcock bit.ly/3JYYAlP
'In reality, the only thing settled at this year’s SBC annual meeting is that the SBC remains so far to the right that average Americans likely do not understand the language they speak.' #BNGanalysis By Mark Wingfield bit.ly/4ekqh6q
“Out of gratitude, they can follow Jesus in suffering by submitting to their authorities just as Jesus submitted to his.” #BNGanalysis By Rick Pidcock bit.ly/4bF7lgK
“Conservative Christians are treating Swift the same way they’ve been treating female CCM pop stars since the 1970s.” #BNGanalysis By Rick Pidcock bit.ly/3QyJRSf
Another interesting fact is that one-fourth of the students enrolled in SBC seminaries are not Southern Baptists. That has been a trend for several years. #BNGanalysis By Mark Wingfield bit.ly/3WQF1np
“We confess, I do, on our behalf, and perhaps across the convention, the need for more femaleness in our teaching staff.” #BNGanalysis By Meredith Stone bit.ly/4c8wLUh
Survey any nondenominational megachurch in the American South and you’ll find a lot of former Southern Baptists there. #BNGanalysis By Tyler Hummel bit.ly/3V4UQ7C
“It was in the midst of this weekend that I felt called to some sort of public ministry speaking out against Christian nationalism.” #BNGanalysis By Mara Richards Bim bit.ly/4bEfaDR
While Mercer’s frugality shows it is possible for a university to buck trends, the majority of private and public universities continue to put forward larger tuition increases. #BNGanalysis By Tyler Hummel bit.ly/3KmBaHg
About 40 million American adults who used to go to church no longer do so. #BNGanalysis By Steve Rabey bit.ly/3WROUkQ
“The history begins with the very name of the place in question.” #BNGanalysis By Rodney Kennedy bit.ly/44N6UP0
“I’ve been called a traitor and worse, outlawed and exiled. And I also have been mocked.” #BNGanalysis By Robert P. Sellers bit.ly/4dTYcTh
A trainer for the Minneapolis Police Department confirmed that the officers did not follow the department’s training and policies regarding use of force. #BNGanalysis By Mara Richards Bim bit.ly/4dUqoW8
“Removal or renewal suggests something wrong with a particular gender.” #BNGanalysis By Rodney Kennedy bit.ly/44xqnmE
“For some conservatives, unity has been preserved at too great a price — doctrinal error.” #BNGanalysis By Mark Wingfield bit.ly/4bs5kEj
A devotee of Donald Trump, Metaxas hosted the “Jericho March,” a rally in Washington, D.C., that laid the spiritual groundwork for the January 6 insurrection less than a month later. #BNGanalysis By Kristen Thomason bit.ly/4bxmSit