Albert Mohler
Richard Albert Mohler Jr. (born October 19, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American evangelical theologian, the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and host of the podcast The Briefing, where he daily analyzes the news and recent events from an evangelical perspective. He has been described as "one of America's most influential evangelicals".
March 26, 1993: Mohler became the 9th President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
March 26, 1993: Mohler became the 9th President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Evangelicals upset about the Olympics are pearl-clutching hypocrites
Just look at the angst female pastors have caused among Southern Baptists, and I’m not talking about women as senior pastors. Even women serving as children’s pastors are causing people like Al Mohler and Mike Law to reach for their pearls. And now, God forbid, we have a woman — a Black and Indian woman, no less — running for president of the United States of America! Cue the racism and misogyny. Never mind she’s a Baptist, a Christian, a lifelong public servant. Still, JD Vance may soon learn that crossing childless cat ladies is not such a good idea. We don’t clutch pearls. We fill out ballots, donate and campaign.
(Baptist News Global 7/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Just look at the angst female pastors have caused among Southern Baptists, and I’m not talking about women as senior pastors. Even women serving as children’s pastors are causing people like Al Mohler and Mike Law to reach for their pearls. And now, God forbid, we have a woman — a Black and Indian woman, no less — running for president of the United States of America! Cue the racism and misogyny. Never mind she’s a Baptist, a Christian, a lifelong public servant. Still, JD Vance may soon learn that crossing childless cat ladies is not such a good idea. We don’t clutch pearls. We fill out ballots, donate and campaign.
(Baptist News Global 7/27/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Al Mohler’s Disingenuous Distancing from His “Dear Friend” Joshua Harris
Joshua Harris was Al Mohler’s “dear friend for many years.” Mohler spoke at his New Attitude conferences and had Harris on the Albert Mohler Program in order to commend his work and promote his book, Dug Down Deep – Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters. Mohler was a fanboy. When Joshua renounced biblical Christianity, Al wrote a piece titled, “The Tragedy of Joshua Harris.” Al never mentioned his long standing friendship nor his zealous promotion of Josh over the years.
(BrentDewiler.com 7/10/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Joshua Harris was Al Mohler’s “dear friend for many years.” Mohler spoke at his New Attitude conferences and had Harris on the Albert Mohler Program in order to commend his work and promote his book, Dug Down Deep – Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters. Mohler was a fanboy. When Joshua renounced biblical Christianity, Al wrote a piece titled, “The Tragedy of Joshua Harris.” Al never mentioned his long standing friendship nor his zealous promotion of Josh over the years.
(BrentDewiler.com 7/10/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Ben Mandrell should take humility lessons from Bart Barber
I thought I had seen arrogance in Southern Baptist Convention agency heads in my 62 years of living, but I had not heard from Ben Mandrell until today. His cold-hearted arrogance speaking before the SBC annual meeting today is in a class all by itself. Honestly, I was stunned hearing him speak from the floor of the convention in Indianapolis where a motion was under consideration to censure him and Bart Barber and Al Mohler for signing an amicus brief in a Kentucky case that had nothing to do with the SBC but pitted them and the SBC against an abuse survivor seeking justice. According to Ecclesiastes, there is a time to be silent and a time to speak. This Kentucky case was, at best, a time to remain silent. Because in filing the controversial brief they did, these three SBC leaders gave the appearance of putting the SBC on record seeking to cut off justice for a known abuse survivor. (Baptist News Global 6/12/24) Read More>>>>>
I thought I had seen arrogance in Southern Baptist Convention agency heads in my 62 years of living, but I had not heard from Ben Mandrell until today. His cold-hearted arrogance speaking before the SBC annual meeting today is in a class all by itself. Honestly, I was stunned hearing him speak from the floor of the convention in Indianapolis where a motion was under consideration to censure him and Bart Barber and Al Mohler for signing an amicus brief in a Kentucky case that had nothing to do with the SBC but pitted them and the SBC against an abuse survivor seeking justice. According to Ecclesiastes, there is a time to be silent and a time to speak. This Kentucky case was, at best, a time to remain silent. Because in filing the controversial brief they did, these three SBC leaders gave the appearance of putting the SBC on record seeking to cut off justice for a known abuse survivor. (Baptist News Global 6/12/24) Read More>>>>>
Ouster of Saddleback and Fern Creek from SBC over women pastors is affirmed
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argued against keeping either Saddleback or Fern Creek within the Southern Baptist fold. He said the idea of women pastors “is an issue of fundamental biblical authority that does violate both the doctrine and the order of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
(Religion News 6/4/23) Read More>>>>>
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argued against keeping either Saddleback or Fern Creek within the Southern Baptist fold. He said the idea of women pastors “is an issue of fundamental biblical authority that does violate both the doctrine and the order of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
(Religion News 6/4/23) Read More>>>>>
Al Mohler stirs debate on abortion abolition, whether women should be prosecuted
Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and host of “The Briefing” podcast, recently contended thatsome women who had an abortion should be criminally punished. In a March 15 episode of “The Briefing,” Mohler was asked for his thoughts on the abortion abolitionist movement, which, in contrast to the mainstream pro-life movement, believes that abortion should be banned in all circumstances and women seeking one should face some form of criminal prosecution. Mohler said he felt “the abolitionist movement, when it comes to abortion, has made some arguments, and some I think are frankly more urgent than others and more credible than others.”
(Christian Post 3/28/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and host of “The Briefing” podcast, recently contended thatsome women who had an abortion should be criminally punished. In a March 15 episode of “The Briefing,” Mohler was asked for his thoughts on the abortion abolitionist movement, which, in contrast to the mainstream pro-life movement, believes that abortion should be banned in all circumstances and women seeking one should face some form of criminal prosecution. Mohler said he felt “the abolitionist movement, when it comes to abortion, has made some arguments, and some I think are frankly more urgent than others and more credible than others.”
(Christian Post 3/28/24) READ MORE>>>>>
When angry white men can’t give up hating Beth Moore
Exhibit A is William Wolfe, a former Trump staff member and former intern to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler. Wolfe is a self-described Christian nationalist who frequently uses his X account to post inflammatory statements of white supremacy, Christian supremacy and male supremacy. The latest came Dec. 23 when he tweeted: “If you can’t admit that Beth Moore was an ungodly, even demonic, influence on the SBC — I really won’t be able to trust you.”
(Mark Wingfield/Baptist News Global 12/28/23)
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Exhibit A is William Wolfe, a former Trump staff member and former intern to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler. Wolfe is a self-described Christian nationalist who frequently uses his X account to post inflammatory statements of white supremacy, Christian supremacy and male supremacy. The latest came Dec. 23 when he tweeted: “If you can’t admit that Beth Moore was an ungodly, even demonic, influence on the SBC — I really won’t be able to trust you.”
(Mark Wingfield/Baptist News Global 12/28/23)
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The Scandal of Biblical Illiteracy
Ignorance of the Bible isn’t just a problem in our culture. It’s a problem in the church, and it’s scandalous. While America’s evangelical Christians are rightly concerned about the secular worldview’s rejection of biblical Christianity, we ought to give some urgent attention to a problem much closer to home—biblical illiteracy in the church. This scandalous problem is our own, and it’s up to us to fix it. (Albert Mohler/Answers In Genesis 1/1/17) READ MORE>>>>> |
Al Mohler Files
“As theologian David F. Wells states so powerfully, We have turned to a God that we can use rather than a God we must obey; we have turned to a God who will fulfill our needs rather than to a God before whom we must surrender our rights to ourselves. He is a God for us and for our satisfaction, and we have come to assume that it must be so in the church as well. And so we transform the God of mercy into a God who is at our mercy. We imagine that he is benign, that he will acquiesce as we toy with his reality and co-opt him in the promotion of our ventures and careers.”
― Albert Mohler, The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters
― Albert Mohler, The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership That Matters
Al Mohler Files
“Gender complementarity is the belief that the Bible’s teachings on gender and gender roles is to be understood in terms of the fact that men and women are equally made in God’s image (status) but different in terms of assignment (roles).”
― R. Albert Mohler Jr., God and the Gay Christian?: A Response to Matthew Vines
― R. Albert Mohler Jr., God and the Gay Christian?: A Response to Matthew Vines
July 6, 2023: Presbyterian Outlook: On women pastors and biblical authority: A Presbyterian reflection
Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and a leading intellectual in the denomination spoke in favor of this amendment on the floor of the convention, declaring the issue one of “fundamental biblical authority.”
Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and a leading intellectual in the denomination spoke in favor of this amendment on the floor of the convention, declaring the issue one of “fundamental biblical authority.”
“The divorce revolution has done far more damage to marriage than same-sex marriage will ever do.”― Al Mohler
June 14, 2023: Religion News Service: Ouster of Saddleback and Fern Creek from SBC over women pastors is affirmed
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argued against keeping either Saddleback or Fern Creek within the Southern Baptist fold. He said the idea of women pastors “is an issue of fundamental biblical authority that does violate both the doctrine and the order of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argued against keeping either Saddleback or Fern Creek within the Southern Baptist fold. He said the idea of women pastors “is an issue of fundamental biblical authority that does violate both the doctrine and the order of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
June 7, 2023: Washington Post: For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
Albert Mohler — longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary also in Louisville, and one of the denomination’s most prominent leaders — said he hopes “the Republican Party nominee will be someone not named Donald Trump.”
Albert Mohler — longtime president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary also in Louisville, and one of the denomination’s most prominent leaders — said he hopes “the Republican Party nominee will be someone not named Donald Trump.”
Apr 17, 2023: Christian Post: Al Mohler family request prayers after blood clots found in lungs
Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs, according to the seminary, which says his condition is improving
Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been hospitalized and is undergoing treatment for blood clots in both lungs, according to the seminary, which says his condition is improving
Feb 10, 2023: Baptist News Global: The gospel of fear as told by Al Mohler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Al Mohler wants us to believe there was devil worship at the Grammys last Sunday. Two days later, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dark and dismal picture of an American democracy being destroyed by Democrats who sound suspiciously like devils.
Al Mohler wants us to believe there was devil worship at the Grammys last Sunday. Two days later, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dark and dismal picture of an American democracy being destroyed by Democrats who sound suspiciously like devils.
Jan 27, 2023: Albert Mohler: World: You bless it, you bought it
Dec 19, 2022: Al Mohler: World: He is (still) there, and He is not silent
Dec 6, 2022: Christian Headlines: Trump's Recent Comments and Actions Are 'Incompatible with Serving' as President, Mohler Says
Theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. is speaking out about recent comments and actions by former President Donald Trump, calling them reckless and anti-conservative while suggesting that Republicans must rally around a different candidate for 2024.
Theologian R. Albert Mohler Jr. is speaking out about recent comments and actions by former President Donald Trump, calling them reckless and anti-conservative while suggesting that Republicans must rally around a different candidate for 2024.
Dec 2, 2022: Baptist News Global: Why does Al Mohler claim the Respect for Marriage Act opposes the ‘moral order’ and religious freedom despite specific provisions protecting religion?
Al Mohler does not like the Respect for Marriage Act. In fact, he believes it is an offense to the “moral order” of creation.
The Respect for Marriage Act is a federal bill that passed the Senate this week and currently awaits likely ratification in the House. The bill would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriage nationwide.
Al Mohler does not like the Respect for Marriage Act. In fact, he believes it is an offense to the “moral order” of creation.
The Respect for Marriage Act is a federal bill that passed the Senate this week and currently awaits likely ratification in the House. The bill would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriage nationwide.
Nov 22, 2022: The Bulwark: The Growing Religious/Secular Rift on the Illiberal Right
Within National Conservative circles, there are two competing narratives about the status of religion—even state-sponsored religion. To hear conservative Christians at the National Conservatism III convention earlier this year, they represent the vanguard of nationalist politics. If “conservatism as a movement has a future, it is a future that is going to be increasingly tied to explicit theological claims and confession—or there will be nothing left to conserve,” declared one keynote speaker, Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship university. Fr. Benedict Kiely claimed “conservatives are social conservatives or they are not conservative.” William Wolfe, a Trump administration official, wraps Trumpism in Protestant garb and claims Christians should “demand” an America First agenda. Meanwhile, claiming that secular types “are a small minority” among the NatCons, R.R. Reno, the editor of First Things, told the Dispatch that “it’s the religious people that are the forefront of actually speaking out” against the progressive left. Rev. Uri Brito, a biblical theocrat and cleric associated with the convention, noted he wouldn’t “want to be a part of a movement where atheists are guiding that movement.”
Within National Conservative circles, there are two competing narratives about the status of religion—even state-sponsored religion. To hear conservative Christians at the National Conservatism III convention earlier this year, they represent the vanguard of nationalist politics. If “conservatism as a movement has a future, it is a future that is going to be increasingly tied to explicit theological claims and confession—or there will be nothing left to conserve,” declared one keynote speaker, Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship university. Fr. Benedict Kiely claimed “conservatives are social conservatives or they are not conservative.” William Wolfe, a Trump administration official, wraps Trumpism in Protestant garb and claims Christians should “demand” an America First agenda. Meanwhile, claiming that secular types “are a small minority” among the NatCons, R.R. Reno, the editor of First Things, told the Dispatch that “it’s the religious people that are the forefront of actually speaking out” against the progressive left. Rev. Uri Brito, a biblical theocrat and cleric associated with the convention, noted he wouldn’t “want to be a part of a movement where atheists are guiding that movement.”
Nov 22, 2022: Current: David French’s civic pluralism versus Al Mohler’s Christian nationalism
Here is Mohler’s take on French’s argument:
But was French flatly against same-sex civil marriage? It now appears that the answer is no, and has been no for a long time. French identifies as a civil libertarian who wants to see a balancing of interests and claims within pluralism. As for his position on redefining marriage as a civil institution, he writes, apparently of his 2004 position: “I wanted gay couples to enjoy marriage-equivalent legal protections but without changing the legal definition of marriage. I wanted gay couples to enjoy the legally protected right to build a life together without creating a legal superstructure that ripped apart religious freedoms that are indispensable to the health of the republic and to the flourishing of countless millions of American lives.”
That argument should astound evangelical Christians. The key issue seems to be French’s basic confidence in pluralism as the great civic goal and central political principle. But pluralism requires careful definition and boundaries. In a recent book, French explains, “I recognize pluralism as a permanent fact of American life and seek to foster a political culture that protects the autonomy and dignity of competing American ideological and religious communities.” But what, dare we ask, are the allowable boundaries of respectable pluralism? In answering this question, David French is particularly unclear. If he is clear, his view would undermine any stable public morality based on any objective moral truths.
Here is Mohler’s take on French’s argument:
But was French flatly against same-sex civil marriage? It now appears that the answer is no, and has been no for a long time. French identifies as a civil libertarian who wants to see a balancing of interests and claims within pluralism. As for his position on redefining marriage as a civil institution, he writes, apparently of his 2004 position: “I wanted gay couples to enjoy marriage-equivalent legal protections but without changing the legal definition of marriage. I wanted gay couples to enjoy the legally protected right to build a life together without creating a legal superstructure that ripped apart religious freedoms that are indispensable to the health of the republic and to the flourishing of countless millions of American lives.”
That argument should astound evangelical Christians. The key issue seems to be French’s basic confidence in pluralism as the great civic goal and central political principle. But pluralism requires careful definition and boundaries. In a recent book, French explains, “I recognize pluralism as a permanent fact of American life and seek to foster a political culture that protects the autonomy and dignity of competing American ideological and religious communities.” But what, dare we ask, are the allowable boundaries of respectable pluralism? In answering this question, David French is particularly unclear. If he is clear, his view would undermine any stable public morality based on any objective moral truths.
November 21, 2022: PRRI: The Diminishing Importance of Personal Morality in Politics, 2011-2020
The recent midterm elections have reignited public debates about the role of personal morality in the private lives of elected officials. In the 2016 presidential election, the majority of white Christian voters supported Donald Trump, including 81% of white evangelicals—a group whose espoused moral convictions seemed to blatantly contradict the private proclivities of the candidate.
In the 2022 midterms, there was no shortage of candidates who had the support of the nation’s most populous religious communities, even though their morals seemed to fall short of those communities’ articulated standards. Before the election, Astead Herndon, host of the New York Times podcast “The Run-Up,” interviewed Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to ask him about this seeming incongruity. Mohler told Herndon that he believed Christian voters should prioritize two issues: “the sanctity of human life and the integrity of marriage.” On the surface, Mohler’s response provides a simple explanation for many Christians’ seeming disregard of the personal morality of political candidates: abortion and marriage equality seem to be the central issues that galvanize evangelical voters. However, PRRI’s American Values Survey suggests that white evangelical Christians are far from the only group willing to overlook personal immorality among elected officials.
The recent midterm elections have reignited public debates about the role of personal morality in the private lives of elected officials. In the 2016 presidential election, the majority of white Christian voters supported Donald Trump, including 81% of white evangelicals—a group whose espoused moral convictions seemed to blatantly contradict the private proclivities of the candidate.
In the 2022 midterms, there was no shortage of candidates who had the support of the nation’s most populous religious communities, even though their morals seemed to fall short of those communities’ articulated standards. Before the election, Astead Herndon, host of the New York Times podcast “The Run-Up,” interviewed Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, to ask him about this seeming incongruity. Mohler told Herndon that he believed Christian voters should prioritize two issues: “the sanctity of human life and the integrity of marriage.” On the surface, Mohler’s response provides a simple explanation for many Christians’ seeming disregard of the personal morality of political candidates: abortion and marriage equality seem to be the central issues that galvanize evangelical voters. However, PRRI’s American Values Survey suggests that white evangelical Christians are far from the only group willing to overlook personal immorality among elected officials.
Sept 21, 2022: AP: Southern Baptists cut ties with LGBTQ-friendly church
The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday — an LGBTQ-friendly church in North Carolina that had itself quit the denomination decades ago and a New Jersey congregation it cited for “alleged discriminatory behavior.”
The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body voted to cut ties with two congregations on Tuesday — an LGBTQ-friendly church in North Carolina that had itself quit the denomination decades ago and a New Jersey congregation it cited for “alleged discriminatory behavior.”
November 21, 2022: Baptist News Global: First Amendment isn’t enough to protect religious conservatives against Respect for Marriage Act, lawyer for Colorado website designer says
The Respect for Marriage Act — headed toward passage in Congress as early as this week — will inflict “undeniable harms” on “countless Americans,” according to an opinion piece in World magazine tweeted out by Al Mohler over the weekend.
The Respect for Marriage Act — headed toward passage in Congress as early as this week — will inflict “undeniable harms” on “countless Americans,” according to an opinion piece in World magazine tweeted out by Al Mohler over the weekend.
R. Albert Mohler Jr. (WORLD): The parable of David French
This is how conservatism dies, and this is how marriage is surrendered
This is how conservatism dies, and this is how marriage is surrendered
Baptist News Global: Republican losses in midterms are worth it because of ending Roe, Mohler explains
And Mohler has a ready answer for that deal: “I would take the reversal of Roe v. Wade over the electoral win. Now again, our job is to try to achieve both, but the fact is that the election was a disappointment for the pro-life cause. But nonetheless, we are still going into the end of 2022 with the most significant headline news story being the reversal of Roe v. Wade after almost 50 years of deadly precedent.” 11.15.22
And Mohler has a ready answer for that deal: “I would take the reversal of Roe v. Wade over the electoral win. Now again, our job is to try to achieve both, but the fact is that the election was a disappointment for the pro-life cause. But nonetheless, we are still going into the end of 2022 with the most significant headline news story being the reversal of Roe v. Wade after almost 50 years of deadly precedent.” 11.15.22
Andrew Manis Files
Numerous conservative pastors and commentators have declared to their flocks that true Christians must vote Republican if they are faithful. Chief among those is Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who told a conservative political action group this fall that to vote for Democrats makes them “unfaithful to God.”
But what if he’s got it backward? What if voting for today’s iteration of the Republican Party — driven by the business of white supremacy more than actual business interests — makes one “unfaithful to God”? I read a Facebook post from one of my college friends indicating he would vote for Trump because “he was the only one who will protect us Christians.” Republicans must not have heard the news that religious belief, practice and institutions have thrived in the U.S. because they did not enjoy the favor of the government.
Instead, the churches had to work to spread the gospel and strengthen church life in America. Contrast the health of religion in America, where there has been no officially favored religion (even if, historically, most Americans have been Christians), with religion in most European countries where state churches once abounded but are now virtually empty.
--Andrew Manis; Baptist News Global; Should ‘real’ Christians really vote Republican today? 11.3.22
But what if he’s got it backward? What if voting for today’s iteration of the Republican Party — driven by the business of white supremacy more than actual business interests — makes one “unfaithful to God”? I read a Facebook post from one of my college friends indicating he would vote for Trump because “he was the only one who will protect us Christians.” Republicans must not have heard the news that religious belief, practice and institutions have thrived in the U.S. because they did not enjoy the favor of the government.
Instead, the churches had to work to spread the gospel and strengthen church life in America. Contrast the health of religion in America, where there has been no officially favored religion (even if, historically, most Americans have been Christians), with religion in most European countries where state churches once abounded but are now virtually empty.
--Andrew Manis; Baptist News Global; Should ‘real’ Christians really vote Republican today? 11.3.22
“At some point, a crisis of epistemology becomes a crisis in ontology. This is now a war on ontology, on being, on creation. We are now in a full-scale assault on reality.” -Al Mohler; 3.9.22
Al Mohler Files
Genesis 1:26–28 indicates that God made man—unlike the rest of creation—in his own image. This passage also demonstrates that God’s purpose for humanity was an embodied existence. Genesis 2:7 highlights this point as well. God makes man out of the dust and then breathes into him the breath of life. This indicates that we were a body before we were a person. The body, as it turns out, is not incidental to our personhood. Adam and Eve are given the commission to multiply and subdue the earth. Their bodies allow them, by God’s creation and his sovereign plan, to fulfill that task of image-bearing. --Albert Mohler
“If the college you visit has a bookstore filled with t-shirts rather than books, find another college.'
- Albert Mohler Jr.
- Albert Mohler Jr.
 Al Mohler Files
"He is not now president of the United States, but he has announced that he's running once again for the office as president of the United States. This represents an extremely dangerous development. It's a dangerous development even as measured in contrast and comparison with what President Trump has said and done before, both before he was president, while he was in the White House and now subsequent, and once again, a presidential contender."
--Al Mohler on Donald Trump; The Briefing; 12.5.22 |
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| Dec 21, 2022 From the National Conservative Conference in Miami, Florida, Al Mohler joins Kevin to discuss the Left’s assault on faithful Christians, the misguided secularization of America, and what we can do to fight against it to preserve faith in America. They also discuss what impact will the so-called “Respect for Marriage Act” have on institutions like Dr. Mohler’s. |
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Baptist News Global: Voting the wrong way makes Christians ‘unfaithful’ to God, Mohler says
Once a never-Trump Republican, Mohler reversed his position and boldly endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election — despite Trump’s moral flaws, lies and cruel policies 9.10.22
Once a never-Trump Republican, Mohler reversed his position and boldly endorsed Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election — despite Trump’s moral flaws, lies and cruel policies 9.10.22
Aug. 5, 2022: Slate: “Christian Nationalism” Used to Be Taboo. Now It’s All the Rage.
Al Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called Christian nationalism “idolatrous” and pushed back on the idea that evangelical Christianity was linked to what had happened at the Capitol.
“Nationalism is always a clear and present danger,” he wrote a week after the insurrection. But linking it to “American evangelical Christianity,” he said, was an unfair “accusation.”
By this summer, Mohler had updated his thinking.
Speaking on his podcast on June 15, the theologian said: “We have the left routinely speaking of me and of others as Christian nationalists, as if we’re supposed to be running from that.” He added: “I’m not about to run from that.”
Mohler is not alone in changing his tune. Far-right politicians are warming to the label, too.
Al Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called Christian nationalism “idolatrous” and pushed back on the idea that evangelical Christianity was linked to what had happened at the Capitol.
“Nationalism is always a clear and present danger,” he wrote a week after the insurrection. But linking it to “American evangelical Christianity,” he said, was an unfair “accusation.”
By this summer, Mohler had updated his thinking.
Speaking on his podcast on June 15, the theologian said: “We have the left routinely speaking of me and of others as Christian nationalists, as if we’re supposed to be running from that.” He added: “I’m not about to run from that.”
Mohler is not alone in changing his tune. Far-right politicians are warming to the label, too.
Apr 20, 2022: Kentucky Today: Southern Baptists reflect on the legacy of ‘Together for the Gospel’
Dever was among the group of four evangelical leaders who founded the T4G event including Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; C.J. Mahaney, founder of Sovereign Grace Ministries; and Ligon Duncan, now chancellor/CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary.
Dever was among the group of four evangelical leaders who founded the T4G event including Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; C.J. Mahaney, founder of Sovereign Grace Ministries; and Ligon Duncan, now chancellor/CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary.
Feb 23, 2022: Religion Unplugged: What Ails American Evangelicalism And Where Is This Movement Headed?
As the Twitterverse heated up, the two most significant conservative responses to Brooks came from Southern Baptist seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. and Eastern Orthodox author Rod Dreher, a longtime friend and associate of Brooks. With a hint of old-school separatism, Mohler interpreted the Brooks piece as the latest “demand to abandon evangelicalism” and “change our convictions and get with the cultural program.” Dreher, no Trump fan, said that while hailing anti-Trump evangelicals, Brooks “doesn’t dig into the core theological issues.”
As the Twitterverse heated up, the two most significant conservative responses to Brooks came from Southern Baptist seminary President R. Albert Mohler Jr. and Eastern Orthodox author Rod Dreher, a longtime friend and associate of Brooks. With a hint of old-school separatism, Mohler interpreted the Brooks piece as the latest “demand to abandon evangelicalism” and “change our convictions and get with the cultural program.” Dreher, no Trump fan, said that while hailing anti-Trump evangelicals, Brooks “doesn’t dig into the core theological issues.”
Feb 1, 2022:Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: The Ultimate Goal of Theological Education is Holiness, Mohler says at Spring Convocation
Studying theology at the deepest level is not an end to itself but is ultimately a means to the learner’s holiness, Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler told students and faculty Tuesday at the school’s annual Spring Convocation.
Studying theology at the deepest level is not an end to itself but is ultimately a means to the learner’s holiness, Southern Seminary President Albert Mohler told students and faculty Tuesday at the school’s annual Spring Convocation.
Jan 11, 2022: Christianity Daily: Prominent Theologian Warns Christians Against LGBT Agenda, Which Is To Silence The Preaching Of Biblical Truth
Evangelical theologian Albert Mohler, who serves as the ninth president of the Louisville-based Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has warned about the challenges the Christian church faces in 2022, specifically aboout the LGBT agenda, which he claims will eventually criminalize Christian speech as it goes against same-sex ideologies. The 62-year-old said that the Christian community is now at a "turning point."
Evangelical theologian Albert Mohler, who serves as the ninth president of the Louisville-based Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has warned about the challenges the Christian church faces in 2022, specifically aboout the LGBT agenda, which he claims will eventually criminalize Christian speech as it goes against same-sex ideologies. The 62-year-old said that the Christian community is now at a "turning point."
Jan 10, 2022: Biblical Recorder: Canada joins list of nations banning conversion therapy
A Canadian law banning any form of conversion therapy, broadly defined as treatment or counseling aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, took effect Jan. 7.
A Canadian law banning any form of conversion therapy, broadly defined as treatment or counseling aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, took effect Jan. 7.
Jan 6, 2022: The Bulwark: The Twisted, Trumpist Religion of Jan. 6th
Albert Mohler, the Southern Baptist theologian, found “most troubling” the speakers’ “claims of private, compelling, divine revelation in which you had numerous speakers say, ‘God showed me this. God told me this by a vision or a dream.’”
Albert Mohler, the Southern Baptist theologian, found “most troubling” the speakers’ “claims of private, compelling, divine revelation in which you had numerous speakers say, ‘God showed me this. God told me this by a vision or a dream.’”
June 11, 2021: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Inaugural Apologetics Conference Looks at Reformed Apologetics
The first annual Southern Seminary Apologetics Institute, a conference examining how Reformed apologetics looks in a secular age, took place May 10-11 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Featured speakers included Albert Mohler, Timothy Paul Jones, and J. V. Fesko.
The first annual Southern Seminary Apologetics Institute, a conference examining how Reformed apologetics looks in a secular age, took place May 10-11 at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Featured speakers included Albert Mohler, Timothy Paul Jones, and J. V. Fesko.
May 19, 2021: Christian Post: Baylor U opens door for recognizing LGBT student group, says sexuality stance remains unchanged
Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a Monday episode of his daily podcast that if an institution of higher education is not clear about what it believes and what those convictions require and “it actually begins to recruit students or even to accept students who hold to a contrary view and then allows official recognition of that group ... you have just sown the seeds for the revolution of your own institution.”
Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said in a Monday episode of his daily podcast that if an institution of higher education is not clear about what it believes and what those convictions require and “it actually begins to recruit students or even to accept students who hold to a contrary view and then allows official recognition of that group ... you have just sown the seeds for the revolution of your own institution.”
Jan 26, 2021: Baptist Messenger: Alabama Pastor Ed Litton to be nominated for SBC president
Mohler, a key player in the conservative movement that took over the SBC in the 1980s and 1990s, appeared to be a shoo-in for SBC president last year. He was seen at the time as a true conservative, but not closely allied with Trump.
Then the SBC annual meeting was canceled due to COVID-19, meaning that current President J.D. Greear, a North Carolina megachurch pastor, would remain in office for another year.
Since then, Mohler changed his mind, going from being a “Never Trumper” to backing Trump’s reelection and denouncing CRT. Both moves alienated Black pastors in the convention.
At the same time, Mohler and other top SBC leaders have been criticized by a group called the Conservative Baptist Network for not being conservative enough and for allowing “unbiblical agendas” such as social justice into the convention.
Mohler, a key player in the conservative movement that took over the SBC in the 1980s and 1990s, appeared to be a shoo-in for SBC president last year. He was seen at the time as a true conservative, but not closely allied with Trump.
Then the SBC annual meeting was canceled due to COVID-19, meaning that current President J.D. Greear, a North Carolina megachurch pastor, would remain in office for another year.
Since then, Mohler changed his mind, going from being a “Never Trumper” to backing Trump’s reelection and denouncing CRT. Both moves alienated Black pastors in the convention.
At the same time, Mohler and other top SBC leaders have been criticized by a group called the Conservative Baptist Network for not being conservative enough and for allowing “unbiblical agendas” such as social justice into the convention.
Dec 16, 2020: Kentucky Today: Albert Mohler: Principles for Christian thinking in context of COVID vaccine
Aug 12, 2020: Christianity Today: Christian Colleges: God Wants You to Wear a Mask to Class
“We’re going to return in a way that Christians understand, but the secular world does not. We’re going to return in a covenant together,” Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Al Mohler said in a video introducing the document to be signed by faculty, staff, and students returning to the Louisville, Kentucky, campus this week and next.
“We’re going to return in a way that Christians understand, but the secular world does not. We’re going to return in a covenant together,” Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Al Mohler said in a video introducing the document to be signed by faculty, staff, and students returning to the Louisville, Kentucky, campus this week and next.
Al Mohler Files
CBMW: Imagine a dystopic future where the Southern Baptist Convention endorses same-sex marriage. What acts of capitulation must we now safeguard against so we do not accommodate?
RAM: I have to go back to an assertion I made earlier based upon the observations that came to me even as a doctoral student back in the 1980s. That is, the parallelism between the hermeneutic of egalitarianism and the hermeneutic of the so-called sexual revolution and, eventually, and far more radically, the hermeneutic that facilitates the denial of the so-called gender binary. I think the tripwire would be allowing and facilitating an approach to Scripture that would allow what Scripture does not allow and would fail to affirm what Scripture does affirm, and I guess even before that would be embarrassment over holding to biblical truth. We’re social creatures, and that’s a very powerful social impetus. The secular world around us is doing its best to make us embarrassed to hold to virtually any vestige of biblical truth. Sadly, some of those same pressures are found among some who consider themselves to be evangelicals who think the only hope for evangelicalism is becoming less offensive to the world. There will be no end for that logic.
CBWM.org: R. Albert Mohler Jr. on the State of Complementarianism
RAM: I have to go back to an assertion I made earlier based upon the observations that came to me even as a doctoral student back in the 1980s. That is, the parallelism between the hermeneutic of egalitarianism and the hermeneutic of the so-called sexual revolution and, eventually, and far more radically, the hermeneutic that facilitates the denial of the so-called gender binary. I think the tripwire would be allowing and facilitating an approach to Scripture that would allow what Scripture does not allow and would fail to affirm what Scripture does affirm, and I guess even before that would be embarrassment over holding to biblical truth. We’re social creatures, and that’s a very powerful social impetus. The secular world around us is doing its best to make us embarrassed to hold to virtually any vestige of biblical truth. Sadly, some of those same pressures are found among some who consider themselves to be evangelicals who think the only hope for evangelicalism is becoming less offensive to the world. There will be no end for that logic.
CBWM.org: R. Albert Mohler Jr. on the State of Complementarianism
Feb 19, 2020: Baptist news Global: SBC president calls for investigation of churches accused of harboring sexual predators
“No one outside SGC has defended C.J. Mahaney more than Al Mohler, Mark Dever and Ligon Duncan,” Mahaney critic Brent Detwiler said of the T4G combo in a blog last May. “They have defended him against all charges of a conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse of children and also defended him against all charges concerning his character and leadership in general.”
“No one outside SGC has defended C.J. Mahaney more than Al Mohler, Mark Dever and Ligon Duncan,” Mahaney critic Brent Detwiler said of the T4G combo in a blog last May. “They have defended him against all charges of a conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse of children and also defended him against all charges concerning his character and leadership in general.”
Nov 1, 2019: Baptist Global News: Al Mohler to be nominated for president of Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler tweeted Thursday afternoon that he is willing to be nominated next June as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Earlier in the day Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, announced his “prayerful intention” to nominate Mohler, 60, for president at the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting scheduled June 9-10 in Orlando, Florida.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler tweeted Thursday afternoon that he is willing to be nominated next June as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.Earlier in the day Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, announced his “prayerful intention” to nominate Mohler, 60, for president at the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting scheduled June 9-10 in Orlando, Florida.
June 5, 2018: MercyHouse: What's happening in the Southern Baptist Convention and why should I care?
If you've been paying any attention to the news over the last few months, you've probably heard news stories and editorializing about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). They've been embroiled in a controversy that has included the ousting of some high profile leaders in the denomination. Two of the biggest are Frank Page and Paige Patterson. Frank Page was the president of the denomination from 2010-2018 and was recently ousted because of a "morally inappropriate" relationship. Paige Patterson was the president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2003-2018 until recently fired because of inappropriate comments he made about the domestic abuse of a woman and allegations that he didn't properly handle the report of a rape that happened on his campus 15 years ago. This has caused quite a stir in the denomination and many have called for a deep repentance among all who make up the SBC family. See these articles by Beth Moore, Albert Mohler, and Sam Rainer for a taste of these kinds of calls for change.
If you've been paying any attention to the news over the last few months, you've probably heard news stories and editorializing about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). They've been embroiled in a controversy that has included the ousting of some high profile leaders in the denomination. Two of the biggest are Frank Page and Paige Patterson. Frank Page was the president of the denomination from 2010-2018 and was recently ousted because of a "morally inappropriate" relationship. Paige Patterson was the president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2003-2018 until recently fired because of inappropriate comments he made about the domestic abuse of a woman and allegations that he didn't properly handle the report of a rape that happened on his campus 15 years ago. This has caused quite a stir in the denomination and many have called for a deep repentance among all who make up the SBC family. See these articles by Beth Moore, Albert Mohler, and Sam Rainer for a taste of these kinds of calls for change.
July 17, 2017: Albert Mohler: The Agonizing Ordeal of Eugene Peterson—You Might Be Next
Was he against it, before he was for it? Is he really against it now?
The ordeal experienced last week by popular author Eugene Peterson was agonizing to observe, largely self-inflicted, and virtually inevitable. You should pay close attention to it, for you might very well be next.
Was he against it, before he was for it? Is he really against it now?
The ordeal experienced last week by popular author Eugene Peterson was agonizing to observe, largely self-inflicted, and virtually inevitable. You should pay close attention to it, for you might very well be next.
July 24, 2016: Caffeinated Thoughts: Albert Mohler and Russell Moore Explain Why They Can’t Support Trump
Last month Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, was part of a panel discussion during a Baptist21 event and he was asked about the election, what were first, second and third tier issues, and if evangelicals have always voted for the candidate that says they are pro-life and appoint conservative Supreme Court justices.
Last month Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, was part of a panel discussion during a Baptist21 event and he was asked about the election, what were first, second and third tier issues, and if evangelicals have always voted for the candidate that says they are pro-life and appoint conservative Supreme Court justices.
Mar 3, 2016: Libertarian Christian Institute: Al Mohler Misunderstands Libertarians
A reader of this site called my attention to a “Wretched” episode in which Al Mohler discusses the trend among Christians to accept and be attracted to libertarianism.
A reader of this site called my attention to a “Wretched” episode in which Al Mohler discusses the trend among Christians to accept and be attracted to libertarianism.
2014
February 25, 2014: Mohler delivered a Forum Lecture in the Marriott Center Arena at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The title of Mohler's lecture was, "Strengthen the Things that Remain: Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Human Flourishing in a Dangerous Age.
March 13, 2014: During a podcast of The Briefing, Mohler stated that Evangelicals "simply cannot accept the legitimacy of the papacy" and that "to do otherwise would be to compromise Biblical truth and reverse the Reformation."
Utah evangelicals on ‘vanguard’ for American believers, Mohler says
Southern Baptists in Utah and other western states live at the forefront of a cultural change sweeping the nation at a rapid pace, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said Feb. 25 at First Baptist Church of Provo, Utah. Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke earlier in the day at Brigham Young University in Provo owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That evening, Russ Robinson, pastor of First Baptist Provo, invited Mohler to bring a message to area evangelicals, who travelled from as far as Winnemucca, Nev.; Twin Falls, Idaho and St. George, Utah, five hours southwest of Metro Salt Lake City. At the conclusion of his message, Mohler answered questions from the approximately 140 people in attendance. During more than three hours at the church facility, Mohler also met with 41 pastors and church planters to dialogue further about their challenges.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 3/14/14) READ MORE>>>>>
Southern Baptists in Utah and other western states live at the forefront of a cultural change sweeping the nation at a rapid pace, R. Albert Mohler Jr. said Feb. 25 at First Baptist Church of Provo, Utah. Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke earlier in the day at Brigham Young University in Provo owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That evening, Russ Robinson, pastor of First Baptist Provo, invited Mohler to bring a message to area evangelicals, who travelled from as far as Winnemucca, Nev.; Twin Falls, Idaho and St. George, Utah, five hours southwest of Metro Salt Lake City. At the conclusion of his message, Mohler answered questions from the approximately 140 people in attendance. During more than three hours at the church facility, Mohler also met with 41 pastors and church planters to dialogue further about their challenges.
(Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 3/14/14) READ MORE>>>>>
Al Mohler Files
"I think Calvinism is probably as countercultural as anything you could imagine in secular America, or secular-rising America, because Calvinism, by just it's very nature gets right to the reality of the one, true, and living God." ― Albert Mohler Jr.; PBS; 4.03.14
May 18, 2014: Owen Strachen reported: Grounding her attacks in an oft-cited instinct for justice, Rachel Held Evans mocked and opposed the following in just the last few years: The Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, The Gospel Coalition, Together for the Gospel, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Seminary, Desiring God Ministries, Al Mohler, John Piper, Russell Moore, Tim Challies, Mark Driscoll, myself, Denny Burk, Andrew Walker, Doug Wilson, Jared Wilson, and the list goes on.
Sept 8, 2014: Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Seminary, along with Al Mohler have written a position on infant death. I think it’s important here to recognize that their arguments are a basic denial of original sin, namely, that all who are born in Adam as their federal head and representative are guilty of trespass before God, His Law, and stand in condemnation at birth. This is not “hyper-calvinism” but a very biblical foundation of the Christian faith – Man stands condemned because he was born in Adam!
Sept 9, 2014: R. Albert Mohler reported about Hillsong: “It’s a prosperity movement for the millennials, in which the polyester and middle-class associations of Oral Roberts have given way to ripped jeans and sophisticated rock music..What has made Hillsong distinctive is a minimization of the actual content of the Gospel, and a far more diffuse presentation of spirituality.”
2013
Al Mohler Files
Well, you know, for an Evangelical, this does put us in an interesting position, because we deny the legitimacy of the office, and yet recognize that in terms of the worldwide picture of religion today, the papacy still plays a very important role, and thus there is an inescapable influence that comes to the one who holds that office. And when it comes to the new Pope, Pope Francis, it’s going to be very interesting. I think at this point, it’s difficult to predict. There are some incredibly interesting contradictions and innovations in this Pope.
― Albert Mohler Jr. on election of Pope Francis; Hugh Hewit Show; 4.14.13
― Albert Mohler Jr. on election of Pope Francis; Hugh Hewit Show; 4.14.13
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Oct 10, 2013: Brent Detwiler: Danny Akin and Al Mohler still sponsoring C.J. Mahaney
Things have been fairly quiet concerning the sexual abuse scandal surrounding C.J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM), and several organizations (churches and schools) named in a civil lawsuit filed approximately a year ago. |
First, regardless of Together for the Gospel’s rewriting of its history leaving out one of the key founding members, C.J. Mahaney, fellow Together for the Gospel founder, Al Mohler, remains close friends with Mahaney, so close in fact Mohler has offered unwavering support for C.J. Mahaney publicly insisting upon Mahaney’s total innocence from any wrong-doing toward the sexually abused victims. Nor did Mohler fail to unequivocally defend Mahaney when specific charges of failed leadership were brought by prominent pastors in Mahaney’s own denomination. Mohler publicly dismissed their complaints outright. -10.10.13 |
2010
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The curious teen's youth pastor offered the diversions of his megachurch's bowling alley and gymnasium, but had no answers to his questions. He took the boy to meet the minister of a fast-growing congregation down the highway in Fort Lauderdale: Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. D. James Kennedy listened to Mohler and knew just the antidote to his anxieties. Francis Schaeffer's He is Not Silent "had an absolutely determinative impact on my life as a young teenager," Mohler says. "Not that I understood everything that Schaeffer was saying, but it came with incredible assurance that there were legitimate Christian answers to these questions." Schaeffer became a hero; Kennedy, a lifelong mentor. - Christianity Today; 10.1.10 Apr 1, 2010: Christianity Today: The Reformer
How Al Mohler transformed a seminary, helped change a denomination, and challenges a secular culture. |
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2005
Al Mohler Files
"In 1973, Roe v. Wade [declared] a woman's right to an abortion. We now know in the aftermath of that decision, that Justice Harry Blackmun, who was the author of the majority opinion, even has admitted that they were determined to legalize abortion, and they just went to the Constitution to try to find an argument that would get them where they wanted to go. And they did. Now, that was a wake-up call for Americans to say, now wait a minute, there's nothing in the Constitution about abortion. By no stretch of the imagination did the founders of this nation and the framers of that document intend for anyone to be able to read those words and find a right to kill unborn children.
― Albert Mohler Jr.; Justice Sunday; 3.24.05
― Albert Mohler Jr.; Justice Sunday; 3.24.05
April 15, 2003: Mohler was interviewed by Time on the subject of evangelizing Iraqi Muslims in the form of Christian aid groups.
May 5, 2003: Mohler appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross to discuss the issue of evangelization of the Iraqis. Mohler argued that biblical, evangelical Christianity is not uniquely American, but exists as a movement throughout the world, so that Christian witnessing is not, in his view, to be interpreted as a move on the part of any single nation against the religion of another. At the same time, however, Mohler acknowledged the need for "sensitivity," and distanced himself from the idea that religion coerced. When pressed, Mohler expressed support for the idea of religious freedom as a theoretical matter of law.
May 5, 2003: Mohler appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross to discuss the issue of evangelization of the Iraqis. Mohler argued that biblical, evangelical Christianity is not uniquely American, but exists as a movement throughout the world, so that Christian witnessing is not, in his view, to be interpreted as a move on the part of any single nation against the religion of another. At the same time, however, Mohler acknowledged the need for "sensitivity," and distanced himself from the idea that religion coerced. When pressed, Mohler expressed support for the idea of religious freedom as a theoretical matter of law.
November 8–9, 2004: Mohler spoke at the annual meeting of the Florida Baptist State Convention
December 18, 2004: Mohler debated retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong on Faith Under Fire, a program hosted by Lee Strobel and appearing on PAX, a Christian television network. The subject was the historicity and truthfulness of the Bible.
December 18, 2004: Mohler debated retired Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong on Faith Under Fire, a program hosted by Lee Strobel and appearing on PAX, a Christian television network. The subject was the historicity and truthfulness of the Bible.
May 21, 2005: Mohler gave the commencement address at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. Mohler told graduates they could display the glory of God by telling and defending the truth, sharing the gospel, engaging the culture, changing the world, loving the church and showing the glory of God in their own lives.
December 19, 2013: Mohler appeared on CNN to discuss the controversy surrounding comments made by Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty. GLAAD National Spokesman Wilson Cruz was also on the program