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gene bailey
Dec 15, 2022: NRB: Media Roundup: NRB CEO Joins Newsmax, Todd Starnes Show, and Victory Channel to Talk “Respect for Marriage Act”
Also on Tuesday evening, Miller joined Victory Channel’s Flashpoint hosted by Gene Bailey. Miller expressed concern about the predatory lawsuits against faith-based ministries and organizations that may spring from the bill’s overly broad “private right of action” clause.
Also on Tuesday evening, Miller joined Victory Channel’s Flashpoint hosted by Gene Bailey. Miller expressed concern about the predatory lawsuits against faith-based ministries and organizations that may spring from the bill’s overly broad “private right of action” clause.
sarah pulliam bailey
Jan 5, 2015: Cision: Washington Post Brings On Sarah Pulliam Bailey
The Washington Post has announced that Sarah Pulliam Bailey will join the newspaper as a reporter and blogger covering religion. Bailey will start in early February. She most recently served as a national correspondent for Religion News Service in New York since June 2013.
The Washington Post has announced that Sarah Pulliam Bailey will join the newspaper as a reporter and blogger covering religion. Bailey will start in early February. She most recently served as a national correspondent for Religion News Service in New York since June 2013.
OP/ED BYTES: Mar 28, 2014: The World Vision flip-flop reflects the struggle within evangelicalism over how to respond to a growing cultural, legal and even religious acceptance of homosexuality, particularly same-sex marriage. Like other evangelical institutions and businesses, World Vision faces a catch-22. At stake is not only the financial bottom line, but also issues of reputation and social acceptability. Caught in the middle are rank-and-file evangelicals, particularly younger Christians who are trying to come to grips with a rapidly changing culture....."World Vision has been extremely broad in terms of church relations, but they have an evangelical base," said David Neff, retired editor-in-chief of Christianity Today. "They were trying to figure out how to keep that broad base as things are changing. It was clearly a poorly timed misstep." World Vision may have gone back to the status quo, but the larger issue of how religious institutions will handle a growing acceptance of same-sex marriage will not go away. If anything, this is just the beginning. (SOURCE: Sarah Pulliam Bailey: Salt Lake Tribune: "Analysis: World Vision’s gay marriage flip-flop reflects evangelical angst as culture shifts")
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January 10, 2023: Religion & Politics: Bad Preachers’ Wives
In the 1970s and 1980s, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were building a multimedia television empire that would be the envy of enterprising televangelists across the nation. Warmer and less judgmental than the previous generation’s preachers of doom, Jim and Tammy seemed kind and approachable, even if their exceedingly lavish lifestyles, built largely through their followers’ donations, set them apart. Prosperity gospel helped explain the wealth: God’s blessings would result in material well-being for those who obeyed. |
James Orsen "Jim" Bakker (pronounced "Baker"; born January 2, 1940) is an American televangelist, a former Assemblies of God minister and a former host (with his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker) of The PTL Club, a popular evangelical Christian television program. A sex scandal led to his resignation from the ministry. Subsequent revelations of accounting fraud brought about his imprisonment and divorce. He later remarried and returned to televangelism. |
Sept 17, 2021: Religion News Service: Tammy Faye, a double whammy of Christian love, wins in the end
What was clear was that the conservative white Protestants vying to rule the airwaves all understood that, on some level, they were in competition with one another when it came to “reaching souls.” In the movie’s telling, Baptists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and their Pentecostal colleagues Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker represent overlapping, sometimes conflicting visions of the gospel for the masses.
Nov 10, 2016: Right Wing Watch: Jim Bakker: Trump’s Election Is ‘The Greatest Miracle I Have Ever Seen’
Right-wing televangelist and End Times prepper Jim Bakker hosted an election night broadcast at which jubilation erupted once the networks began officially declaring that Donald Trump had won.
What was clear was that the conservative white Protestants vying to rule the airwaves all understood that, on some level, they were in competition with one another when it came to “reaching souls.” In the movie’s telling, Baptists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson and their Pentecostal colleagues Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker represent overlapping, sometimes conflicting visions of the gospel for the masses.
Nov 10, 2016: Right Wing Watch: Jim Bakker: Trump’s Election Is ‘The Greatest Miracle I Have Ever Seen’
Right-wing televangelist and End Times prepper Jim Bakker hosted an election night broadcast at which jubilation erupted once the networks began officially declaring that Donald Trump had won.
Jan 13, 2016: Jim Bakker Show: Pastor Jim Bakker Talks With Rick Wiles of TruNews Radio
Pastor Jim Bakker sat down with Rick Wiles of TruNews Radio to share the history of Christian media and discuss its promising future. How is the Church going to be able to use broadcast during the turbulent times spoken about in the book of Revelation?
Jan 4, 2015: Arkansas Times: Huckabee begins book tour as potential presidential candidate with stop on Jim Bakker show
Credit a Branson, Mo., newspaper with the scoop that Huckabee will tape a show Tuesday morning with Jim Bakker at his studio in Blue Eye, Mo. Yes, THAT, Jim Bakker, the ex-con televangelist whose love of money perhaps exceeds even Huckabee's.
Pastor Jim Bakker sat down with Rick Wiles of TruNews Radio to share the history of Christian media and discuss its promising future. How is the Church going to be able to use broadcast during the turbulent times spoken about in the book of Revelation?
Jan 4, 2015: Arkansas Times: Huckabee begins book tour as potential presidential candidate with stop on Jim Bakker show
Credit a Branson, Mo., newspaper with the scoop that Huckabee will tape a show Tuesday morning with Jim Bakker at his studio in Blue Eye, Mo. Yes, THAT, Jim Bakker, the ex-con televangelist whose love of money perhaps exceeds even Huckabee's.
Oct 21, 2014: Right Wing Watch: Jim Bakker: Enjoy Ice Cream Sandwiches While Everyone Else Is Dead -
Much like his fellow doomsday prophet Glenn Beck, televangelist Jim Bakker regularly dedicates segments of his show to selling survivalist food supplies while warning of the country’s imminent peril. Last week, Bakker discussed the Ebola outbreak and other possible calamities, including a collapse of the electrical grid
Sept 16, 2014: Fox News: Disgraced televangelist now selling food for the apocalypse
Bakker hawks his wares on his self-titled The Jim Bakker Show, where instead of purchasing items, viewers can buy “Love Gifts” --as they’re called --by making “donations” at extremely marked-up prices.
Much like his fellow doomsday prophet Glenn Beck, televangelist Jim Bakker regularly dedicates segments of his show to selling survivalist food supplies while warning of the country’s imminent peril. Last week, Bakker discussed the Ebola outbreak and other possible calamities, including a collapse of the electrical grid
Sept 16, 2014: Fox News: Disgraced televangelist now selling food for the apocalypse
Bakker hawks his wares on his self-titled The Jim Bakker Show, where instead of purchasing items, viewers can buy “Love Gifts” --as they’re called --by making “donations” at extremely marked-up prices.
Sept 15, 2014: Daily Mail: Jailed televangelist and accused rapist Jim Bakker is back in business hawking survivalist kits including everything from padded clothing to buckets of beans to enemas
As President Obama orders airstrikes on Islamic Militants in Iraq and Syria and Russia threatens peace in Europe, TV evangelist Jim Bakker says don't fret, he's got everything you need to survive any disaster.
Sept 1, 2014: Food Storage Reviewer: What to Know Before You Buy Jim Bakker Morningside Gourmet Meals Time of Trouble Earlier this year we posted about Jim Bakker and his emergency food offerings (Five Things You Should Know About Jim Bakker Food). Recently, we have seen a new line of products from Jim called Morningside Gourmet Meals. These meals come in square green totes in increments of one, two, and seven years. Here is what you need to know before you purchase, or “donate” one of these products.
July 28, 2014: Bartholomews Notes on Religion: Jim Bakker Off to the Holy Land with Joseph Farah and Jonathan Cahn
Jim and Lori Bakker are not coming as celebrities or guest speakers, but as spiritual pilgrims. Jim Bakker hasn’t been to Israel in decades, and Lori Bakker has never been there.
As President Obama orders airstrikes on Islamic Militants in Iraq and Syria and Russia threatens peace in Europe, TV evangelist Jim Bakker says don't fret, he's got everything you need to survive any disaster.
Sept 1, 2014: Food Storage Reviewer: What to Know Before You Buy Jim Bakker Morningside Gourmet Meals Time of Trouble Earlier this year we posted about Jim Bakker and his emergency food offerings (Five Things You Should Know About Jim Bakker Food). Recently, we have seen a new line of products from Jim called Morningside Gourmet Meals. These meals come in square green totes in increments of one, two, and seven years. Here is what you need to know before you purchase, or “donate” one of these products.
July 28, 2014: Bartholomews Notes on Religion: Jim Bakker Off to the Holy Land with Joseph Farah and Jonathan Cahn
Jim and Lori Bakker are not coming as celebrities or guest speakers, but as spiritual pilgrims. Jim Bakker hasn’t been to Israel in decades, and Lori Bakker has never been there.
KATHY BALDOCK
Jan 25, 2021: Dallas Voice: The Bible didn’t really say that
The film has given me the opportunity to be a guest in many church communities, and once the film is released, I hope to tour various churches in person with the researchers who are featured in the film, Kathy Baldock and Ed Oxford. Our goal is to have the greatest impact with this life-saving work.
Mar 17, 2015: Liberal America: 10 Anti-Gay Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus
I think Kathy Baldock of Canyonwalker Connections has a very helpful perspective on this. She says that kind of thinking comes from seeing same-sex attraction as a behavior rather than understanding it as a part of who someone is.
Dec 17, 2014: LGBTQ Nation: How a sheltered housewife became the foremost in-your-face challenger of Christian homophobia
My first interaction with Kathy Baldock, the founder and director of Canyonwalker Connections, was in 2012. She had shared information online about the newly formed Restored Hope Network and its new leader, Robert Gagnon. I had just completed some advocacy for California’s new law protecting minors from “reparative therapy” and was writing about this new and threatening group.
Oct 17, 2014: Impact: Review: Kathy Baldock’s “Walking the Bridgeless Canyon”
Author and LGBT ally Kathy Baldock takes a comprehensive look at the historical and cultural layers of misunderstanding about homosexuality and gender non-conformity — and why they need to be peeled back for good.
July 3, 2014: GLBT Reviews: God and the Gay Christian
The final chapter highlights modern church reformers such as Kathy Baldock of Canyon Walker Connections and Justin Lee of the Gay Christian Network, as well as discussing Vines’s own work in the Reformation Project. Extensive endnotes indicate that Vines has, indeed, put much time and effort into thoroughly studying this topic.
The film has given me the opportunity to be a guest in many church communities, and once the film is released, I hope to tour various churches in person with the researchers who are featured in the film, Kathy Baldock and Ed Oxford. Our goal is to have the greatest impact with this life-saving work.
Mar 17, 2015: Liberal America: 10 Anti-Gay Things You Can’t Do While Following Jesus
I think Kathy Baldock of Canyonwalker Connections has a very helpful perspective on this. She says that kind of thinking comes from seeing same-sex attraction as a behavior rather than understanding it as a part of who someone is.
Dec 17, 2014: LGBTQ Nation: How a sheltered housewife became the foremost in-your-face challenger of Christian homophobia
My first interaction with Kathy Baldock, the founder and director of Canyonwalker Connections, was in 2012. She had shared information online about the newly formed Restored Hope Network and its new leader, Robert Gagnon. I had just completed some advocacy for California’s new law protecting minors from “reparative therapy” and was writing about this new and threatening group.
Oct 17, 2014: Impact: Review: Kathy Baldock’s “Walking the Bridgeless Canyon”
Author and LGBT ally Kathy Baldock takes a comprehensive look at the historical and cultural layers of misunderstanding about homosexuality and gender non-conformity — and why they need to be peeled back for good.
July 3, 2014: GLBT Reviews: God and the Gay Christian
The final chapter highlights modern church reformers such as Kathy Baldock of Canyon Walker Connections and Justin Lee of the Gay Christian Network, as well as discussing Vines’s own work in the Reformation Project. Extensive endnotes indicate that Vines has, indeed, put much time and effort into thoroughly studying this topic.
andy bannister
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Mar 22, 2022: The Scotsman: Aim for the top of the ladder in the pursuit of happiness - Dr Andy Bannister
July 9, 2021: Cross Examined: Book review of “The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist”: more bad atheist arguments?
The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (2015) by Andy Bannister promises to critique a number of atheist arguments. The subtitle is, “The dreadful consequences of bad arguments.” I’m on board with bad arguments having bad consequences, so I’m curious to hear what I’m guilty of. April 13, 2020: Friendly Athiest: Christian Accidentally Tells Newspaper That Faith in God is Like Faith in Santa
Uh-oh. Wait till fellow believers like Andy Bannister hear about this. Bannister, the director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, wrote a piece a few years ago about how tired he is of “smug atheists” likening his totally real God to the fictional Kris Kringle. July 29, 2016: Stand To Reason: Yes, Christians Are Hypocrites—If by “Hypocrite” You Mean “Sinner”
Andy Bannister explains that, contrary to Christopher Hitchens’s claim, religion isn’t what poisons everything. The problem is much deeper, more pervasive, and far more personal. |
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Aug 30, 2015: Wintery Knight: Andy Bannister and Michael Ruse discuss how atheists find meaning in life
Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse joins Justin as we spend a second week looking at Andy Bannister’s new book ‘The atheist who didn’t exist’.
Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse joins Justin as we spend a second week looking at Andy Bannister’s new book ‘The atheist who didn’t exist’.
bart barber
Nov 30, 2022: The Tennessean: Leaders denounce former SBC president Johnny Hunt’s return to ministry amid abuse allegations
- In May, allegations emerged of sexual assault against former SBC president Johnny Hunt.
- Hunt and four Southern Baptist pastors recently announced Hunt will return to ministry after "restoration" process.
- SBC President Bart Barber: "I would permanently 'defrock' Johnny Hunt if I had the authority to do so."
Bart Barber, a country pastor who also happens to be the sitting president of the Southern Baptist Convention, began his Tuesday (Nov. 29) as he does most days, with prayer and feeding his cows.
Before the day was out he would take the rare step of denouncing one of his predecessors.
“I would permanently ‘defrock’ Johnny Hunt if I had the authority to do so,” Barber, who leads a church in Farmersville, Texas, said in a statement released Tuesday.
Hunt, who served as president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination from 2008 to 2010, stepped aside from public ministry in May after allegations that he had sexually assaulted another pastor’s wife were made public. Then, last week, a group of pastors announced that Hunt has been restored to ministry, less than six months after Southern Baptists passed a series of reforms designed to address a sex abuse crisis. --SBC President Bart Barber Says Predecessor Johnny Hunt is Unfit to Return to Ministry 12.1.22
Before the day was out he would take the rare step of denouncing one of his predecessors.
“I would permanently ‘defrock’ Johnny Hunt if I had the authority to do so,” Barber, who leads a church in Farmersville, Texas, said in a statement released Tuesday.
Hunt, who served as president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination from 2008 to 2010, stepped aside from public ministry in May after allegations that he had sexually assaulted another pastor’s wife were made public. Then, last week, a group of pastors announced that Hunt has been restored to ministry, less than six months after Southern Baptists passed a series of reforms designed to address a sex abuse crisis. --SBC President Bart Barber Says Predecessor Johnny Hunt is Unfit to Return to Ministry 12.1.22
WILLIAM BARBER II
Jan 10, 2023: Alabama Baptist: Outpouring of support for injured Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin highlights import of prayer
As NFL players prepare to take the field for the last Sunday of the regular season, a prominent pastor and activist, offered a prayer for NFL players and Damar Hamlin, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in Cincinnati Jan. 2.
The Rev. William Barber II offered a prayer that stressed the humanity of Hamlin and all NFL players as the league played its first full slate of games since Hamlin’s injury.
“We pray for the league itself, the NFL, that it may never see the players as just pieces of an economic engine, but as people without whom the sport would not exist,” he said.
As NFL players prepare to take the field for the last Sunday of the regular season, a prominent pastor and activist, offered a prayer for NFL players and Damar Hamlin, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who went into cardiac arrest after making a tackle in Cincinnati Jan. 2.
The Rev. William Barber II offered a prayer that stressed the humanity of Hamlin and all NFL players as the league played its first full slate of games since Hamlin’s injury.
“We pray for the league itself, the NFL, that it may never see the players as just pieces of an economic engine, but as people without whom the sport would not exist,” he said.
Dec 22, 2022: Black Enterprise: REV. WILLIAM BARBER II TO HEAD YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL CENTER FOR PUBLIC THEOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY
Rev. William Barber II will lead the Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, according to Religious News Service. The reverend will teach his first class at Yale in January.
Rev. William Barber II will lead the Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, according to Religious News Service. The reverend will teach his first class at Yale in January.
LIZETTE BEARD
June 30, 2015: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary: Leadership breakfast encourages women to serve well in their mission field
Lizette Beard, project manager at LifeWay Research and a Ph.D. student at Southeastern, moderated the panel. “One of the things we want to talk about are the opportunities for women to lead and the best place to do that in our comfort zone,” she said.
Oct 31, 2014: SBTS: Q & A with Lizette Beard
Q. Where are you currently serving?
A. For the last six years, I have served as a project manager at LifeWay Research in Nashville, Tennessee. I work with our online assessment tools and coordinate research projects. I also do a lot of qualitative research, which includes focus groups and interviews
Jan 27, 2011: Christianity Today: Thursday Is for Thinkers: Lizette Beard
Today, I am excited to have Lizette Beard at the blog. Lizette is a part of our team at LifeWay Research, where she serves as a Project Manager for many of our research projects. She already has a Masters degree is missiology and is now pursuing her Ph.D. in the same.
Lizette Beard coordinates research projects for LifeWay Research on topics such as multi-site churches, mega church growth, church planting, small groups, discipleship, outreach to first generation immigrants, Transformational Churches, and the Church Planter Candidate Assessment. She was also the project manager for the church planting project Ed Stetzer did with Leadership Network in 2006 and 2007. Lizette has a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and a master’s in Missiology. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in applied theology (North American Church Planting).
She also worked on missionary assignments in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (West Africa) for 2 years and Fairbanks, Alaska for 2 years. Lizette is also a contributing author to the book Paul’s Missionary Methods: In Hist Time and Ours.
Lizette Beard, project manager at LifeWay Research and a Ph.D. student at Southeastern, moderated the panel. “One of the things we want to talk about are the opportunities for women to lead and the best place to do that in our comfort zone,” she said.
Oct 31, 2014: SBTS: Q & A with Lizette Beard
Q. Where are you currently serving?
A. For the last six years, I have served as a project manager at LifeWay Research in Nashville, Tennessee. I work with our online assessment tools and coordinate research projects. I also do a lot of qualitative research, which includes focus groups and interviews
Jan 27, 2011: Christianity Today: Thursday Is for Thinkers: Lizette Beard
Today, I am excited to have Lizette Beard at the blog. Lizette is a part of our team at LifeWay Research, where she serves as a Project Manager for many of our research projects. She already has a Masters degree is missiology and is now pursuing her Ph.D. in the same.
Lizette Beard coordinates research projects for LifeWay Research on topics such as multi-site churches, mega church growth, church planting, small groups, discipleship, outreach to first generation immigrants, Transformational Churches, and the Church Planter Candidate Assessment. She was also the project manager for the church planting project Ed Stetzer did with Leadership Network in 2006 and 2007. Lizette has a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and a master’s in Missiology. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in applied theology (North American Church Planting).
She also worked on missionary assignments in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (West Africa) for 2 years and Fairbanks, Alaska for 2 years. Lizette is also a contributing author to the book Paul’s Missionary Methods: In Hist Time and Ours.
katelyn beaty
“The American church has overall mimicked celebrity culture rather than challenged it.”
-- Katelyn Beaty; Celebrities For Jesus
-- Katelyn Beaty; Celebrities For Jesus
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Amy Julia Becker is an award-winning writer and speaker on personal, spiritual, and social healing. She is the author of four books, including To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope, releasing in Spring 2022. She hosts the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast.
A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv), Becker holds a bi-vocational license with the Evangelical Covenant Church. She lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut.
A graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv), Becker holds a bi-vocational license with the Evangelical Covenant Church. She lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut.
November 17, 2016:
Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return.”
I’m not talking with my kids much about the election. They know Donald Trump won, and they know his election troubles me. But my response starts not with specifics about sexism, racism, or civil discourse but with helping my children recognize their own humanity—their own sin, their own belovedness—and then with extending that same humanity to everyone else. From there, we work to demonstrate love tangibly and locally—attending our Jewish friend’s Rosh Hashanah dinner, saying thank you to the person in the cafeteria who spoons out our food, bringing dinner to the family with the new baby, writing a condolence letter to the friend whose father died, praying for people in need. We talk a lot about what love looks like in action, and how love always costs something. It cost Jesus his life, and it costs our time and energy. Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return. I believe our greatest responsibility as Christian parents in the wake of this election is not to teach my children about politics but to teach them how to love God and love their neighbor. -Amy Julia Becker; Christianity Today
Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return.”
I’m not talking with my kids much about the election. They know Donald Trump won, and they know his election troubles me. But my response starts not with specifics about sexism, racism, or civil discourse but with helping my children recognize their own humanity—their own sin, their own belovedness—and then with extending that same humanity to everyone else. From there, we work to demonstrate love tangibly and locally—attending our Jewish friend’s Rosh Hashanah dinner, saying thank you to the person in the cafeteria who spoons out our food, bringing dinner to the family with the new baby, writing a condolence letter to the friend whose father died, praying for people in need. We talk a lot about what love looks like in action, and how love always costs something. It cost Jesus his life, and it costs our time and energy. Love requires sacrifice, and love gives life in return. I believe our greatest responsibility as Christian parents in the wake of this election is not to teach my children about politics but to teach them how to love God and love their neighbor. -Amy Julia Becker; Christianity Today
“Each act of injustice within our society is like a knife slashing through the fabric of the flag, like a spray of blood that stains those white stripes of freedom. And each remembrance, each protest against injustice is an act of veneration of those same stars and stripes. If the flag flies as a symbol of our nation, then it represents both beauty and brokenness.”
--Amy Julia Becker ; Christianity Today for July 4 2021
--Amy Julia Becker ; Christianity Today for July 4 2021
Nov 21, 2022: Amy Julia Becker: Christianity Today: From Holistic Health to a Holistic Gospel
Dozens of stories throughout the Gospels testify to Jesus’ holistic approach to restoration that extends beyond the bodies of individuals in need. Not only does Jesus heal people without bodily ailments—his encounters with Zacchaeus and the woman who washes his feet with her hair are moments of both healing and salvation—but his healing extends beyond the individual to the community.
Dozens of stories throughout the Gospels testify to Jesus’ holistic approach to restoration that extends beyond the bodies of individuals in need. Not only does Jesus heal people without bodily ailments—his encounters with Zacchaeus and the woman who washes his feet with her hair are moments of both healing and salvation—but his healing extends beyond the individual to the community.
michael behe
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Aug 30, 2021: Evolution News: How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory
Evolutionist Jerry Coyne emphasized in his hatchet-job review of Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves how life should display similar bottom-up design: Dec 19, 2014: Rational Skepticism: Behe declares victory on all fronts In a talk in South Korea, Michael Behe has admitted doing a "victory dance" in his office based on new evidence that he claims supports his ID contentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlvYn0WrHaY Sept 10, 2008: Evolution News: Rebuttals at OpposingViews.com: Will Intelligent Design's Legal Critics (Americans United) Retract Their Demonstrably False Claims?
Michael Behe and I have posted our first couple objections to the opening statements posted by critics of intelligent design (ID) on OpposingViews.com. |
Michael J. Behe (born January 18, 1952) is an American biochemist, author, and intelligent design (ID) advocate. He currently serves as professor of biochemistry at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and as a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. Behe is best known for his argument for irreducible complexity (IC), which argues that some biochemical structures are too complex to be adequately explained by known evolutionary mechanisms and are therefore more probably the result of intelligent design. Behe has testified in several court cases related to intelligent design, including the court case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that resulted in a ruling that intelligent design was religious in nature. Behe's claims about the irreducible complexity of essential cellular structures have been rejected by the vast majority of the scientific community, and his own biology department at Lehigh University published an official statement opposing Behe's views and intelligent design |
mike bickle
Jan 10, 2023: Baptist News Global: The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?
Other self-proclaimed modern-day apostles include Bill Johnson of Bethel Church, Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer, Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs, Che Ahn and Don Finto.
Other self-proclaimed modern-day apostles include Bill Johnson of Bethel Church, Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer, Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs, Che Ahn and Don Finto.
Sept 19, 2021: The Guardian: Nurturing the seed of greatness – Part 1
Mike Bickle in his book, THE SEVEN LONGINGS OF THE HEART says, “the longing for greatness is one of the in-born desires of man. It is not bad to desire to be great, but how we go about it is what matters.”
Mike Bickle in his book, THE SEVEN LONGINGS OF THE HEART says, “the longing for greatness is one of the in-born desires of man. It is not bad to desire to be great, but how we go about it is what matters.”
Sept 7, 2021: Baptist News Global: Angels from Africa: Reckoning with the New Apostolic Reformation
Prominent figures within the apostolic movement like Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City or Bill Johnson with Bethel Church in Redding, Calif., claim NAR is a pejorative category invented by their critics. This is a straw man argument. No one claims the NAR is a denomination or a formalized group; but it is a movement defined by an identifiable constellation of beliefs.
Prominent figures within the apostolic movement like Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City or Bill Johnson with Bethel Church in Redding, Calif., claim NAR is a pejorative category invented by their critics. This is a straw man argument. No one claims the NAR is a denomination or a formalized group; but it is a movement defined by an identifiable constellation of beliefs.
Richard blackaby
June 28, 2021: Biblical Recorder: Jordon Willard recommended to serve as 2023 N.C. Pastors’ Conference president
Willard served as director of discipleship at the North Roanoke Baptist Association from 2013-16 and as a member of the church strengthening team at the South Roanoke Baptist Association in 2018. He helped organize church strengthening and revitalization conferences in 2018 and 2019, featuring speakers such as well-known author and speaker Richard Blackaby, seminary president Danny Akin and preaching professor Jim Shaddix.
Willard served as director of discipleship at the North Roanoke Baptist Association from 2013-16 and as a member of the church strengthening team at the South Roanoke Baptist Association in 2018. He helped organize church strengthening and revitalization conferences in 2018 and 2019, featuring speakers such as well-known author and speaker Richard Blackaby, seminary president Danny Akin and preaching professor Jim Shaddix.
“If a revival came to the business world, it would quickly cross all denomination lines and spread around the world. If revival comes to America, it will come through the market place.” ”
-Richard Blackaby: president of Blackaby Ministries International
-March 20, 2018
-Richard Blackaby: president of Blackaby Ministries International
-March 20, 2018
marshall blalock
Jan 14, 2023: Sight Magazine: Southern Baptists: Dispute over abuse hotline reveals how far the SBC still has to go
South Carolina pastor Marshall Blalock, who chairs the taskforce charged with implementing abuse reforms approved last summer, said survivors and advocates have every right to ask questions in this process.
“When concerns are raised, it is important to hear them,” he said.
South Carolina pastor Marshall Blalock, who chairs the taskforce charged with implementing abuse reforms approved last summer, said survivors and advocates have every right to ask questions in this process.
“When concerns are raised, it is important to hear them,” he said.
JOEY BONIFACIO
Aug 16, 2015: Youtube: Suffering Servant - Joey Bonifacio
Apr 8, 2015: Ed Stetzer: Christianity Today: The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio
Joeybonifacio.com
Apr 8, 2015: Ed Stetzer: Christianity Today: The Lego Principle: An Interview with Joey Bonifacio
Joeybonifacio.com
richard bonnke (April 19, 1940 – December 7, 2019)
Mar 27, 2015: Reinhard Bonnke: Charisma: Faith Is our Sixth Sense
Jan 2, 2015: Charisma: What Reinhard Bonnke Told Thousands of Youth at Onething
Reinhard Bonnke has led 76 million people to the Lord during the course of his 60 years in ministry. The evangelist that has had over one million people in his meetings declared to the over 20,000 conference attendees in Kansas City that "America will be saved."
Reinhard Willi Gottfried Bonnke is a German charismatic Christian evangelist, principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa. Bonnke has been an evangelist and missionary in Africa since 1967
Jan 2, 2015: Charisma: What Reinhard Bonnke Told Thousands of Youth at Onething
Reinhard Bonnke has led 76 million people to the Lord during the course of his 60 years in ministry. The evangelist that has had over one million people in his meetings declared to the over 20,000 conference attendees in Kansas City that "America will be saved."
Reinhard Willi Gottfried Bonnke is a German charismatic Christian evangelist, principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa. Bonnke has been an evangelist and missionary in Africa since 1967
Shawn Boonstra
Mar 26, 2015: Godtube: The Forgetful Mind - A Better Way to Live Featuring Pastor Shawn Boonstra - Today's Christian Videos
Summary: Do you ever forget where you left the keys or look at your schedule and can't remember which appointment you have next week? The Bible tells us to pay constant attention to what we've learned because our brains tend to lose information over time. That's why a committed devotional life is so important. Verse: "Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away." -Hebrews 2:1
Dec 28, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: How North Korea Almost Got it Right
Oct 30, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: The Shark-Eye Gospel
Oct 8, 2014: Shaw Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: Render Unto Caesar: Another Perspective on Courts and Marriage
July 17, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: vopblog: A Letter from Joe Sixpack
May 2, 2013: Adventist Today: Voice of Prophecy Radio Ministry appoints Shawn Boonstra as New Director
The Voice of Prophecy board has appointed Pastor Shawn Boonstra as the new director of a ministry begun at the dawn of broadcasting in the 1920s by Adventist icon H. M. S. Richards. Boonstra is an associate director of the Ministerial Association for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America with responsibility for coordinating evangelism.
Feb 28, 2012: Trib Press News: False Prophet Hall of Shame: Irvin Baxter, Jr. and Shawn Boonstra
Disclaimer: Though there are many good prophecy teachers, some should be avoided. With that in mind, remember that we are commanded to pray for those whom we take issue with.
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A native of British Columbia, Boonstra and his wife, Jean, were baptized and joined the Adventist Church after attending an It Is Written evangelistic series. Both committed their lives to gospel ministry. Boonstra then graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Victoria (British Columbia), followed by theological training at Andrews University.
Summary: Do you ever forget where you left the keys or look at your schedule and can't remember which appointment you have next week? The Bible tells us to pay constant attention to what we've learned because our brains tend to lose information over time. That's why a committed devotional life is so important. Verse: "Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away." -Hebrews 2:1
Dec 28, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: How North Korea Almost Got it Right
Oct 30, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: The Shark-Eye Gospel
Oct 8, 2014: Shaw Boonstra: Voice of Prophecy: Render Unto Caesar: Another Perspective on Courts and Marriage
July 17, 2014: Shawn Boonstra: vopblog: A Letter from Joe Sixpack
May 2, 2013: Adventist Today: Voice of Prophecy Radio Ministry appoints Shawn Boonstra as New Director
The Voice of Prophecy board has appointed Pastor Shawn Boonstra as the new director of a ministry begun at the dawn of broadcasting in the 1920s by Adventist icon H. M. S. Richards. Boonstra is an associate director of the Ministerial Association for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America with responsibility for coordinating evangelism.
Feb 28, 2012: Trib Press News: False Prophet Hall of Shame: Irvin Baxter, Jr. and Shawn Boonstra
Disclaimer: Though there are many good prophecy teachers, some should be avoided. With that in mind, remember that we are commanded to pray for those whom we take issue with.
RSS Feed Widget
A native of British Columbia, Boonstra and his wife, Jean, were baptized and joined the Adventist Church after attending an It Is Written evangelistic series. Both committed their lives to gospel ministry. Boonstra then graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Victoria (British Columbia), followed by theological training at Andrews University.
MICHELLE BOORSTEIN
Sept 17, 2021: Seattle Times: Michelle Boorstein: Catholic ‘Shark Tank’ hopes to bring startup culture and innovation to a denomination losing members
Apr 6, 2020: Washington Post: The Daily 202: British, Canadian and U.S. leaders cite World War II to make very different points about coronavirus
“For the religious, one of the crueler elements of the coronavirus and its potent contagiousness is that places where people go in times of fear, in search of solace in faith and in friends, are closed in many states to stop the spread of the disease. Churches, temples and other places of worship nationwide — where congregants sit close, take Communion, share hugs and handshakes and pecks on the cheek — have served as hothouses for the virus, with religious gatherings exacerbating outbreaks in New Rochelle, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; Glenville, Ill.; and Sacramento, among others,” Scott Wilson, Michelle Boorstein, Arelis Hernandez and Lori Rozsa report.
Mar 15, 2015: News Busters: WashPost: Reform Jews Demote God to 'Beloved Friend' and 'Partner In Creation'
Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein relayed on Saturday that Reform Judaism is revising their prayer book, and there are some doozy additions. They are the "vanguard" of American religion.
Dec 29, 2014: Michelle Boorstein: Washington Post: Maryland Episcopal bishop investigated in car accident that killed cyclist
“‘Thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.’ That ain’t a bad job description.” — Michelle Boorstein
Apr 6, 2020: Washington Post: The Daily 202: British, Canadian and U.S. leaders cite World War II to make very different points about coronavirus
“For the religious, one of the crueler elements of the coronavirus and its potent contagiousness is that places where people go in times of fear, in search of solace in faith and in friends, are closed in many states to stop the spread of the disease. Churches, temples and other places of worship nationwide — where congregants sit close, take Communion, share hugs and handshakes and pecks on the cheek — have served as hothouses for the virus, with religious gatherings exacerbating outbreaks in New Rochelle, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; Glenville, Ill.; and Sacramento, among others,” Scott Wilson, Michelle Boorstein, Arelis Hernandez and Lori Rozsa report.
Mar 15, 2015: News Busters: WashPost: Reform Jews Demote God to 'Beloved Friend' and 'Partner In Creation'
Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein relayed on Saturday that Reform Judaism is revising their prayer book, and there are some doozy additions. They are the "vanguard" of American religion.
Dec 29, 2014: Michelle Boorstein: Washington Post: Maryland Episcopal bishop investigated in car accident that killed cyclist
“‘Thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence.’ That ain’t a bad job description.” — Michelle Boorstein
Tony Brazelton
Tony and Cynthia Brazelton are both natives of the Washington, D.C. area and serve as Pastors of Victory Christian Ministries International, a growing, thriving, multi-racial, non-denominational, Bible believing, Bible teaching church in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with locations in Suitland, MD, Woodbridge, VA, Waldorf, MD, St. Mary's County and Washington, DC, as well as campuses in Orlando, FL and Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.
andrew brunson
Jan 31, 2023: Baptist News Global: Museum of the Bible to host Wednesday morning event to pray for God’s judgment on America, and breakfast is not included
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
Four keynote speakers will “call us to repentance,” publicity says. Those are Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the late Billy Graham and sister to Franklin Graham; Carter Conlon, general overseer of Times Square Church in Manhattan; Andrew Brunson, an evangelical Presbyterian pastor who was imprisoned in Turkey for two years; and Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic Jew who is a pastor and taught that Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president was prophesied in the Bible.
mariann budde
Aug 6, 2019: Religion News Service: Clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violenceAlso in attendance was Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C. A longtime advocate for gun violence prevention, Budde said Congress could pass a number of laws to prevent future bloodshed.
“I am among those who believe weapons of war don’t belong in the hands of civilians,” she said. “We’ve just been lulled into this sense of false helplessness that I find to be one of the greatest manifestations of sin that we need to fight against.
“I am among those who believe weapons of war don’t belong in the hands of civilians,” she said. “We’ve just been lulled into this sense of false helplessness that I find to be one of the greatest manifestations of sin that we need to fight against.
Josh Buice
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July 8, 2021: Capstone Report: Ed Litton is an unrepentant liar and this interview proves it
And Justin Peters posting on the Reformation Charlotte YouTube page said, “Unnamed sources? My name is Justin Peters. Let’s add to my name the names of Gabriel Hughes, Jeff Maples, Jordan Hall, Tom Buck, Tom Ascol, Josh Buice, Phil Johnson, and literally dozens upon dozens of others who have been talking about this (along with their names) for at least 2 weeks now. There, fixed it.” Josh Buice is serving as the Pastor of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church located in Douglasville, Ga. He is married to his wife Kari and we has four children. He earned his M.Div. and D.Min. in expository preaching from the school of theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife are originally from Douglasville, Ga. They were both members of Pray’s Mill as children and crossed paths in the children’s ministries of our church. After God’s call on their lives for the gospel ministry, they moved to Louisville to attend the Seminary. After a few months, Josh was called to be the pastor of Van Buren Baptist Church. God moved their family to serve in McMinnville, TN at Cornerstone Baptist Church four years later. Today, they are seeking to be obedient to God and desire to serve the people of Pray’s Mill.
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candace cameron bure
Jan 20, 2023: Movie Guide: CANDACE CAMERON BURE AND TARA-LEIGH COBBLE TALK FAITH AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
In a recent episode of her podcast, Candace Cameron Bure sat down with Tara-Leigh Cobble for a fascinating dialogue on their shared interest in the story of Scripture.
After introducing her guest over coffee and matcha, Bure asked Cobble about her travels to the Holy Land and some of her favorite moments there.
In a recent episode of her podcast, Candace Cameron Bure sat down with Tara-Leigh Cobble for a fascinating dialogue on their shared interest in the story of Scripture.
After introducing her guest over coffee and matcha, Bure asked Cobble about her travels to the Holy Land and some of her favorite moments there.
Jan 3, 2023: Access More: The Son of God shows what God is like
Candace is BACK with Tara-Leigh Cobble to continue their conversation on the connection between God and Jesus (pssst ... He is still the same person) Think about this: if Jesus were not God, but was just a man, how would that change the way you live? You likely may stop seeing Jesus as Divine and see as a man who was a bit crazy at times; as a man who ran around claiming to be God, the fulfillment of the Old Testament. And you likely would not place as much weight into what He says or how He guides you.
Candace is BACK with Tara-Leigh Cobble to continue their conversation on the connection between God and Jesus (pssst ... He is still the same person) Think about this: if Jesus were not God, but was just a man, how would that change the way you live? You likely may stop seeing Jesus as Divine and see as a man who was a bit crazy at times; as a man who ran around claiming to be God, the fulfillment of the Old Testament. And you likely would not place as much weight into what He says or how He guides you.
raymond burke
Aug 16, 2021: Friendly Athiest: Herman Mehta: Anti-Vaxxer Catholic Cardinal Currently on Ventilator After Catching COVID
Mar 27, 2015: Religion News Service: Cardinal Raymond Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers are all the same
When Pope Francis last year effectively demoted U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke by moving him out of a senior post in the Vatican to a largely ceremonial role as head of a Rome-based Catholic charity, it was viewed as a way to sideline one of the pontiff’s most outspoken critics on the right.
Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American cardinal prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a position widely interpreted as a demotion from his previous position as Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which he held until November 2014. Burke previously served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri (2003–2008) and as the bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin (1994–2003). He is a prominent canon lawyer and is often perceived as a voice of conservatism in the Roman Catholic Church and American politics.
Mar 27, 2015: Religion News Service: Cardinal Raymond Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers are all the same
When Pope Francis last year effectively demoted U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke by moving him out of a senior post in the Vatican to a largely ceremonial role as head of a Rome-based Catholic charity, it was viewed as a way to sideline one of the pontiff’s most outspoken critics on the right.
Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American cardinal prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He serves as the patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a position widely interpreted as a demotion from his previous position as Cardinal Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, which he held until November 2014. Burke previously served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri (2003–2008) and as the bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin (1994–2003). He is a prominent canon lawyer and is often perceived as a voice of conservatism in the Roman Catholic Church and American politics.
