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PETER LABARBERA
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March 19, 2023: Foreign Policy: How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa
It is similar to the rhetoric of individuals such as Peter LaBarbera, who in 2007 falsely claimed that there was “a disproportionate incidence of pedophilia” among gay men. Jan 12, 2023: VCY America: The LGBTQ+ Floodgates are Open
As our nation spirals out of control morally, many things now branded as normal were previously described as being unthinkable. Just look at the grooming that’s taking place with youth from pre-school to high school. School leaders, superintendents, colleges and universities, the many layers of our government, the military, the entertainment industry, sports leagues, and more are “all-in.” In order to show listeners how the LGBTQ+ floodgates are open, Crosstalk welcomed back Peter LaBarbera. Peter is a reporter for WND.com, a former reporter for the Washington Times, LifeSiteNews.com, and a former contributing editor for Human Events. He’s the founder and president of Americans for Truth. |
Peter LaBarbera (born 1963) is an American social conservative activist and the president of the anti-gay organization Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH). LaBarbera has been heavily criticised for spreading hate speech and misinformation about homosexuality, with AFTAH being designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for spreading "hateful propaganda"
Jan 12, 2023: LaBarbera speaking LGBTQ+ floodgates are open, said to a radio show host: "What does this have to do with disease control? This is the Biden administration just going into hyper-drive as it is wont to do on these issues.” |
Aug 18, 2021: Queerty: Antigay activist banned from Canada is absolutely losing it over how gay Netflix has become
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Peter LaBarbera. The antigay activist hasn’t made too many headlines since he was denied entry into Canada back in 2014 for being too much of a bigot.
Mar 20, 2015: Right Wing Watch: Peter LaBarbera: Gays Following Hitler In 'Recruiting' Children
Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality appeared on the Monday edition of Voice of Christian Youth America’s show “In Focus,” where he spoke to host Jim Schneider about “the ingraining of homosexuality in society.”
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Peter LaBarbera. The antigay activist hasn’t made too many headlines since he was denied entry into Canada back in 2014 for being too much of a bigot.
Mar 20, 2015: Right Wing Watch: Peter LaBarbera: Gays Following Hitler In 'Recruiting' Children
Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality appeared on the Monday edition of Voice of Christian Youth America’s show “In Focus,” where he spoke to host Jim Schneider about “the ingraining of homosexuality in society.”
Feb 19, 2015: Dispatches from the Culture War: LaBarbera: Gays, Murderers, Satan, Blah Blah Blah
Deranged anti-gay bigot Peter LaBarbera went on the Voice of Christian Youth America radio show and delivered his usual litany of false claims, hysterical overreactions and offensive and obnoxious comparisons. Gay people are like murderers, Satan is deceiving them…you know the drill.
Feb 17, 2015: Right Wing Watch: Peter LaBarbera: Gays Can Be Reformed, Just Like Murderers!
Yesterday on "Crosstalk," Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality said that there is still hope for gay people. Just as murderers sitting on death row who repent for their crimes can be saved, LaBarbera said, gay people can similarly repent for their homosexuality and seek deliverance from God.
Feb 5, 2015: Vimeo: Peter LaBarbera: gay activists shake down corporations
Sept 14, 2014: Dispatches from Culture War: LaBarbera on Treating Sin as a Civil Right
I’m always fascinated by how the Christian right bigots find ways to spin their position in ridiculous and hypocritical ways. Here’s Peter LaBarbera on anti-gay laws in Africa, spinning them as attempts to avoid “treating sin as a civil right.”
Deranged anti-gay bigot Peter LaBarbera went on the Voice of Christian Youth America radio show and delivered his usual litany of false claims, hysterical overreactions and offensive and obnoxious comparisons. Gay people are like murderers, Satan is deceiving them…you know the drill.
Feb 17, 2015: Right Wing Watch: Peter LaBarbera: Gays Can Be Reformed, Just Like Murderers!
Yesterday on "Crosstalk," Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality said that there is still hope for gay people. Just as murderers sitting on death row who repent for their crimes can be saved, LaBarbera said, gay people can similarly repent for their homosexuality and seek deliverance from God.
Feb 5, 2015: Vimeo: Peter LaBarbera: gay activists shake down corporations
Sept 14, 2014: Dispatches from Culture War: LaBarbera on Treating Sin as a Civil Right
I’m always fascinated by how the Christian right bigots find ways to spin their position in ridiculous and hypocritical ways. Here’s Peter LaBarbera on anti-gay laws in Africa, spinning them as attempts to avoid “treating sin as a civil right.”
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Baptist News Global: Richard Land says he has ‘read about’ some Christian nationalists but he doesn’t know any
Richard Land insists he’s not a Christian nationalist. The former president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention and currently president emeritus at Southern Evangelical Seminary, wants to set the record straight: “I’m not a Christian nationalist. I’ve read about some, but I don’t know any.” He added: “I think it is a tactic by the Left and their toadies in the media to suppress patriotic beliefs and to suppress the idea that America is a unique country. They hate that, they don’t believe it themselves.” In Land’s imagination there are no Christian nationalists. It’s like arguing there are no Native Americans in our country. It’s like saying there’s no coffee at Starbucks. 9.29.22 |
Richard D. Land (born 1946) was the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, a post he had held since July 2013.
March 31, 2012: On Richard Land Live!, Land accused the Obama administration and civil rights leaders of using the Trayvon Martin case to deliberately stir up racial tension and "gin up the black vote" for Obama in the 2012 presidential election. April 14, 2012: Baptist blogger Aaron Weaver discovered that Land's commentary on the Martin case had been lifted almost verbatim and without attribution from a column by Jeffrey Kuhner of The Washington Times. According to Weaver, while Land included a link to the article in show notes that were posted online, he did not disclose that his commentary was based almost entirely on that column. Weaver also discovered that Land had also lifted material in previous broadcasts from other sources as well and passed them off as his own words. November 19, 2012: At a American Enterprise Institute event on immigration reform, Land stated that he was "ashamed" of the Republican Party in the 2012 presidential election. |
October 23, 2013: Land announced his intention to retire. Russell D. Moore filled the post.
greg laurie
Jan 18, 2023: Greg Laurie: Harvest: Prepared to Pay the Price
Jan 5, 2023: Movie Guide: ‘WE NEED TO RETURN TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A REAL CHRISTIAN’: GREG LAURIE AND KIRK CAMERON DISCUSS REVIVAL
Greg Laurie and Kirk Cameron recently had a conversation about revivals, spiritual awakenings, and how the younger generation is searching for answers.
When defining what a revival is, Laurie turned to a friend’s own definition: “When God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented, He shows up Himself.”
“I don’t think there’s anything we can do to make a revival happen,” he went on. “But I think we can prepare the ground.”
Laurie said America and the church need a “spiritual awakening…we need to return to what it means to be a real Christian.”
Greg Laurie and Kirk Cameron recently had a conversation about revivals, spiritual awakenings, and how the younger generation is searching for answers.
When defining what a revival is, Laurie turned to a friend’s own definition: “When God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented, He shows up Himself.”
“I don’t think there’s anything we can do to make a revival happen,” he went on. “But I think we can prepare the ground.”
Laurie said America and the church need a “spiritual awakening…we need to return to what it means to be a real Christian.”
Feb 25, 2022: Christian Post: 6 Evangelical reactions to Russia’s Ukraine invasion: ‘Potentially major prophetic fulfillment’
California megachurch pastor, evangelist and author Greg Laurie took to his Facebook page Thursday to urge supporters to “stand united in prayer for the people of Ukraine.”
California megachurch pastor, evangelist and author Greg Laurie took to his Facebook page Thursday to urge supporters to “stand united in prayer for the people of Ukraine.”
mike law
March 24, 2023: Christian Post: Docs show churches paid up to $100K to be part of Hillsong Family, an alleged honorarium scheme
“Many have claimed that female pastors in the SBC is not a growing problem, but the data says otherwise,” begins a page on the website created to promote the constitutional amendment proposed by Mike Law, pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Arlington, Va.
“Many have claimed that female pastors in the SBC is not a growing problem, but the data says otherwise,” begins a page on the website created to promote the constitutional amendment proposed by Mike Law, pastor of Arlington Baptist Church in Arlington, Va.
lanny lawler
Feb 28, 2023: The Herald Bulletin: Saving the Sacred: Indiana church closings cause real estate concerns
In July, Rev. Lanny Lawler, the church’s pastor from 2004 to 2015, called the closing “bittersweet.”
“It’s always sad when a congregation closes its visible ministry,” he said.
In July, Rev. Lanny Lawler, the church’s pastor from 2004 to 2015, called the closing “bittersweet.”
“It’s always sad when a congregation closes its visible ministry,” he said.
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There is No Holiness but Social Holiness
Why Did John Wesley Say, “No Holiness But Social Holiness?” John Wesley was a theologian who founded the Methodist movement in the 18th century. He believed that the Christian faith should not only be practiced individually but also in community with others. This idea is encapsulated in his famous phrase, “there’s no holiness but social holiness.”
Wesley’s penned words emphasize the importance of social holiness, stating that “true religion was never designed to be confined to solitary retirement or narrow, selfish circles.” He explained that holiness is not just a personal matter but also a social one, requiring Christians to unite and help each other grow in faith.
The phrase “there’s no holiness, but social holiness” became a well-known and oft-quoted expression of Wesley’s emphasis on the importance of Christian community and accountability.
Why Did John Wesley Say, “No Holiness But Social Holiness?” John Wesley was a theologian who founded the Methodist movement in the 18th century. He believed that the Christian faith should not only be practiced individually but also in community with others. This idea is encapsulated in his famous phrase, “there’s no holiness but social holiness.”
Wesley’s penned words emphasize the importance of social holiness, stating that “true religion was never designed to be confined to solitary retirement or narrow, selfish circles.” He explained that holiness is not just a personal matter but also a social one, requiring Christians to unite and help each other grow in faith.
The phrase “there’s no holiness, but social holiness” became a well-known and oft-quoted expression of Wesley’s emphasis on the importance of Christian community and accountability.
charles lawson
Charles Lawson is head pastor at Temple Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee. His style is serious and intellectual. He Is a hellfire and brimstone type of preacher.
brent leatherwood
March 3, 2023: The Pathway: ERLC’s Leatherwood interviews former MBC president about racial reconciliation
In the video, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood converses with Nelson about “the important issue of racial unity in the Southern Baptist Convention,” according to an email announcement from the ERLC..
In the video, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood converses with Nelson about “the important issue of racial unity in the Southern Baptist Convention,” according to an email announcement from the ERLC..
Jan 26, 2023: Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission: ERLC Board of Trustees Elect Dr. Miles Mullin to Serve Southern Baptists as Vice President, Chief of Staff
The board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has elected Dr. Miles Mullin II, to serve as the entity’s next vice president and chief of staff. ERLC President Brent Leatherwood made the recommendation to the board for Mullin’s appointment in a special called meeting of the board.
The board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has elected Dr. Miles Mullin II, to serve as the entity’s next vice president and chief of staff. ERLC President Brent Leatherwood made the recommendation to the board for Mullin’s appointment in a special called meeting of the board.
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carl lentz
Mar 12, 2023: Daily Mail: When good pastors go bad: From disgraced Carl Lentz's multiple affairs in Hillsong scandal to NYC's 'bling bishop', these are the biggest falls from grace
From Hillsong's disgraced Carl Lentz, who had multiple affairs with women, to an Indiana pastor who was confronted in front of his entire congregation about his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl, these are the biggest falls from grace.
From Hillsong's disgraced Carl Lentz, who had multiple affairs with women, to an Indiana pastor who was confronted in front of his entire congregation about his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl, these are the biggest falls from grace.
josh lesage
Jan 10, 2023: World Magazine: Arizona Christian school sued for firing pro-LGBT teacherAccording to McDorman, Valley Christian High School Principal Josh LeSage found out about the student’s post and met with her along with Chizzy Anderson, the school’s coordinator of student health and wellness.
McDorman objected to the meeting, arguing that LeSage should be more accepting of the LGBT population, especially Valley Christian students, and suggested that a gay pastor from the area be invited to the meeting. LeSage declined. In the meeting, which the student recorded, LeSage was sympathetic toward the student, yet he explained that a homosexual lifestyle was counter to the Bible’s teaching.
LeSage told the female student that God might or might not take away her sexual desire for other girls. “But I believe that in either circumstance, you can honor God with what you choose to do with your body because the Word of God says the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives inside of you,” he told her.
McDorman objected to the meeting, arguing that LeSage should be more accepting of the LGBT population, especially Valley Christian students, and suggested that a gay pastor from the area be invited to the meeting. LeSage declined. In the meeting, which the student recorded, LeSage was sympathetic toward the student, yet he explained that a homosexual lifestyle was counter to the Bible’s teaching.
LeSage told the female student that God might or might not take away her sexual desire for other girls. “But I believe that in either circumstance, you can honor God with what you choose to do with your body because the Word of God says the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives inside of you,” he told her.
John Lindell
Aug 4, 2021: Assemblies of God: CMN DIRECTOR OPTIMISTIC
John E. Lindell, an ordained Assemblies of God minister who planted James River Church 30 years ago, spoke at the luncheon. James River Church has nearly 13,000 weekly attendees at campuses in Ozark, Springfield, and Joplin, Missouri.
Mar 27, 2015: Charisma: Megachurch Pastor Flatly Tells His Congregation to Stand Against Gay Rights Bill
Megachurch minister John Lindell told his 9,000-plus member congregation to vote "yes" on repealing Springfield, Missouri's, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity law early next month.
John E. Lindell, an ordained Assemblies of God minister who planted James River Church 30 years ago, spoke at the luncheon. James River Church has nearly 13,000 weekly attendees at campuses in Ozark, Springfield, and Joplin, Missouri.
Mar 27, 2015: Charisma: Megachurch Pastor Flatly Tells His Congregation to Stand Against Gay Rights Bill
Megachurch minister John Lindell told his 9,000-plus member congregation to vote "yes" on repealing Springfield, Missouri's, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity law early next month.
Hal Lindsey
Nov 23, 2022: Slacktivist: 11/23 Flashback: 93
Hal Lindsey turns 85 years old today, something that Lindsey himself has spent decades telling us should never come to pass.
Lindsey’s 1970 book, The Late Great Planet Earth — a blockbuster best-seller — told us that the End of the World was nigh. And not just maybe a bit nigh-ish, mind you, but really, really nigh.
Hal Lindsey turns 85 years old today, something that Lindsey himself has spent decades telling us should never come to pass.
Lindsey’s 1970 book, The Late Great Planet Earth — a blockbuster best-seller — told us that the End of the World was nigh. And not just maybe a bit nigh-ish, mind you, but really, really nigh.
Damon Linker
RELIGION ON THE RECORD: Apr 25, 2014: Author, Damon Linker, in an article published in "The Week" ann0unces boldly: "What Christians get wrong about hell." The assumption, from the title might very well be that there is some sort of apologetics or unique Christian epistemology approach. However, no it is not. The basic summation of the article is that Linker thinks that the great theologian, Socrates, has the more intelligent way to think about hell. What? Socrates was a theologian? No, he wasn't. And neither is Linker. In an attempt to rationalize away any suggestion that hell is eternal damnation, Linker attempts to break away from any perception of hell that the bible may conjure by a bunch of Christians who think that
"Jumping off from a handful of Gospel passages in which Jesus Christ speaks about "eternal punishment" for sinners in the afterlife, these believers conjure visions of a cosmic torture chamber in which those who reject God or commit grave sins without repentance are subjected to endless torment as punishment for their transgressions. "
READ MORE: Yes, There is an Eternal Hell
"Jumping off from a handful of Gospel passages in which Jesus Christ speaks about "eternal punishment" for sinners in the afterlife, these believers conjure visions of a cosmic torture chamber in which those who reject God or commit grave sins without repentance are subjected to endless torment as punishment for their transgressions. "
READ MORE: Yes, There is an Eternal Hell
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March 19, 2023: Foreign Policy: How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa
In the early 2000s, American evangelical Scott Lively was part of a series of anti-gay events that culminated in Uganda’s 2009 “Kill the gays” bill, which called for the death penalty for what it described as “aggravated homosexuality.” Lively had written books such as The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party and Seven Steps to Recruit-Proof Your Child against what he described as “pro-homosexual indoctrination.” The bill—which Lively opposed as too harsh—was introduced after Lively spoke at the March 2009 conference organized by Langa that hosted U.S. representatives of the ex-gay movement. Apr 14, 2022: WND: Scott Lively: WND: When and why American exceptionalism died
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March 23, 2014: Kapya Kaoma: Los Angeles Times: Op-Ed: How anti-gay Christians evangelize hate abroad
In March 2009, while in Kampala, Uganda, researching reports of U.S. right-wing evangelical involvement in attacks on LGBTQ equality and reproductive justice, I was invited to a three-day conference on homosexuality hosted by the Family Life Network, which is based in New York. The keynote speaker was Scott Lively from Springfield, Mass., who introduced himself as a leading expert on the “international homosexual agenda.” I filmed Lively over the course of two days as he instructed religious and political leaders about how gays were coming to Uganda from the West to “recruit children into homosexuality.Some of his assertions would have been laughable had he not been so deadly serious. He claimed that a gay clique that included Adolf Hitler was behind the Holocaust, and he insinuated that gay people fueled the Rwandan genocide.
In the United States, Lively is widely dismissed as an anti-gay firebrand and Holocaust revisionist. But in Uganda, he was presented — and accepted — as a leading international authority. The public persecution of LGBTQ people escalated after Lively’s conference, with one local newspaper publishing the pictures and addresses of activists under the headline, “Hang Them.”
Lively was also invited to private briefings with political and religious leaders, and to address the Ugandan parliament during his 2009 visit. The next month, Ugandan lawmaker David Bahati unveiled his Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which in its original form called for the death penalty as punishment for a new crime of “aggravated homosexuality.”
In March 2009, while in Kampala, Uganda, researching reports of U.S. right-wing evangelical involvement in attacks on LGBTQ equality and reproductive justice, I was invited to a three-day conference on homosexuality hosted by the Family Life Network, which is based in New York. The keynote speaker was Scott Lively from Springfield, Mass., who introduced himself as a leading expert on the “international homosexual agenda.” I filmed Lively over the course of two days as he instructed religious and political leaders about how gays were coming to Uganda from the West to “recruit children into homosexuality.Some of his assertions would have been laughable had he not been so deadly serious. He claimed that a gay clique that included Adolf Hitler was behind the Holocaust, and he insinuated that gay people fueled the Rwandan genocide.
In the United States, Lively is widely dismissed as an anti-gay firebrand and Holocaust revisionist. But in Uganda, he was presented — and accepted — as a leading international authority. The public persecution of LGBTQ people escalated after Lively’s conference, with one local newspaper publishing the pictures and addresses of activists under the headline, “Hang Them.”
Lively was also invited to private briefings with political and religious leaders, and to address the Ugandan parliament during his 2009 visit. The next month, Ugandan lawmaker David Bahati unveiled his Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which in its original form called for the death penalty as punishment for a new crime of “aggravated homosexuality.”
jim lo
Feb 24, 2023: CBN: Revival Spreads to Texas A&M, Indiana Wesleyan and LSU: 'It's Not Religion. It's Just Meeting JESUS'
Jim Lo, a professor in the School of Theology and Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in Maron, Indiana, wrote in a Facebook post that "God is doing a work at IWU" as well.
"I've been at IWU since 3am. As I sit in the chapel-auditorium, involved in reflective prayer, the words of Robert Coleman comes to mind. 'Anytime you see a revival, you can be sure it started with prayer'," Lo wrote.
"God is doing a work at IWU. It may not have the proportions of what is happening at Asbury, but students are responding to the touch of the Spirit," he noted.
Jim Lo, a professor in the School of Theology and Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) in Maron, Indiana, wrote in a Facebook post that "God is doing a work at IWU" as well.
"I've been at IWU since 3am. As I sit in the chapel-auditorium, involved in reflective prayer, the words of Robert Coleman comes to mind. 'Anytime you see a revival, you can be sure it started with prayer'," Lo wrote.
"God is doing a work at IWU. It may not have the proportions of what is happening at Asbury, but students are responding to the touch of the Spirit," he noted.
jesse lomax
Sept 14, 2022: Messenger: Grapeland Church Sends Water to Help Struggling Jackson, Mississippi
On Monday, Deacon Jesse Lomax and Pastor’s Aide Sandra Walker were busy working at the back entrance of the church as people came and went bringing cases of bottled water and donations for the cause.
On Monday, Deacon Jesse Lomax and Pastor’s Aide Sandra Walker were busy working at the back entrance of the church as people came and went bringing cases of bottled water and donations for the cause.
thomas g long
May 2, 2018: Christianity Today: Tim Keller, John Piper, and Andy Stanley Among the 12 ‘Most Effective’ Preachers
Thomas G. Long, professor emeritus of preaching at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta. Long described his preaching process in a 1991 CT Pastors interview, urging pastors to stick to “one-point sermons” and admitting his own critical eye towards his preaching: “I think serious preachers, preachers who give themselves to this task, need to learn how to forgive themselves for not producing masterpieces every week.”
Thomas G. Long, professor emeritus of preaching at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta. Long described his preaching process in a 1991 CT Pastors interview, urging pastors to stick to “one-point sermons” and admitting his own critical eye towards his preaching: “I think serious preachers, preachers who give themselves to this task, need to learn how to forgive themselves for not producing masterpieces every week.”
frank lopez
Jan 23, 2023: New Republic: The Rise of Spirit Warriors on the Christian Right
In heavily Latino Miami-Dade County—the largest county in what was once considered the biggest “swing state” in the nation—President Joe Biden won only 53 percent of the vote, compared with the 63 percent share won by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 and the 62 percent share won by former President Barack Obama in 2012. Pastor Frank Lopez, who heads the Jesus Worship Center, a Miami-based church with two campuses that is allied with KCIA, “an alliance of apostles and prophets,” has characterized Biden as “an ignorant leader with a destructive agenda” who is “rebelling against God.” Lopez is hardly a voice in the wilderness; he hosts prominent Latin American conservatives on his YouTube show and serves on the board of directors of the Asociación de Ministros Hispanos del Sur de la Florida, a Miami-based association of pastors that has collaborated with Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition.
In heavily Latino Miami-Dade County—the largest county in what was once considered the biggest “swing state” in the nation—President Joe Biden won only 53 percent of the vote, compared with the 63 percent share won by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 and the 62 percent share won by former President Barack Obama in 2012. Pastor Frank Lopez, who heads the Jesus Worship Center, a Miami-based church with two campuses that is allied with KCIA, “an alliance of apostles and prophets,” has characterized Biden as “an ignorant leader with a destructive agenda” who is “rebelling against God.” Lopez is hardly a voice in the wilderness; he hosts prominent Latin American conservatives on his YouTube show and serves on the board of directors of the Asociación de Ministros Hispanos del Sur de la Florida, a Miami-based association of pastors that has collaborated with Ralph Reed’s Faith and Freedom Coalition.
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Apr 13, 2022: Jerusalem Post: Army of evangelists aims to turn spiritual tide in New Hampshire
To better understand how the Evangelical community is addressing the issue in New Hampshire and the surrounding area, The Jerusalem Post spoke with Pastor Randy Loubier of Chestnut Hill Chapel in New Boston, New Hampshire. Along with his role at Chestnut Hill Chapel, Loubier is a best-selling author and the founder of 603 Witness, a movement that aims to rally New Hampshire evangelists. The mission is to raise, train and then deploy a new "army of evangelists" into churches throughout the state, he explained. |
“Many have tried to find characteristics in our culture that would explain it, but without success,” Loubier said. “New Hampshire people are not much different than the average person in the US. The Bible says we don’t battle against flesh and blood. Truly, the only valid explanation for New Hampshire being last in the nation is spiritual. The battle in the heavenlies touched down in New Hampshire a long time ago and has settled here.” 4.13.23 |
Jeffery Jay Lowder
Sept 17, 2020: Philosophy of Religion Blog: Response to Jeffrey Jay Lowder on God and Consciousness
Lowder has written a post on the argument from consciousness for the existence of God. His argument, if sound, would establish consciousness as being a piece of evidence that lowers the probability of naturalism; however, it would not show that theism gets a boost in probability because theism and naturalism are not the only hypotheses available.
Jeffery Jay Lowder is President Emeritus of Internet Infidels, Inc., which he co-founded in 1995. He is also co-editor of the book, The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave.
Lowder has written a post on the argument from consciousness for the existence of God. His argument, if sound, would establish consciousness as being a piece of evidence that lowers the probability of naturalism; however, it would not show that theism gets a boost in probability because theism and naturalism are not the only hypotheses available.
Jeffery Jay Lowder is President Emeritus of Internet Infidels, Inc., which he co-founded in 1995. He is also co-editor of the book, The Empty Tomb: Jesus Beyond the Grave.
john lowe ii
Mar 12, 2023: Daily Mail: When good pastors go bad: From disgraced Carl Lentz's multiple affairs in Hillsong scandal to NYC's 'bling bishop', these are the biggest falls from grace
Pastor John Lowe II stepped down from the New Life Christian Church in Indiana in May 2022 after admitting in front of his entire congregation that he had an affair with a 16-year-old girl.
In a shocking moment, the pastor was confronted on stage by Bobi Gephart, a 43-year-old woman who came forward with a microphone to tell their church in Warsaw, Indiana, how he'd groomed her as a teen, starting when she was 16 - the legal age of consent in the state.
Pastor Lowe II had told the church that he 'sinned' 20 years ago by committing adultery, without mentioning how old the woman or girl was at the time. He begged for the church's forgiveness, then received a standing ovation.
Bobi then stormed towards the stage with her husband, Nate, to say it 'was not just adultery' because she was so young at the time.
She said to Lowe: 'I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. Do you remember that? I know you do.
'You did things to to my teenage body that should have never been done. If you can't admit the truth, you have to answer to God. You are not the victim here.'
Her husband then presented a pearl necklace that his wife had been given by the church and a 'purity ring' that he said the pastor gave her during their affair.
Lowe has stepped down from the church and been scrubbed from its website.
Pastor John Lowe II stepped down from the New Life Christian Church in Indiana in May 2022 after admitting in front of his entire congregation that he had an affair with a 16-year-old girl.
In a shocking moment, the pastor was confronted on stage by Bobi Gephart, a 43-year-old woman who came forward with a microphone to tell their church in Warsaw, Indiana, how he'd groomed her as a teen, starting when she was 16 - the legal age of consent in the state.
Pastor Lowe II had told the church that he 'sinned' 20 years ago by committing adultery, without mentioning how old the woman or girl was at the time. He begged for the church's forgiveness, then received a standing ovation.
Bobi then stormed towards the stage with her husband, Nate, to say it 'was not just adultery' because she was so young at the time.
She said to Lowe: 'I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. Do you remember that? I know you do.
'You did things to to my teenage body that should have never been done. If you can't admit the truth, you have to answer to God. You are not the victim here.'
Her husband then presented a pearl necklace that his wife had been given by the church and a 'purity ring' that he said the pastor gave her during their affair.
Lowe has stepped down from the church and been scrubbed from its website.
keith loy
Feb 16, 2023A: Argus Leader: Christian film 'Jesus Revolution' to debut in Sioux Falls with Celebrate Church connection
The Sioux Falls debut arose from Celebrate Community Church Pastor Keith Loy's relationships with several people within the Christian film industry.
“Opportunities like this create interest and awareness for faith-based movies, which empowers producers to write and fund more Christian films," Loy said in a statement. "Those movies are leading to a cultural shift in the industry and giving families new entertainment options."
The Sioux Falls debut arose from Celebrate Community Church Pastor Keith Loy's relationships with several people within the Christian film industry.
“Opportunities like this create interest and awareness for faith-based movies, which empowers producers to write and fund more Christian films," Loy said in a statement. "Those movies are leading to a cultural shift in the industry and giving families new entertainment options."
sally lloyd-jones
Dec 7, 2013: Huffington Post: Sally Lloyd-Jones, 'Jesus Storybook Bible' Author, Sells Over 1,000,000 Books
“People often ask me, ‘What’s your theological training?’” said Lloyd-Jones, who reads works by John Stott and Martyn Lloyd-Jones and attends Tim Keller’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. “I’ve been at ‘Tim Keller university.’ I had been hearing how Jesus is in every story for several years.” Keller wrote the forward to her 2012 book, “Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing,” and his wife, Kathy Keller, said she gives “The Jesus Storybook Bible” to everyone from university presidents to car salesmen because anyone can understand it.
“People often ask me, ‘What’s your theological training?’” said Lloyd-Jones, who reads works by John Stott and Martyn Lloyd-Jones and attends Tim Keller’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan. “I’ve been at ‘Tim Keller university.’ I had been hearing how Jesus is in every story for several years.” Keller wrote the forward to her 2012 book, “Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing,” and his wife, Kathy Keller, said she gives “The Jesus Storybook Bible” to everyone from university presidents to car salesmen because anyone can understand it.
max lucado
Feb 10, 2023: Christianity Today: Data Shows that Americans Are Spiritually Open
Max Lucado and David Kinnaman see both obstacles and opportunities in our cultural moment.
“I cannot remember in my lifetime when I have been more excited, more encouraged, and more willing to participate in some type of movement that is so pure,” Lucado said during the fourth episode of the He Gets Us Engaging Culture series.
Max Lucado and David Kinnaman see both obstacles and opportunities in our cultural moment.
“I cannot remember in my lifetime when I have been more excited, more encouraged, and more willing to participate in some type of movement that is so pure,” Lucado said during the fourth episode of the He Gets Us Engaging Culture series.
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Feb 9, 2022: Ministry Watch: LGBTQ Community Organize Petition Against Max Lucado Preaching at Washington National Cathedral
More than 1,600 people signed a petition protesting the Washington National Cathedral’s decision to host evangelical megachurch pastor Max Lucado as a guest preacher last weekend (Feb 7), saying the move contradicted the Episcopal Church’s stance supporting LGBTQ inclusion. |
Max Lucado (born January 11, 1955) is a best-selling Christian author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas. |
Oct 11, 2021: American Reporter: Impacting the World through Books: Introducing Byron Williamson
In 1988 Worthy Publishing was sold to Word, Inc., a CapCities/ABC company, now part of The Walt Disney Company. Currently located in Las Colinas, Texas, Williamson moved into the leadership of Word, managing the growth of Word Books from $19 million to $72 million by fiscal 1999. First, he recruited a team that successfully published such authors as Billy Graham, Max Lucado, Charles R. Swindoll, Nolan Ryan, Os Guinness, Dr. James C. Dobson, Charles Colson, and the MacArthur Study Bible, as well as completing the Communicator’s Commentary series and the Word Biblical Commentaries series. Progressing further, in December 1992, Word was acquired by Thomas Nelson, located in Nashville, TN. Soon after that, Nelson was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and Williamson was named President of Thomas Nelson and Word. The new management team drove sales from $128 to $173 million by fiscal 1999. Then, step by step, he converted WordKids into Tommy Nelson children’s books and recruited Jack Countryman to launch J. Countryman gift books.
Feb 3, 2015: Christian Post: Many Christians 'Assume Their Prayers Are Not Heard Because They Did Not Pray Correctly,' Says Max Lucado
Minister and author Max Lucado of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, has released his latest fiction book, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café, which deals with various Christian topics, including prayer.
Feb 2, 2015: Key Life: Coffee, Questions & Hope - Max Lucado
Join Max Lucado on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe, a story about an unlikely place where people find answers to life's biggest questions.
In 1988 Worthy Publishing was sold to Word, Inc., a CapCities/ABC company, now part of The Walt Disney Company. Currently located in Las Colinas, Texas, Williamson moved into the leadership of Word, managing the growth of Word Books from $19 million to $72 million by fiscal 1999. First, he recruited a team that successfully published such authors as Billy Graham, Max Lucado, Charles R. Swindoll, Nolan Ryan, Os Guinness, Dr. James C. Dobson, Charles Colson, and the MacArthur Study Bible, as well as completing the Communicator’s Commentary series and the Word Biblical Commentaries series. Progressing further, in December 1992, Word was acquired by Thomas Nelson, located in Nashville, TN. Soon after that, Nelson was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and Williamson was named President of Thomas Nelson and Word. The new management team drove sales from $128 to $173 million by fiscal 1999. Then, step by step, he converted WordKids into Tommy Nelson children’s books and recruited Jack Countryman to launch J. Countryman gift books.
Feb 3, 2015: Christian Post: Many Christians 'Assume Their Prayers Are Not Heard Because They Did Not Pray Correctly,' Says Max Lucado
Minister and author Max Lucado of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, has released his latest fiction book, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café, which deals with various Christian topics, including prayer.
Feb 2, 2015: Key Life: Coffee, Questions & Hope - Max Lucado
Join Max Lucado on Steve Brown, Etc. for a discussion of his new book, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe, a story about an unlikely place where people find answers to life's biggest questions.
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Jun 21, 2022 #leadership #churchonline #influencers
In this episode we talk with Ron Luce, a legend in Youth Ministry, who has filled stadiums and arenas with more than 3 million youth across North America over the past few decades. He discusses church trends and how the focus on the next generation is crucial for the health and growth of the church. He reveals not only what is necessary but what is proven to work.
Apr 1, 2015: Youtube: A.D. The Bible Continues - Ron Luce: Faith Leader Commentary
Ron Luce, President and Founder of Teenmania International, discusses how A.D. brings the Bible to life for a whole new generation. July 31, 2012: Teen Mania Ministries: Christian Post: Teen Mania Celebrates 25 Years of Global Missions Work “The 25th anniversary for Teen Mania, I don’t think it’s a congratulations to us. It’s just another sign that God is insisting that his mission gets accomplished,” Ron Luce, founder and president of Teen Mania, told The Christian Post on Thursday. |
Ronald Allan Luce, (born July 11, 1961) is the co-founder and president of Teen Mania Ministries which was located in Garden Valley, Texas. Together with his wife Katie, Ron founded Teen Mania in 1986 and led the organization until its bankruptcy in 2015. Luce is now CEO of a new ministry called Generation Next. He has written 30 books for parents and youth and having earned a Doctorate in Strategic Foresight is serving church leaders with his Ministry Masterclass EXPONENTIAL 101 by helping them apply best-practices he curated from global churches seeing extraordinary growth in spite of the earthquake of change shifting our planet. He has been married to Katie for 36 years and has 3 young adult children. 
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Aug 25, 2022: Spiritually Cracking Up: Christian Punchlines
The Christian right isn’t the only one spitting out accidental comedic fire. Let’s see what our progressive Christians are saying: “I would rather get an abortion than have a Brown child who ends up being adopted by white evangelicals. It is not a kindness to children of the global majority to give them to people who’ll traumatize them with self-ancestral hatred. An abortion is an act of love.”, Jo Luehmann Doesn’t this make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? According to this social media post, all white evangelicals are on a global hating spree on all non-white evangelicals. Come on! Is this 100% accurate? I don’t think so. I have relatives that are white evangelicals with a “brown” child, and they love him more than anything. This isn’t to say there is issues our white evangelicals have to come to grips with when it comes to Trump worship and racism. |
Jo Luehmann is a Colombian born and raised pastor with a masters degree in ministry and theology. Alongside her partner she started the Living Room, a house church and non-profit re-imagining faith and Christianity and inviting people to reclaim their own spaces as holy ground. Jo speaks and teaches about decolonizing church, theology, spirituality and faith, as well as the importance of dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy and capitalism both individually and collectively.
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PETER LUMPKINS
June 15, 2021: SBCVoices: Motions Offered
Peter Lumpkins moved to remove the whole section in the Book of Reports about Patterson’s misdeeds. Better to cover over the truth than to face it. Pete is Pete.
Peter Lumpkins moved to remove the whole section in the Book of Reports about Patterson’s misdeeds. Better to cover over the truth than to face it. Pete is Pete.
Oct 14, 2014: SBC Today: A Softening of Calvinism?
Peter Lumpkins | Vice President of Communications Brewton-Parker College
Aug 15, 2014: FBC Jax Watchdogs: Peter Lumpkins and the Blame Game - Someone in the SBC Needs to Put a Stop to Peter's Nonsense
It is a sad sight to see Peter Lumpkins in full attack mode on social media after Braxton Caner's funeral. Peter and others have been on social media since the funeral attempting to blame Braxton's death on critics of Braxton's dad, Ergun Caner.
Peter Lumpkins | Vice President of Communications Brewton-Parker College
Aug 15, 2014: FBC Jax Watchdogs: Peter Lumpkins and the Blame Game - Someone in the SBC Needs to Put a Stop to Peter's Nonsense
It is a sad sight to see Peter Lumpkins in full attack mode on social media after Braxton Caner's funeral. Peter and others have been on social media since the funeral attempting to blame Braxton's death on critics of Braxton's dad, Ergun Caner.
Jan 22, 2014: Pulpit and Pen: Peter Lumpkins Joins The Brewton-Parker Team: Truth Curls Up In The Corner And Cries
When I first read about this on Twitter today, I had to check the calendar to make sure today isn’t the first of April…
Jan 10, 2014: Alpha & Omega Ministries: Calvinist Derangement Syndrome Case #1756: Peter Lumpkins and the Looniest Muslim Apologist
So I was working through the morning “stuff” on line (RSS feeds, emails, cuing up The Briefing) when someone in channel pointed me to another Lumpkins hit piece against yours truly. Nothing new, same ol’ same ol’ from Petey, until I saw a section that caught my attention
Apr 1, 2011: Peter Lumpkins: sbc Tomorrow: UPDATE: The Fallout Begins on James White Fudging His Teaching Experience by Peter Lumpkins
When I first read about this on Twitter today, I had to check the calendar to make sure today isn’t the first of April…
Jan 10, 2014: Alpha & Omega Ministries: Calvinist Derangement Syndrome Case #1756: Peter Lumpkins and the Looniest Muslim Apologist
So I was working through the morning “stuff” on line (RSS feeds, emails, cuing up The Briefing) when someone in channel pointed me to another Lumpkins hit piece against yours truly. Nothing new, same ol’ same ol’ from Petey, until I saw a section that caught my attention
Apr 1, 2011: Peter Lumpkins: sbc Tomorrow: UPDATE: The Fallout Begins on James White Fudging His Teaching Experience by Peter Lumpkins