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Category Archives: SBC pastors
Mafia is a process, not a thing. Mafia is a form of clan-cooperation to which its individual members pledge lifelong loyalty…. Friendship, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, this was the glue that held us together. –Joseph Bonanno The recent SBC abuse report shows that churches often prioritize tribal unity and safety over “divisive” truth. For years in my Southern Baptist context, … Continue reading
“I fully cooperated with this investigation and have pleaded not guilty to the charge against me. As a Christian, a (former) seminary professor, and now a pastor, my integrity is everything to me and I will cling to that integrity and seek to be vindicated by God and man,” Matthew Queen, May 22, 2024 On January 8, 2025, the final … Continue reading
“Justice is truth in action.” Benjamin Disraeli, Speech, House of Commons, February 11, 1851 “I fully cooperated with this investigation and have pleaded not guilty to the charge against me. As a Christian, a (former) seminary professor, and now a pastor, my integrity is everything to me and I will cling to that integrity and seek to be vindicated by … Continue reading
“I fully cooperated with this investigation and have pleaded not guilty to the charge against me. As a Christian, a (former) seminary professor, and now a pastor, my integrity is everything to me and I will cling to that integrity and seek to be vindicated by God and man,” Queen, 49, said in a statement to The Tennessean. “Woolman praised … Continue reading
A concerning situation at Edgefield Nashville involving a convicted violent pedophile who appeared to have quite a bot of freedom for many years in this SBC/9Marx church.
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“It is not grace to shield people from the consequences of their actions, to allow men or women who have been proven unsafe to have free access to vulnerable communities. It is not the gospel to treat abuse unseriously. Today’s story is filled with tension, grief, and uncomfortable truths.” From Bodies Behind The Bus: “Whistleblowers: The Village Church Denton” w/ … Continue reading
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” ― Will Rogers Nearly two years ago, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 the first indictment stemming from the investigation was handed … Continue reading
How did Paul Pressler become known as a quintessential SBC leaders while abusing young men for what appears to be decades? Is this the SBC?
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“The soul selects her own society, Then shuts the door” ― Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems I remember hearing that Karen Swallow Prior (KSP) would teach at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. I decided she must be one of those women so enmeshed in the SBC that she has trouble seeing the institution’s problems. I wrote an email to her, welcoming her … Continue reading
If they won’t tell you how they are spending your money, why do you keep giving to them?
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“Paine arrived in the American colonies in November 1774, shortly before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Though the colonies and Great Britain had commenced hostilities against one another, the thought of independence was not initially entertained. Writing in 1778 of his early experiences in the colonies, Paine “found the disposition of the people such, that they might have been … Continue reading
