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9 year old stands up to Westboro Baptist's homo-hatred

NPR reports about 9 year old, Josef Miles, who stood up to Westboro Baptist Church's hate-filled protest against "fags" with his own personal protest--"GOD HATES NO ONE." Below is a picture courtesy of his mother, Patty Akrouche, who posted the pic on facebook, a pic now shared over 100k times. And we think protests don't work any more... 

Josef Miles

(photo courtesy of Patty Akrouche)

Homosexual hatred justly condemned

Close to a cool three-quarters of a million viewers have watched a minute and a half clip of Charles Worley's Mother's Day sermon uploaded to youtube. I suspect every pastor would like that kind of traffic on a sermon he'd preach  >>>

Rick Warren's absurd call for Al Mohler to apologize by Peter Lumpkins

Al Mohler's recent post entitled "Is the Megachurch the New Liberalism?" raised questions not only concerning megachurch pastor, Andy Stanley, and his all-but implicit acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle, but Mohler also drew fire from unsuspecting critics¹  >>>

Al Mohler, Homosexuality, and the "New Liberalism" by Peter Lumpkins

Last week, I raised the question concerning Andy Stanley’s perplexing story about a gay couple in his church. I wrote:

Mark Driscoll, Liberty University, Mitt Romney, Richard Land, Lifeway, Andy Stanley: a bit of potpourri by Peter Lumpkins

Since the Liberty University fiasco with Mark Driscoll began a few weeks ago, a lot of interesting things grabbed my attention but I just couldn't let go LU's disastrous invitation to the controversial pastor  >>>

Take heed lest you fall by Peter Lumpkins

The inspired Apostle gives us both exhortation and warning. He writes:  >>>

Danny Akin on James Merritt--"I love the homiletical craftsmanship of James Merritt" by Peter Lumpkins

Not only did our brother and fellow servant, Dr. Danny Akin, offer accolades to bad-boy young, restless, and reformed icon, Mark Driscoll, as I recently lamented, he also characterized the preaching of another well-known celebrity, James Merritt >>>

Does Jonathan Merritt Fairly Represent Southern Baptists on Name Change? by Peter Lumpkins

Recently, Cross Pointe’s¹ teaching pastor, Jonathan Merritt, was interviewed by Paul Edwards concerning Bryant Wright’s proposed name change for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Edwards asked young Merritt several questions to which he responded, responses some of which I’d like to address below  >>>

Fundamentalists always attacking? by Peter Lumpkins

Cultural critic, best selling author, and openly gay woman, Tammy Bruce writes,

J. Budziszewski on engaging the homosexuality issue by Peter Lumpkins

The Family Research Council sponsors an annual Witherspoon lecture symposium dealing with public policy, political philosophy, and moral issues. Those who give lectures are among the most accomplished scholars in their respective fields. A decade ago, natural law philosopher, Jay Budziszewski delivered the Witherspoon lecture >>>

FHTM and Dr. James Merritt’s Confusing Ministry by Peter Lumpkins

North Carolina pastor, Tim Rogers expresses grief over a personal hero--James Merritt.  The good pastor's lament has nothing to do with some of the issues I've raised concerning Dr. Merritt's curious inaction toward a Cross Pointe teaching pastor's (his son, Jonathan) unchecked pro-gay crusade. Rather it seems Rogers' disappointment concerns Dr. Merritt's involvement with a notorious "ponzi scheme."  He writes >>>

Roy Hargrave & Riverbend Community Church: not all Southern Baptist Calvinists agree with Al Mohler’s confusing language on homosexuality by Peter Lumpkins

Dr. Roy Hargrave is Senior Pastor of the Riverbend Community Church located in Ormond Beach, Florida. Those unfamiliar with Riverbend should know that Riverbend is arguably the largest cooperating congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention that unapologetically holds to the traditional "doctrines of grace"; that is, the Calvinistic T.U.L.I.P. The acrostic in Riverbend's name summarizes the church's focus  >>>

Al Mohler "chides" some evangelicals for holding homosexuality a choice that’s "relatively easy to change" by Peter Lumpkins

UPDATE: Dr. Mohler seems to have answered Gilgoff's inclusion of him as an example of "cooling" toward reparative therapy. I suspect more literary energies will be required in defending himself from those who perceived a shift in his thinking about homosexuality, a shift primarily stemming from his confusing words spoken at the SBC in Phoenix.

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According to  CNN.com Religion Editor, Dan Gilgoff, among those evangelicals who are "cooling" to conversion therapy for gays is...Dr. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Citing Mohler's answer to a question at the 2011 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in June at Phoenix, Gilgoff writes >>>

Born gay? Then pray! Exodus International's president, Alan Chambers on ABC by Peter Lumpkins

Below is an ABC interview by Brian Ross with Alan Chambers, President, Exodus International, the largest evangelical "ex-gay" support group organization in the United States. According to Ross' first guest, Dr. Jack Drescher,* a leading authority on homosexual therapy, there is as much chance a gay person can change his or her "orientation" as a person can win the lottery jackpot. "Reparative" or "conversion" therapies like Exodus International embraces are doing nothing more for homosexuals than, for example, Benny Hinn does for treating people with cancer. Compare Drescher's view with the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) position.

Take a look at the video and begin a discussion if you wish.

With that, I am...

Peter

Reformed Effeminaphobia by Peter Lumpkins

The internet recently abuzzed over Mark Driscoll’s facebook query a week ago poking fun at “effeminate” males—particularly “effeminate” male worship leaders: “So, what stories do you have about the most effeminate anatomically male worship leaders you’ve ever personally witnessed? >>>