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Why do so many young evangelicals hate America so much?

pic source Take a look at Russell Moore's latest piece on religious liberty entitled, "Religious Liberty for All." There's much in his brief commentary with which we may agree. I find it more and more frustrating, however, to follow Moore's thinking on freedom of religion. Consider the following: A government that can shut down mosques simply because they are mosques can shut down Bible studies because they are Bible studies. A government that can close the borders to all Muslims simply on the basis of their religious belief can do... Read more →

Philadelphia Baptists dealt with the eternal generation of the Son as early as 1736

The Baptist Church of Montgomery County1 began June 20, 1719 and became a member of the Philadelphia Baptist Association. Its organizing Pastor was Abel Morgan who not only preached the inaugurating sermon, but remained a guiding light for the new congregation. Other pastors who served the Montgomery church included John James, David Evans, and Benjamin Griffith. In 1727, the church called Joseph Eaton as pastor who continued his service until his death in 1749. During Eaton's tenure, a doctrinal dispute arose which threatened the Montgomery church's membership in the Philadelphia... Read more →

New Orleans Baptist Association calls for censorship of Baptist state paper

On July 12, a group of eight Baptist leaders from the New Orleans Baptist Association (NOBA) who were apparently fed up with what they called "buzzard politics" from The Baptist Message, wrote, signed, and posted an open complaint on the NOBA website. Entitled "Which Way Forward: Unity or Division?" the eight men noted specifically, "We are troubled by the critical editorials in our state Baptist paper against SBC agency heads David Platt and Russell Moore." Making the complaints into a call for unity, the associational article indicated what appears to... Read more →

It's settled. Women can't vote in a Baptist church. No wait. COULDN'T vote in a Baptist church

Below is a snippet from an association meeting in Hallifax County held at the Kehukey [sic] Meeting- House August 5, 1771. The quote is selected from many questions posed to the association for comment. --James Sprunt Historical Monograph No. 5. Minutes of the Kehukey Association (BAPTIST) With Letter of Joel Battle Fort, and with Introduction and Notes by Kemp Plummer Battle, LL.D, PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY 1904 Read more →