An article by Wheaton College grad Ruth Graham (no relation to the famous evangelical family of Grahams) titled “Horse Troughs, Hot Tubs and Hashtags: Baptism Is Getting Wild” highlighted churches that have replaced their traditional baptistry with new and easier methods to perform baptisms within their buildings. Graham featured the comparison of Russell … [Read more...] about ‘Plunge Parties,’ Hot Tubs, and Non-Traditional Baptistries—Baptisms Today Break the Mold
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CBN Calls Out SBC Seminary Professor for Promoting Gay Son’s Sermon
The Conservative Baptist Network (CBN) released a statement Wednesday night (Nov. 23) blasting Dr. James Merritt’s endorsement of his son’s recent sermon. Jonathan Merritt identifies as a homosexual. Merritt is a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) pastor and Southeastern Baptist Theological … [Read more...] about CBN Calls Out SBC Seminary Professor for Promoting Gay Son’s Sermon
NY Pastor Resigns After Suggesting Men Are Free to Rape Their Wives in His Sermon
(ChurchLeaders) Dr. Burnett Robinson, who suggested in a sermon that husbands are permitted to rape their wives, has resigned, according to a statement sent to ChurchLeaders from the Greater New York Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The statement reads: Pastor Burnett Robinson has resigned as the Senior Pastor of the Grand Concourse Seventh-day Adventist … [Read more...] about NY Pastor Resigns After Suggesting Men Are Free to Rape Their Wives in His Sermon
Alabama Worship Pastor Hides His Identity for 10 Years as Fugitive Sex Offender
Larry Albert Flake, who is 75-years-old, has been running from the law for the last 20 years. For 10 of those years, he has been serving as the worship pastor at a church in Alabama. He was arrested on Friday, November 19, 2021 after the FBI and Birmingham, Alabama police located him. According to a statement released by Richmond, Indiana’s Police Department, … [Read more...] about Alabama Worship Pastor Hides His Identity for 10 Years as Fugitive Sex Offender
United Methodist General Conference to Consider Split Is Still on…for Now
(RNS) Organizers of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference announced last week they are moving forward with plans for the meeting next fall … for now. But, the Commission on the General Conference said Friday (Nov. 19), it hasn’t ruled out postponing the usually quadrennial meeting of the denomination’s global decision-making body yet again. That would … [Read more...] about United Methodist General Conference to Consider Split Is Still on…for Now