(ChurchLeaders) A second incriminating letter written by Dr. Russell Moore has been leaked. Dated May 31, 2021, Moore’s letter is directed to Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear. It implicates SBC Executive Committee (EC) president and CEO Dr. Ronnie Floyd and SBC presidential hopeful Mike Stone in suppressing investigations into sexual abuse within the … [Read more...] about Floyd, Stone React to Second Leaked Moore Letter–‘It’s Outrageous’
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Why the SBC Published a Report Alleging Paige Patterson’s Seminary Theft
(Christianity Today) T he recent publication of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Book of Reports has reignited a public dispute between Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its former president Paige Patterson. Both sides cite the dispute as a test of the convention’s commitment to truth and a harbinger of its future direction. Southwestern’s dispatch … [Read more...] about Why the SBC Published a Report Alleging Paige Patterson’s Seminary Theft
Canada Heaps Fines on Church of God for Holding Outdoor Services After Police Lock Building
(Faithwire) A small but controversial church in Ontario and its leaders are facing fines nearing $200,000 for continuing to hold worship services despite provincial stay-at-home orders. The Church of God in Aylmer was slapped with $66,000 in new fines over the Memorial Day weekend for holding outdoor services weeks after a swarm of armed police officers interrupted a Sunday … [Read more...] about Canada Heaps Fines on Church of God for Holding Outdoor Services After Police Lock Building
Southern Baptists Head for Annual Meeting at a Crossroads on Race and Gender
Robert P. Jones (RNS) The upcoming annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention promises to be a reckoning for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Data released in May shows it has lost 2.3 million members since 2006. Despite efforts to beef up evangelism, a drop in membership of 2% in 2018-2019 represents the largest single-year decline in more than a … [Read more...] about Southern Baptists Head for Annual Meeting at a Crossroads on Race and Gender
Pastor Seeks Revival of Suit Challenging Virus Restrictions
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) About 100 supporters of a Louisiana minister gathered outside a federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday to show support as his lawyers asked to revive a lawsuit he filed last year challenging the state's coronavirus restrictions. Tony Spell repeatedly flouted the public health restrictions at his Life Tabernacle … [Read more...] about Pastor Seeks Revival of Suit Challenging Virus Restrictions