(Relevant) Florida police have arrested a group of thieves who stole more than $740,000 from churches across the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says the group of six stole at least 1,700 checks out of church mailboxes, from 600 different churches and church schools nationwide. The suspects’ operation was based in … [Read more...] about Operation Thou Shall Not Steal: Thieves Stole $740,000 in Tithes From Church Mailboxes Nationwide
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Mike Stone Says Leaked Russell Moore Letter an Attempt To Sway SBC Presidential Election
(The Christian Post) A leaked letter from Russell Moore, the former head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm, details what he says is a "toxic" culture of protecting sexual abusers in churches and allowing racial prejudice. But Mike Stone, a leading candidate running for SBC president, believes the letter's release is an attempt to sway the upcoming … [Read more...] about Mike Stone Says Leaked Russell Moore Letter an Attempt To Sway SBC Presidential Election
Russell Moore Parts From Southern Baptists Personally as Well as Professionally
by Adelle M. Banks (RNS) Russell Moore, who recently resigned as the Southern Baptist Convention’s chief ethicist, has also moved on from the nation’s largest Protestant denomination personally, attending a Tennessee church that is not affiliated with the SBC. T.J. Tims, lead pastor of Immanuel Nashville, announced Tuesday (June 1) on social media that Moore is now the … [Read more...] about Russell Moore Parts From Southern Baptists Personally as Well as Professionally
SBC Sources: Paige Patterson Made ‘Black Girl’ Comments Cited in Russell Moore Letter
by Bob Smietana (RNS) Author and speaker Trillia Newbell was minding her own business this week, “doing the good work the Lord planned for me,” when she was drawn into another Southern Baptist controversy. Newbell, a former staff member of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, was mentioned in a controversial leaked … [Read more...] about SBC Sources: Paige Patterson Made ‘Black Girl’ Comments Cited in Russell Moore Letter
The Way Forward for the Southern Baptist Convention: A Very Personal Word from Albert Mohler
(AlbertMohler.com) Southern Baptists will soon be gathering in Nashville, and the one big question looming over the Convention will be this — how do we move forward? This meeting comes as several issues have been building in intensity for years, while others have erupted more recently. Some of the intensity is because the issues are genuinely important. But the fact is that … [Read more...] about The Way Forward for the Southern Baptist Convention: A Very Personal Word from Albert Mohler