Southern Baptists Reject Motion to Disinvite VP Pence

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Southern Baptists Reject Motion to Disinvite VP Pence

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(PHOTO: REUTERS/MARY F. CALVERT)U. S. Vice President Mike Pence addresses Chamber of Commerce ”Invest in America!” summit in Washington U.S., on May 18, 2017.

Southern Baptists rejected a motion on Tuesday to disinvite Vice President Mike Pence from giving a speech at their annual meeting. The pastor who proposed the motion said allowing Pence could hurt the unity of the denomination.

“Not only are many of us in this room hurt and bothered by this invitation, but also many of our minority brothers and sisters will be especially hurt by this invitation and I fear that it would communicate that our political associations are more important than our associations with them,” said Garrett Kelly, pastor of Del Ray Baptist in Alexandria, Virginia, in his proposal.

The Southern Baptist Convention announced on Monday that Pence would be addressing the messengers (or representatives) at their annual two-day meeting in Dallas, Texas. Pence is scheduled to speak Wednesday morning to “express appreciation to Southern Baptists for the contributions we make to the moral fabric of our nation,” SBC President Steve Gaines said.

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Raleigh White Baptist Expelled From SBC After Refusing to Repent of Racism

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Raleigh White Baptist Expelled From SBC After Refusing to Repent of Racism

(Photo: Facebook/Raleigh White Baptist Church)Raleigh White Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia

Raleigh White Baptist Church, a small white congregation in Albany, Georgia, charged with being racist towards a black congregation that they shared their building with, was expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention Monday and will not be allowed back into the fellowship unless they repent of their sin.

Roger S. Oldham, spokesman for the convention’s executive committee confirmed with the Tennessean that the committee voted to withdraw fellowship from the church during its morning meeting in Dallas where the organization’s annual convention officially kicks offs at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Tuesday.

The church did not immediately respond to calls for comment from The Christian Post Tuesday.

In an April 3 statement however, the Mallary Baptist Association, which oversees more than 50 churches in Southwest Georgia, said they were first forced to expel the small white church over “racially motivated” attitudes toward the growing New Seasons Church which is predominantly black.

“The reason for this action involved the church’s un-Christian attitudes and acts toward another associational church. These attitudes and acts were racially motivated. Thus they do…

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New poll finds Brits oppose religious influence in education

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New poll finds Brits oppose religious influence in education

The survey, which was commissioned by the National Secular Society (NSS), found that fewer than one in six British adults agree with religious selection in state schools generally. Fewer than one in three support it when they are specifically asked about faith schools.

Half of respondents said school assemblies should be about moral issues, whereas just over a quarter agree that they should feature religious worship.

 

NSS said that the findings suggest education policy across Britain is out of step with the views of the public.

However Rev Ronnie Lamont, a faith and nurture advisor for the Church of England in the Diocese of Canterbury, who also works in schools, disagreed.

She told Premier’s News Hour that if the adults who took part in the survey attended an assembly today, they would have a different view.

“We tend to think of assemblies as what we sat through and the actual world of school assemblies has transformed over the last 30 years, certainly in church schools,” she said.

“Children not only lead the worship, they plan the worship and then evaluate it. You are then in a position where children are asked ‘what do you want to do within this time’.”

Rev Lamont added that the Church has played an important role in education over the years, and she’s certain the legacy will continue.

“Church schools will not go away and I don’t think people will be negative about…

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Paige Patterson-Chaired Evangelism Task Force Declares That Social Justice Is Not Gospel Priority

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Paige Patterson-Chaired Evangelism Task Force Declares That Social Justice Is Not Gospel Priority

(Screenshot: YouTube)Paige Patterson, 75, speaks at the AWAKEN Conference in Las Vegas, NV, in January 2014.

A task force appointed last year by the Southern Baptist Convention, and chaired until recently by Paige Patterson, has concluded its year-long study on evangelistic renewal by concluding that social justice is not a Gospel priority, among other declarations.

The full report, released on Monday, features 12 affirmations and denials about evangelism, along with eight recommendations.

“We are convinced that these suggestions can be heartily embraced by all gospel-loving Southern Baptists,” the report states, according to Baptist Press, “regardless of differences in theology, methodology, or generational preferences.”

SBC President Steve Gaines, senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church of Memphis, Tennessee, made known his intention to appoint such a task force in June 2017, in order to challenge a reported decline in memberships and baptisms.

Gaines and J.D. Greear, a candidate to be the SBC’s next president, are also members of the task force. 

The 12 articles of affirmation and denial largely emphasize the importance of all believers leading others to Jesus Christ, insisting that salvation is “by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.”

It rejects the…

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‘Things will be happening’, Trump offers hope for North Korean Christians

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‘Things will be happening’, Trump offers hope for North Korean Christians

His promise came after a summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in which Mr Kim committed to complete denuclearisation and he offered unspecified “security guarantees” to North Korea.

In a press conference after the historic agreement was made, the US President was asked if the fate of Christians was involved in the talks with the secretive state’s leader.

 

Mr Trump assured said Christians were brought up in the discussion and “things will be happening”.

He replied to the reporter: “It will be worked on. Christians, yes. We brought it up. Franklin Graham spent and spends a tremendous amount of time in North Korea. He has it close to his heart. It did come up and things will be happening. Great question.”

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The US leader said he was prepared “to start a new history” and “write a new chapter” between the two nations, declaring: “Real change is indeed possible.”

John Choi, which isn’t his real name, is a Christian who managed to escape North Korea.

He told Premier’s News Hour that the summit brought him hope that things will improve for Christians in the country because they have been increasingly getting worse.

He believes Mr Kim will make improvements because the North Korean leader wants the benefits of a better economy that comes with the historic agreement.

MeToo Is a Wake-Up Call for Pastors, Says Former SBC President James Merritt

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MeToo Is a Wake-Up Call for Pastors, Says Former SBC President James Merritt

(Photo: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)People participate in a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 12, 2017.

DALLAS — The MeToo movement is a “wake-up call” for Southern Baptist pastors, said James Merritt, lead pastor of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia, ahead of the denomination’s annual meeting on Tuesday.

“The safest place an abused woman should feel she can go is her church. And the safest person she should feel like she should be able to go to is her pastor,” said Merritt during a panel discussion hosted by the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, titled “Conversation on Gospel Sexuality in a #MeToo Culture.”

Panelists at the ERLC event Monday night included Russell Moore, president of the ERLC; Trillia Newbell, director of community outreach at the ERLC; Jamie Ivey, author, speaker and podcaster of The Happy Hour; Kimberlee Norris, sexual abuse trial attorney for Ministry Safe; and Merritt.

(Photo: The Christian Post)From left: Trillia Newbell, director of community outreach for the ERLC; Russell Moore, president of the ERLC; author Jamie Ivey; and James Merritt, lead pastor, Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Georgia; and Kimberlee Norris, sexual abuse trial attorney at Ministry Safe speak…

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Tearfund wins award for work on gender-based violence

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Tearfund wins award for work on gender-based violence

The charity was honoured for its sexual and gender-based violence work in South Africa.

It started a project based in KwaZulu-Natal where 46 per cent of men admit to committing gender-based violence. The project aims to give survivors a safe space to reflect and heal, as well as share their stories with others who have faced a similar ordeal. It also encourages leaders in the area to speak out on the issue.

 

Tearfund said the project, which has been running for three years and is now a locally-owned, has supported 547 survivors.

The charity noted that 90 per cent of survivors said they had spoken out for the first time, improvements were recorded on survivors’ quality of life across a range of physical and mental indicators and engagement with the issue among faith leaders increased.

Nigel Harris, CEO at Tearfund said: “Sexual and gender-based violence is one of the most damaging problems within societies across the world.

“This new project equipped and empowered survivors to work together, support each other and bring about transformation in their own lives.”

Tearfund is exploring how it can support similar movements in other countries.

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5 Things to Look for at the Southern Baptist Convention Meeting in Dallas

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5 Things to Look for at the Southern Baptist Convention Meeting in Dallas

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Worship leader ‘so thankful’ after wowing Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent

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Worship leader ‘so thankful’ after wowing Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent

Michael Ketterer advanced straight through to the live performance stage of the contest after being awarded the coveted golden buzzer by the reality television judge.

Writing on Twitter afterwards, he said: “I’m so thankful for all of the support and love that I’m receiving from my family, friends, and people that I’ve never met before!

 

“My family and I are undone and are so thankful to God for this amazing opportunity.

“Thank you Simon Cowell for hitting that button!”

Cowell and the other judges – Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel – rose to their feet in applauding Ketterer for his rendition of the Bee Gees track ‘To Love Somebody’.

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The married father – who has six children, including five foster children – leads worship pastor at Influence Church in Anaheim, California. He is also a children’s mental health nurse.

Addressing him from the judge panel, Cowell told Ketterer: “Michael… when we find singers on these shows, is it about being technical or is it about being relevant?

“And sometimes, for me, it’s just about being real and a surprise.

 

“I’m being honest with you because you were so nervous. I was concerned for you.

Before leaning over to press the golden buzzer – advancing Ketterer through to the next phase – he added: “But, I think sometimes actions speak louder than words.”

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Priest shot dead at altar of Philippine Catholic church

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Priest shot dead at altar of Philippine Catholic church

The killing is the latest deadly attack on a priest in Asia’s largest predominantly Catholic nation.

The two men shot the Rev Richmond Nilo with pistols on Sunday night in the chapel in Zaragoza town in Nueva Ecija province.

 

The gunmen, who fired through a chapel window, fled on a motorcycle.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said Father Nilo was the third Catholic priest to be killed in the country in recent months, and condemned the “outrageously evil act”.

The killing left a pool of blood below the statue of the Virgin Mary.

Archbishop Romulo Valles, who heads the Catholic bishops’ group, said: “We are deeply saddened and terribly disturbed that another priest is brutally killed.

“We make our appeal once again to the police authorities to act swiftly in the investigation and to go after the perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.”

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration condemned the killing.

Police created a special force to investigate the attack, determine the motive and identify and capture those responsible.

Many priests and missionaries in the dominant Catholic church have fallen victim to violence by Muslim extremists, criminal syndicates and groups affected by their involvement in the fight against corruption, environmental threats and political abuses.

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