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So long, Sarah

Like every decent adult, I’m thrilled that Sarah Sanders is leaving government service. Continue reading

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The Conservative Resurgence’s death twitches

Clearly, with Paige Patterson in disgrace and Paul Pressler under suspicion of pederasty, the Southern Baptists are leaving the so-called Conservative Resurgence behind — and a lot of folks don’t like that at all. Consider, for instance, this tweet thread: … Continue reading

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Dismal theology-related tweet for the day

An SBC that doesn’t have place for @BethMooreLPM doesn’t have a place for a lot of us. – @drmoore — JT English (@jt_english) June 11, 2019 This is in connection with the complementarianism dispute that is such a big part … Continue reading

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More Baptist abuse

As Baptists gathered in Birmingham, Alabama, for their annual meeting — which this year will include a resolution proposing the ‘disfellowship’ of churches that fail to respond properly to complaints of sexual abuse — the New York Times goosed the … Continue reading

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Alan Turing: A deserved remembrance

For his role in defeating Germany’s Enigma cipher during World War II, Alan Turing belongs on any shortlist of brilliant men whose efforts were indispensable to the defeat of Nazism. When the war was over, though, his country betrayed him … Continue reading

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