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The new civil rights movement?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Bert Montgomery — No Comments ↓

Despite what almost every single church sign says, openly LGBT people are NOT welcomed in most churches across the South and across America. Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend and one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist…

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Posted in Baptist History, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, Theology

Gay are called to bring message of redemption

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Miguel De La Torre — 2 Comments ↓

I met Tommy (not his real name) back in the 1980s at our local church where I served as deacon and Sunday school teacher. We became close friends and talked about many things. Both of us being young and single,…

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What if Jesus were gay?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Zachary Bailes — 39 Comments ↓

Wendell Berry has effectively stirred the pot. In my homestate, Kentucky, at my alma mater, Georgetown College, Berry spoke about gay marriage. He spoke to the cultural palpitations revealing a diseased spirit. It’s a spirit steeped in hate, and maligned…

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Posted in Marriage, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Social Issues, Young Baptists

An Open Letter to Dan Cathy at Chick-Fil-A

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Angela Yarber — 17 Comments ↓
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An Open Letter to Dan Cathy From a Concerned Baptist Pastor July 19, 2012 Dear Mr. Cathy, I don’t expect you to remember me.  You and your father spoke at chapel during my freshman year of college in 2000.  You…

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