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VarryOn

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18. Southern Baptists have gone off the rail...

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #15)

Sun May 3, 2020, 10:43 PM

May 2020

I'm on board with the theology but the involvement with and opinions on politics makes me nauseated. Politicians stroked SBC pastors to manipulate them, and they bit. Power corrupts, and ruined a great denomination.

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The ladies in my wife's Bible study... [View all] RainCaster May 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2020 #1

Way to hijack the thread. canetoad May 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2020 #4

Now there's no need to vomit in public canetoad May 2020 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2020 #6

See ya! canetoad May 2020 #7

no you won't Skittles May 2020 #8

That change is been happening since 2018. Led to 🌊 robbedvoter May 2020 #2

Of course he has a much larger platform to ruin everything from, Squinch May 2020 #9

What changed for them ? JI7 May 2020 #10

Civil rights, AKA "Negroes" It's all about race when you come down to it. CurtEastPoint May 2020 #12

They could see the dichotomy between real Christian values and the GOP's actions. RainCaster May 2020 #13

How weird - babies and guns. Life and death. I don't understand Republicans at all. Vinca May 2020 #11

Thanks for posting this, RainCaster. badhair77 May 2020 #14

My mother has gone as far as possible right now. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #15

Convince her to vote against DFT RainCaster May 2020 #17

Southern Baptists have gone off the rail... VarryOn May 2020 #18

I'm now a freethinker. But half agree with you your assessment of the SBC. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #19

I'm no longer SBC myself, nor is my family... VarryOn May 2020 #20

Totally understand and not in the least offended GulfCoast66 May 2020 #21

Oh, the good ol'water into wine complication... VarryOn May 2020 #22

good Demovictory9 May 2020 #16