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lees1975

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44. Baptist News Global is an online independent news journal focused on news mostly related to Baptists especially those
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:09 PM
Mar 27

who are associated with the moderate to liberal wing of the various Baptist groups in the United States. It is a merger of the Associated Baptist Press and the Religious Herald, which was once the weekly news journal belonging to the Baptist General Association of Virginia.

Associated Baptist Press was an independent news agency that formed when conservatives took over the Southern Baptist Convention around 1989, and put fundamentalists in control of the trustees of Baptist Press, their news agency, and censored it. Wingfield is an editor for Baptist News Global which is the online publication resulting from the merger. It is in a partnership with the Baptist denominations and groups that either left the Southern Baptist Convention when conservatives took over, or who are of the same doctrinal and theological perspective. Because these groups actually are true to their Baptist roots, the vast majority of the churches would find themselves quite sympathetic to any anti-Trump political perspective, and are open in their opposition to the intrusion and invasion of extremist right wing Trumpism into Evangelical churches, or any other Christian group.

I've posted numerous articles and op-eds from BNG at DU, and they are usually pretty well read.

Politically, among the most notable Baptists in American politics who belong to the denominations that are represented by this particular perspective would be former President Jimmy Carter, and former Vice President Al Gore. Former President Bill Clinton once belonged to a Baptist church affiliated with the largest of the groups that separated from the SBC but I think he's full blown Methodist now.

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A thousand-dollar sacrilege. calimary Mar 27 #1
Does she take Bitcoin? dchill Mar 27 #2
Does she take monopoly money? pfitz59 Mar 27 #10
Frauds and Grifters. sheshe2 Mar 27 #3
it's such a betrayal of jesus proud patriot Mar 27 #4
And the last laugh will be HIS! eom AKwannabe Mar 27 #7
PT Barnum was right, there's a sucker born every minute.nt Phoenix61 Mar 27 #5
Literally ₿ money changers ₿ usonian Mar 27 #6
Sounds like the Catholic Church to me FirstLight Mar 27 #8
They don't have a Red Letter Bible. They don't multigraincracker Mar 27 #17
I'll sell that consumer base some blessings for $995. A bargain! AmericaUnderSiege Mar 27 #9
What a bargain! Satan can go jump in a lake! Blue Owl Mar 27 #11
Everything is for sale now COL Mustard Mar 27 #12
Not quite billboards but close: LoisB Mar 27 #14
Hydroxychloroquine For The Soul!!!! Halleluiah!!!!!!! BurnDoubt Mar 27 #15
Does it come with a free Trump bible? RazorbackExpat Mar 27 #13
Extra. Think. Again. Mar 27 #22
For another Grand you can "Mentor" an Altar Boy. BurnDoubt Mar 27 #16
I had the same thought about that guardrail thing too. EarnestPutz Mar 27 #32
And it's all tax free for them. multigraincracker Mar 27 #18
⬆⬆⬆THIS⬆⬆⬆ Think. Again. Mar 27 #23
This Is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard... GreenWave Mar 27 #30
YES! BaronChocula Mar 27 #19
Fortunately you can still see Heavy Metal Paula White for free Seinan Sensei Mar 27 #20
The kid does look like Jesus, doesn't he? Cool. EarnestPutz Mar 27 #33
The perverse parts are not that this is allowed DFW Mar 27 #21
She is just like the cons on the 4 and 5 am commercials/informercials for miracle spring water etc. Meowmee Mar 27 #24
There's a great read at the link. The author, Mark Wingfield, really has her number... Hekate Mar 27 #25
Hold it. The grape juice from the Holy Land but not the olive wood cups? underpants Mar 27 #27
Baptist News Global is an online independent news journal focused on news mostly related to Baptists especially those lees1975 Mar 27 #44
Thanks for the info. I instantly thought of Jimmy Carter. Glad to hear about Al Gore... Hekate Mar 27 #45
Christ on a cracker. amerikat Mar 27 #26
This woman should be... Mike Nelson Mar 27 #28
If they donate $1000 to a food bank, do they get the same 7 blessings? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 27 #29
More like "a thousandfold" I'd guess EarnestPutz Mar 27 #34
As prophesied in Genesis GreenWave Mar 27 #31
What a great video, from the Golden Age of MTV and teevee evangelists EarnestPutz Mar 27 #35
"As soon as the money in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs" -- Johann Tetzel, indulgence seller. /nt artemisia1 Mar 27 #36
Dear Paula, A message to you from a well known commentator on the Bible.... no charge. Ping Tung Mar 27 #37
It's sad to think that Twain's views on this were considered.... EarnestPutz Mar 27 #38
Back in the day, it was called "Simony" in Christian Religions. haele Mar 27 #39
isn't this the whacked-out preacher who's married to Jonathan Cain... keep_left Mar 27 #40
I would imagine BeneteauBum Mar 27 #41
Believe in stone-age magical stories and you're obligated to crap like this lindysalsagal Mar 27 #42
'Selling miracles on the side': Rachel Maddow calls out WH official's 'YouTube evangelism' LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 #43
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