LINK The Southern Baptist Convention Expelled Two Churches for Being LGBTQ-Friendly | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
Yesterday, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee decided to expel four churches from its membership for committing theological crimes against humanity.
Antioch Baptist Church in Sevierville, Tennessee was booted because its pastor was convicted of statutory rape. His victim was a 16-year-old member of his congregation. Makes sense to kick them out.
West Side Baptist Church in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania was booted because its pastor is a registered sex offender whose victim was a child. Makes sense to eject them, too, no matter how much the congregation wants to wipe away his crimes with Jesus.
But the two other churches — Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia and St. Matthews Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky — were booted because their congregations are too welcoming of LGBTQ people.
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There will be plenty of other church organizations willing to take them in. Before restrictions prohibiting gay marriage were removed by the court, churches of all sorts - even the Southern Baptists - had divisions with some congrations supporting marriage equality and others against it. Several national church organizations faced schisms and divisions over the issue.
RussRAB
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Feb 24, 2021
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The SBC should be more appropriately named The Moron Convention. Tolerate abuse by priests......that’s OK with them. But LGBTQ is that bad even though they pose no threat.
The power of brainwashing and manipulation.
CuddyCruiser
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Feb 24, 2021
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These assholes wouldn't know "Jesus" even if he dropped a temple on them.
They just do this shit as justification for their own hate and ignorance.
Religion sucks.
KKGator
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Feb 24, 2021
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They wouldn’t know even if this was inserted into their fruity fudge tunnel!! LOL
If they ever met Jesus, that is if he were real, they'd try to have him deported because he wouldn't be white and is Middle Eastern.
@snytiger6 I just wonder if Trumptards realize that.
@CuddyCruiser Probably not. Most of them think he spoke English.
@KKGator Or that he is “God”. After all it’s all about Blind Loyalty
@CuddyCruiser So easily fooled it's pathetic.
You know what Jesus said about homosexuality..................................nothing. look at what he really railed about - Divorce was really in his radar, as was caring for the sickly and the foreign folks even.
Beowulfsfriend
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Feb 24, 2021
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