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28 Dec, 7 tweets, 3 min read
SBTS (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is in Louisville.

I wonder what these politically engaged SBTS professors have tweeted about Breonna Taylor.
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September:
Albert Mohler
A number of Black pastors have said they are leaving the Southern Baptist Convention.
Like the death of George Floyd, the Breonna Taylor tragedy was an easy opportunity for white Christians—especially in Minneapolis and Louisville—to say "This is horrible! Unnecessary reckless police violence against Black people is outrageous and unjust. How did this happen?"
It is glaringly painful to see white Christians in Louisville say Critical Race Theory is unnecessary and outrageous, when they are not outraged by Breonna Taylor's death.
Some of my emphasis here is from my belief that the local church needs to be in mission locally. That does not apply as strongly to a seminary. Still, integrity has to do with being who you say you are to the people who know you best. Often, that is the local people.

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1. Ryan Burge argues that evangelical leaders have little influence on the political beliefs of the masses of evangelicals. I disagree. But evangelical leaders have generally not spoken out about politics, which has led to a vacuum that Fox News filled.

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- This happened. See:
- Eric Metaxas is deceived and is deceiving others.
- He has cut off relationship with those who have tried to talk to him.
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Thread of notes comparing the 990 tax forms of
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World Vision: 1,049 / $1,135,591,490* / $-13,516,839 / 193,274,099
Compassion: 1,196. / $953,223,395 / $20,603,361 / 268,592,542
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Number of independent members of the board:
Samaritan's Purse: 12 out of 18.
World Vision: 14 out of 15.
Compassion: 10 out of 11.

Board members: Franklin Graham (father), Roy Graham (son), Cissie Jane Austin Graham Lynch (daughter) are in Schedule O. Others in Schedule L. ImageImageImageImage
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Mike Pence, Mike Huckabee, James Dobson, Eric Metaxas, Al Mohler, Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer, Hugh Hewitt, and Jay Sekulow were or are radio talk radio hosts. Is there a corrosive effect on humility and reflection when you talk for an hour everyday and try to entertain an audience?
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@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert The maternal mortality stats are not excellent.
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GA 40.8
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AL 37.1
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