Watching @firstdallas online. #Trump giving Jesus run for money in comments. Some seem really excited about Advent of Trump back in White House.
@firstdallas After instrumental music, "service" starts with announcement of #Trump & standing ovation/cheers as @robertjeffress ushers Trump in. So much for James 2 saying not to give special treatment to some visitors.
@firstdallas@robertjeffress In welcome, @robertjeffress recognizes #Trump with over-the-top praise of #Trump as greatest president. Crowd gives Trump another standing ovation. Jeffress says Trump will speak at end as "climax" of service.
@firstdallas@robertjeffress Considering all the ovations #Trump has received already, I wonder if he's confused who the congregation is singing about...
@firstdallas@robertjeffress While mentioning that Caesar Augustus was most powerful man in world, @robertjeffress notes that only 1 person in room knows what that's like. Pretty significant self-own as Jeffress just compared Trump to Caesar. Hope they don't start chanting "We have no king but Caesar!"
@firstdallas@robertjeffress#Trump gains applause as he declared "America First" and pledges to "Make America Great Again." Congregation chants "USA! USA!"
God, help us.
.@albertmohler tells @AP that he's
"polarizing only at the extremes" of Baptist life. That may be true, but it doesn't mean he's where he should be. The prophets were usually out of the mainstream & considered "extreme." wordandway.org/2021/01/24/som…
@albertmohler@AP What's troubling is Mohler thus implies Black Southern Baptists are "extreme" & out of mainstream. That sounds bit like attitude of SBTS's enslaver founders he calls "orthodox." He declares himself in mainstream & thus wishes to be voice on race without listening to Black voices
@albertmohler@AP What if whole lesson of debate over #CriticalRaceTheory is that the mainstream of Southern Baptist life that Mohler represents needs to listen more to Black voices? Rather than denouncing critics as extreme, perhaps he should listen to the voices crying in the SBC wilderness.
.@CharissaKoh of @WNGdotorg wrote about controversy at @SBUniv, but gave a lopsided, inaccurate take. I should know since no one has reported more about case over past 11 months. 1/
@CharissaKoh@WNGdotorg@SBUniv Article frames Clint Bass as hero, starting & ending with mini profile of him. And it relies heavily on his claims against his former colleagues, despite fact some claims already debunked. And investigation by trustees affirmed his firing (a fact not mentioned in article). 2/
@CharissaKoh@WNGdotorg@SBUniv Even more troubling, article quotes 2 alums backing Bass but none backing SBU & his former colleagues. This isn't balanced piece. There are many, many alumni who disagree with Bass & support profs he's attacked. If you can't find one, you're not paying attention or not trying. 3/