Attorney. Mostly charities and religious groups in litigation. Some #legaltech.
@NYTimes, @AmReformer, @MOLawyersMedia, @KCstar
Nov 12 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Hearing that Texas moderates are angling to open the door to women pastors tomorrow — in a dangerous way for all Southern Baptists. A 🧵
Remember, last year SBTC adopted Ben Weight’s motion that interprets the BFM, insofar as it concerns affiliation with SBTC.
Jul 23 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
A quick word on the ERLC news: in my opinion, Brent should have been shown the door when he used ERLC staff to further his private interests in the Covenant manifesto litigation.
This was a conflict of interest and abuse of authority.
Last Fall, in response to my prior criticisms, the board voted to *affirm* that the ERLC’s EC has vast power.
The full board only needs to vote on 8 things, many of which never happen.
The EC now has the power to remove the CEO. It even has power to overrule the full board.
Jun 5 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Keith Meyer explains his understanding of the ARITF report. Which is helpful, because I think the report leaves a lot of holes to be filled in -- a 🧵
In the 80s, the SBC’s “DC” work was performed by the Baptist Joint Committee. BJC was run by nine Baptist denominations, but mostly funded by the SBC. It was led by attorney James Dunn.
Sep 11, 2023 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
A thread on how the SBC cooperation committee seems set to undermine abuse reform: 1/
Abuse reform advocates have long asked the SBC to acknowledge the power imbalance between pastors and members.
What pastors commonly write off as "adultery," is in fact an abuse of a position of trust. That's why some states have criminalized clergy/member sex. 2/
