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Southern Baptist professor Matthew Barrett has ignited a theological controversy across social media platforms following his announcement that he is leaving both Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Southern Baptist Convention to seek ordination in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). The Kansas City-based theologian made his intentions public on July 24, 2025, through a post on X (formerly Twitter) that linked to a 6,000-word Substack essay detailing his reasons for the denominational switch. Dr. Barrett, known for his work in systematic theology and “classical retrieval” scholarship, cited what he termed three “cracked pillars” in Southern Baptist life...

Social media buzzed with reaction when Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary theology professor Matthew Barrett announced his departure from the SBC to become an Anglican. He cited the “beauty of Anglicanism” and claimed its practices better align with “how Christians have worshipped across history.” But a cadre of Baptist theologians who focus on connecting Southern Baptists with the broader Christian tradition disagree. They say Baptist churches are fertile ground to draw from the Christian church’s theological roots—including fourth- and fifth-century formulations of the doctrines of the Trinity and the person of Christ. Baptists must retrieve “the roots of our own...

Press Release of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 23.10.2025Press release of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogueand the Commission for Religious Relations with JudaismWalking Together in Hope:60th Anniversary of the Conciliar Declaration Nostra AetateTo celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration Nostra Aetate on the Church’s relations with non-Christian religions, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism are organizing a special event called, Walking Together in Hope, which will take place on 28 October 2025, from 18.30 to 20.00, in the Paul VI...

Popular protestant apologist “Cleave to Antiquity” has announced that he is becoming an Orthodox Christian, catching many of his recent collaborators by surprise. “Cleave to Antiquity” is the moniker of Pastor Benjamin Merritt, who serves at a non-denominational church in Holiday, Florida. There, Merritt leads apologetics classes “Defend the Faith,” which cover topics ranging from refuting Seventh-day Adventism to addressing Freemasonry and Catholicism. Notably, pastor Ben started his YouTube channel specifically to respond to claims of Eastern Orthodoxy and has been active in the apologetics circuit since then, laying down show after show exposing the errors of their beliefs. And...

Conservatives are flaming each other over a group chat and liberals are protesting "kings." Meanwhile, Christians in Nigeria are being hunted, murdered, and buried in silence. Video has now emerged of an October 14th mass funeral. Most of these wooden coffins hold children and their mothers. This heartbreaking mass burial of Christians - mostly children and their mothers, actually happened on the 14th. Nigeria will go down in history as the country that has drunken the most Christian blood in all of human history, with zero remorse. Loud shame pic.twitter.com/YTH8Wtcbtj— J. C. Okechukwu (@jcokechukwu) October 21, 2025Take note of the...

China’s Sinicization of Religion DeepensThe Sino-Vatican deal continues to empower the CCP to subjugate Catholicism in China under Marxist ideology.On September 29, 2025, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping demanded that the pace of Sinicization of religions—that of bringing them in line with the principles of Maoism, which sought the total eradication of religion through the destruction of thousands of houses of worship and the imprisonment, torture, and murder of religious leaders and laypersons—be stepped up. The “Red Emperor” explicitly demanded an “acceleration” of this process, describing it as essential to promote “religious meekness, ethnic harmony,...

I have a niche hobby of looking at church websites. I consider myself a super sleuth, combing through church websites to figure out their theology and politics. Though I am not especially religious anymore, there is nothing I love more than uncovering secret, conservative evangelicals. Church Clarity. It was also born of necessity. I’ve lived in Boston for over a decade where you must be able to read between the lines on a church’s website or social media as more conservative churches try to fly under the radar in this notoriously secular city. As a scholar of religion, I’ve also...

On the evening of September 4, an illuminated signboard lit up a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Kanpur, an industrial town in India’s northern state The signboard said: “I love Muhammad” – with a red heart. It was the first time the mainly working-class residents in Kanpur’s Syed Nagar had put up such a sign as part of the decorations as they joined millions of Muslims around the world to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. The day, marked as Eid Milad-un-Nabi across South Asia, involves the faithful organising religious gatherings, Quran recitations, and sermons about the prophet’s life and teachings. At some...

Earlier this month, a body known as GAFCON — the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans — declared it was “now the Global Anglican Communion.” In the Oct. 16 declaration, entitled “The future has arrived,” the alliance of conservative Anglican church leaders said it had resolved to “reorder” the Anglican Communion, the world’s third-largest Christian communion after the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy. “Today, GAFCON is leading the Global Anglican Communion,” said the statement signed by Rwandan Archbishop Laurent Mbanda, chairman of GAFCON’s Primates’ Council. “As has been the case from the very beginning, we have not left the Anglican Communion;...

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, the second-highest-ranking cleric in the Church of England, acknowledged the pain the decision would cause. “We believe we have done the right thing,” he said, citing legal and theological guidance, “but we know it will be difficult and disappointing for some.” The Church of England has once again found itself caught between the demands of doctrine and the pressures of a changing world. In mid-October, its bishops voted to suspend a long-anticipated plan that would have tested separate blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples — a move hailed by traditionalists and lamented by reformers. The...

Vandalism in the nave: more corruption at Canterbury CathedralThe Dean of Canterbury wanted to provoke a reaction with graffiti – and he succeeded. British Christians were distraught at the vandalism of England’s oldest cathedral, but the “art” also invited comment from across the pond, with Vance, Cruz, and Musk all voicing disapproval. The question many are rightly asking is: why wound, disturb, disorder, disrupt, and pollute a sacred space?Before we examine this question, let us look at the wider historical dimension of Catholic cathedrals in the hands of curating Protestants. For the Anglican Church has form — golf courses, helter-skelters,...

[Catholic Caucus] Rome’s Latin Mass Concessions Come With ConditionsIt’s a familiar pattern by now: every “concession” from Rome arrives with a leash attached. Every word of compassion conceals a doctrinal condition. Every token nod toward tradition serves to remind you who is boss. This week’s Vatican stories form a single portrait of the post-conciliar Church: a faith administered on parole, a mercy that demands ideological compliance, and a gospel repackaged as therapy.The Latin Mass on ParoleHiraeth In Exile is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.SubscribeThe headlines sounded merciful:...

Whenever the word "nations" is mentioned in the Bible, one should understand where God is coming from when He speaks of them. The Nations of the Earth were: - Conceived in a concerted, godless rebellion (Gen 11:1-9, Rev. 17:5, Acts 17:26). - Born (brought forth) in divine judgment (Gen 10, 11:1-9, Rev 17:5, Acts 17:26). - Reared (raised) in godless unbelief and ignorance (Acts 17:26 -30, Rom 1:18-32, Eph. 2:1-3,11,4:17). - Lived out in carelessness, depravity and violence (Matt 6:6, Acts 14:14-16, Rom 1:24-32, Eph. 2:11,4:17, 1 Thess. 4:5, 1 Peter 4:3, Rev 6:4-8, 13:1-10, 18:23-24). - Terminated in vanity,...

Babelology is the delusional, godless ideology and philosophy (religious or political) that is outworked and practiced here in time by unregenerate (i.e., Fallen) man (Romans 7:15-24; 8:5-8). This vain ideology seeks to exclude the reality of Almighty God - His Word, His Attributes, His Absolutes, His Natural Laws, His Righteousness, His Salvation, His Judgment, and His Sovereignty as Creator - from one’s thoughts and actions. It is manifested in a life led by self-will, ruled and dominated by man's fallen nature marred by sin (Romans 5:12,19; 8:5-8; Gal. 5:16-17) and a deceived heart (Jer. 17:9). Unbelief and its godlessness outworking...

After the earthquake…Ezekiel 38:19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken,Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel…Every week in the synagogue a section of the Torah and Prophets are read, on the Sabbath of Sukkot this section of the prophets was read in every synagogue on this planet.Ezekiel 38:18 – 39:16 38:18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith Adoni YHVH, that my fury shall come up in my face.38:19 For in...

* The director of the Survey Center on American Life, Daniel Cox, notes that US birth rates have dropped alongside a sharp decline in religious participation—weekly church attendance has fallen to 30% from 42% two decades ago. * He studied the correlation, finding that Christians ages 40–59 average 2.2 children, compared with 1.8 for the unaffiliated. The fertility decline has been steeper among less religious Americans. * Young religious adults are nearly twice as likely as nonreligious peers to want children (62% vs. 32%). Cox said that upbringing that emphasized family and marriage is more likely to result in a...

[Catholic Caucus] Five Traditional Pontifical Liturgies to Be Celebrated in Rome and the USThe liturgies are being celebrated over the next month at a time when Pope Leo XIV is weighing up whether to continue restrictions imposed by Pope Francis' 2021 apostolic letter ‘Traditionis Custodes.'Despite continuing suppression of the traditional liturgy — which appears to be concentrated in some dioceses of the United States — four cardinals and an archbishop are to celebrate five traditional pontifical liturgies in Rome and the U.S. over the next month.At 3 p.m. this coming Saturday, Cardinal Raymond Burke will celebrate a pontifical Mass in...

Facts contradict Vatican secretary’s claim that persecution in Nigeria ‘not a religious conflict’The Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin this week suggested that the violence against Christians in Nigeria is not a matter of Islamists targeting Christians but merely a series of conflicts stemming from non-religious disputes. But according to facts gathered by the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), however, the claim that Christians are not targeted for persecution is a “myth.”Speaking to journalists at the Pontifical Augustinian Institute in Rome as the advocacy organization Aid to the Church in Need launched its latest Religious Freedom...

In 2025, who knows what to expect in our EXPONENTIAL deteriorating and lawless day, but in it all, we know WHO we are expecting and looking for with great joy (John 14:3, 1 Thes. 4:13-18, 1 John 3:1-4)! Beloved, daily bombardments from this demonic world seek to rattle and destroy the faith of the men and women of Almighty God (John 16:33; Eph. 6:10-12, 1 Peter 5:8). It is so easy to look inwardly and subjectively and see ourselves as poor, wretched victims. It is sad to say that many blood-bought children of Almighty God in Christ today choose unbelief,f...

churches were bursting with visitors on September 14. Many people hauled themselves to church for the first time in a long time—or ever. In some places, there were lines just to get in the doors, and attendance exceeded that of Christmas or Easter. Why? Because four days earlier, Charlie Kirk had been murdered Americans saw a man murdered because he had spoken out for family, masculinity, femininity, responsibility and tradition—not merely as “conservative values” but as binding biblical principles. He stood up for what he believed, and people across America thought, I should be like that. Jesus Christ, whom all...