Posted on 12/09/2019 2:51:51 PM PST by Faith Presses On
FORT WORTH—Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary denied charges by a former humanities professor—who identifies as a previously gay abuse survivor—that he was fired because he refused to stop talking about homosexuality and sex abuse.
Instead, Provost Randy Stinson said the decision was based on “changing program needs” of Scarborough College, the seminary’s undergraduate program.
Lopez claimed seminary wanted to silence him Robert Oscar Lopez, formerly a humanities professor in Scarborough College, issued a public statement Dec. 3 asserting his position was eliminated due to pressure from the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and opposition from seminary administration.
According to the statement, Lopez claimed he was dismissed “for his position on same-sex relationships and his advocacy for victims of same-sex abuse.” He has spoken and written about his personal experience, growing up in the home of his lesbian mother and her same-sex partner. Consequently, he became involved in what he has called “a homosexual lifestyle” before he became a Christian.
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The SBC deep state is the Russell Moore / ERLC / George Soros axis.
I don’t understand why there is an issue.
Besides, you are either of The Elect, or you aren’t. You have no say in it and God made it happen.
Just as you were predestined to post that last post.
Then someone is going to come behind me and say I was predestined to post my post.
Got to be consistent.
What can we do? We are just puppets on a celestial string
Tongue-in-cheek Irony ~or~ Clever Parody??
You decide!
The ignorant predestination crowd trying to take over the SBC is as bad as the cynically named, homo lead “conservative takeover” in the 80s/early 90s.
This is best exemplified by the Baylor graduation prayer in May where the admin/speaker prayed that straight white men would give up power.
Nope. The SBC has been infected with social justice.
Left-wing pastor denounces ‘straight white men’ during Christian college commencement prayer — and gets cheers from crowd
https://www.theblaze.com/news/left-wing-pastor-denounces-straight-white-men-during-christian-college-commencement-prayer-and-gets-cheers-from-crowd
(Dallas) Conference seeks to generate more fervent action by black community on wide range of societal problems
The Speaking Truth to Power event will be Oct. 11-12 at Friendship-West Baptist Church.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2019/10/01/conference-seek-generate-fervent-action-black-community-wide-range-societal-problems/
The activists at the national convention
Social justice statement spurs ‘productive conversation’
http://www.bpnews.net/51566/social-justice-statement-spurs-productive-conversation
Left-wing pastor denounces ‘straight white men’ during Christian college commencement prayer — and gets cheers from crowd
https://www.theblaze.com/news/left-wing-pastor-denounces-straight-white-men-during-christian-college-commencement-prayer-and-gets-cheers-from-crowd
Homofascism, emboldened by feminazi support, is one of the most insidious threats to conservative Christians today. As it was in the days of Sodom (Lot)...
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