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BREAKING:
SBC passes amendment barring women from serving in pastoral roles.
The amendment, introduced by Mike Law, clarified the SBC’s commitment to to Biblical truth and scripture.
#SBC
#SBC2023
May God bless
@nayibbukele
and his nation of El Salvador. Bukele demonstrates to the rest of the world what happens when a ruler turns appeals to Almighty God for help with wisdom to rule of a people.
@GoodnightCaleb
has some thoughts on this here:
“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.”
- John Calvin
Happy Reformation Day!
STUDY: 1,844 Female Pastors in 1,225 Southern Baptist Churches.
Kevin McClure: “This is a staggering number, and it dwarfs the previously known information about female pastors by a factor of ten.”
“There is a crisis in America. A crisis of broken homes. A crisis of broken-down castles that should be the beacon of safety and stability. They are falling to ruins.”-
@DustyDeevers
on why we must end no fault divorce
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"Let the reader understand: although the first sip of [Du Mez's] deconstruction and postmodernism will taste like mastery and liberation, relativism and nihilism are waiting for you at the bottom of the glass."
@wokal_distance
@amrenewctr
NEW:
A man “will recognize both that his proper place is below the God of the universe and also that he has a duty to lead others according to the real talents and excellence that God has graciously given him.”
@cwinter907
Today marks our official launch.
American Reformer: a Protestant journal confronting the central cultural challenges of our day.
Including articles from Aaron Renn, Brad Littlejohn, C.R. Wiley, Colin Redemer, and more.
"Sad to say, but American higher education is littered with once-venerable Christian colleges and universities that have succumbed to the spirit of the age. If any school were immune to this trend, one would think it would be Grove City College."
@Byzness
NEW:
"Tucker Carlson recognizes that others, especially those with the theological qualifications he lacks, should be speaking the truth and sounding the alarm America needs.”
The Center for Baptist Leadership's (
@BaptistLeaders
) wonderful event has been flooded with interest already far exceeding the original target of 500 attendees.
The program is incredibly strong, ranging from leading Christian political voices like
@RHelfenbein
,
@aaron_renn
,
"We shall never be clothed with the righteousness of Christ except that we first know assuredly that we have no righteousness of our own."
- John Calvin
NEW:
"The Keller Center can argue for Christian positions as thoughtfully as they want, but they too will be canceled or rendered impotent by the same people set against Butler. The reality of the negative world is this: we are all already canceled, we
We met our goal, and then some.
We exceeded $57,500 in funds raised for the end of 2023, plus we added a number of recurring gifts that will sustain our operations throughout the year.
Thank you so much to our readers and supporters.
2024, here we come!
American Reformer has been honored to support the work of the Center for Baptist Leadership (
@baptistleaders
).
We want to make you aware that a generous donor has agreed to match up to $50k in donations designated to support CBL *by or before May 20.*
THREAD!
Conservative evangelicals like to play it safe.
As such, they are often afraid to engage cutting
edge issues honestly and forthrightly.
But American Reformer is not afraid to take these issues head on:
"It may come as a surprise to see the SBC split over something as cut-and-dry as abortion, but some are recoiling from the necessary implications of what it means to say that abortion is the intentional, unjustified taking of a human life (i.e., murder)."
We are pleased to bring you a transcripts of several talks delivered at the recent
@New_Christendom
conference. To lead off we have
@jchasedavis
speaking about what we can learn from the collapse of the Young, Restless and Reformed movement. Check it out below ⏬
We love our readers! So here’s another provocative long form piece for you this week:
“The Inescapability of Identity Politics,” from
@jonharris1989
👇🔥
We are proud to be bringing several of the speeches delivered at
@NatConTalk
2024 to you over the next few days. Lead off hitter,
@douglaswils
with his excellent speech on returning Christianity to the public square.
UPDATE: Tonight at ***9PM*** EST!
A Twitter Spaces conversation with
@megbasham
on her reporting, how the pursuit of truth has led her to take on the evangelical regime, and her recent must-read piece on Francis Collins.
Don't miss it.
A lot of folks need a little help evaluating the state of the GOP with the
@GOPconvention
happening right now. I can't think of any pair better than
@William_E_Wolfe
and
@jonharris1989
to help us gain perspective on where we are and how:
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ben Dunson as a full-time professor of New Testament at Greenville Seminary.
Dr. Dunson received his PhD from Durham University and has extensive teaching experience at several other institutions, including Reformed Theological Seminary and
In the continuing based spirit of our last week of hard hitting articles, we bring you this review of
@AuronMacintyre
The Total State by Editor
@MESabo86
This morning
@dmichaelclary
wants you to speak out. Now is the time for the Overton window to be moved. Check it out in your Wednesday morning read with American Reformer:
THREAD:
American Reformer does not hedge in its critiques of LGBTQ ideology.
We’re not afraid to explore the radical steps that must be taken to combat this insidious, revolutionary cult.
We interrupt our regularly scheduled content for this important article from our Executive Director
@Byzness
and our EIC
@tlloydcline
regarding the attempted assassination of President
@realDonaldTrump
"All that
@rhett_burns
and other Southern Baptists are asking for is what most organizations do without being asked in an effort to serve their donors and constituents."
@tlloydcline
w/an outsider's perspective on financial transparency in the
#SBC
It's Independence Day 🇺🇸 & that means a lot to us here at American Reformer.
@tlloydcline
&
@benrcrenshaw
have worked diligently to create a modern Declaration & Resolves of American Rights & Grievances. It deserves your attention. Please help us spread it far and wide 👇
"Wolfe calls [the Christian Prince] a 'vicar of God' charged w/ ordering the nation to the 'national good' & provocatively calls for “theocratic Caesarism.” Is this some feudalistic fantasy or...drawn from the Reformed Protestant tradition?"
@tlloydcline
In his debut article with AmRef,
@KevinRobertsTX
of
@Heritage_Action
has hope for America's future:
"If America remains the proverbial shining city on a hill then we must be prepared this election year to charge some hills."
Why start supporting American Reformer today?
Here's one reason. Help us do more Reports.
Since our founding in 2021, we've occasionally run hard-hitting factual reports on Christian institutions and leaders. These have a track record of causing institutional change.
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Debut article from
@JoshDaws
this morning: Christian Nationalism: A Primer for the Layman.
An excellent distillation of the CN debate for those who've watched from a distance.
"This year marks the 450th anniversary of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. By its end, at least 12,000 French Huguenots lay dead... the massacre permanently damaged the Protestant cause in France, nearly wiping out its leadership..."
@carringtonam
It's hard to believe it's been three years.
In the coming days, we'll be taking a trip down memory lane and tweeting out some of American Reformer's early classics.
🧵
"All right-thinking members of the PCA should be able to recognize that David French is about the most polarizing figure that could have been chosen to serve on a panel meant to help PCA pastors navigate the issues they’ll face in “a polarized political year.”"
Bukele has not just gone after the gangs – he has also applied significant pressure to Salvadoran elites. It appears corruption and bribery will simply not be worth the risk. Take away the wicked before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Our "symposium is not going to be the last word on whether Xian Nationalism is true (if it can even be said to have a definite meaning). Nor is Wolfe’s book. But we believe this symposium is a good contribution to that ongoing debate among US Christians."
We are grateful to
@jchasedavis
for sharing this pastoral prayer with our readers at American Reformer. Please take a moment to read, and consider praying these words.
NEW:
“One might call this tribalism: Moore’s inability to give any credence to the convictions, passions, and frustrations of his public enemies.”
-
@tlloydcline
Debates about financial accountability in the Southern Baptist Convention are spilling into the public discourse as the SBC's Executive Committee is set to consider proposals early next week.
Executive Director
@Byzness
explains the state of play.
👇
Our executive director,
@Byzness
, is quoted in
@megbasham
’s new bestseller, Shepherds for Sale, so you know it’s 🔥
Review forthcoming from
@tlloydcline
In the meantime,
Get your copy:
And listen to our pod w/Megan:
We've seen a lot of evangelicals committing to voting against Trump, or at least staying out of the election, since the GOP platform shift on abortion.
@MESabo86
is here to dowse this idea in cold water. A must-read this morning from American Reformer:
"No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbor; nor has any man a right to be so immersed in active life as to neglect the contemplation of God.”
Augustine, City of God 19.19
"Let me state the moral principle undergirding my argument unequivocally: A Christian should not knowingly and intentionally vote for an official who that would seek to expand abortion’s legality.”
-
@andrewtwalk
PLEASE DO THE READING!
More American Reformer resourcement today! We give you a seminal text of seventeenth century New England political theory:
John Davenport’s 1663 treatise, “A Discourse About Civil Government in a New Plantation Whose Design is Religion” 🇺🇸🌲👇
NEW:
“Elitist Christianity cannot survive the rigors of hard discipleship. But my grandparents did. And they handed me a legacy to follow.”
-
@dmichaelclary
NEW:
“Why is this effective? It’s not a direct rejection of the LGBTQ agenda celebrated by pride, but it’s a protest against the broader corporate system that gives this agenda its political power.”
-
@NateAFischer
We are pleased to announce that we have hired Carl Helstrom IV as our new Director of Development Operations.
Carl is a graduate of the University of Michigan and cut his professional teeth at American Philanthropic and the Davenant Institute, before joining us.
Welcome Carl!
"Christians are getting tossed in the cultural waves. They are disoriented, confused, & discouraged. They need encouragement to press on. They need to hear from leaders that they aren’t crazy, & that holding to biblical truths does not make them bigots."
NEW:
“LGBT is a reigning ideology in America right now, and its tentacles are spreading and thickening as they squeeze soul after soul.”
-
@AndyNaselli
All our articles now have an audio feature, which you will find at the top of the article. We are working on another tweak or two for this feature to make it even more useful, but we hope this helps you consume even more protestant social and political thought!
Gm, welcome to Monday. We have a book review for you today by editor
@ScriptManuscr1
.
@realErikDPrince
wrote Civilian Warriors to tell his side of the story about his life and the work of his PMC, Blackwater. Take a look here:
Any fool can point out that even the worst criminal is “made in God’s image”. It takes a wise man (and a courageous one) to discern the extent that that matters when dealing with a satanic terrorist.
NEW:
The church needs "bold, courageous Christianity that isn’t obsessed with what the world thinks of it... There’s power in the plain-spoken truth of scripture."
-
@dmichaelclary
Is not the need of the moment for PCA pastors and elders to be guided in showing their flocks how to think biblically about civic involvement in a polarized world, rather than how they can be teaching their flocks to “be supportive of” them “in a polarized political year”?
On this evening of
#GivingTuesday
, we invite you to prayerfully consider supporting American Reformer.
We aim to have a clear and bold voice as we advance our mission to reinvigorate American Protestantism for the challenges of today.
“In the name of pluralism, of de-escalation,
@DavidAFrench
tacitly regurgitates pro-choice propaganda. I couldn’t help but hear that “the government has no place between a woman and her doctor.”
🚨 NEW POD🚨
@Byzness
&
@tlloydcline
talk to
@megbasham
about her new book, “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded Truth for a Leftist Agenda”
You don’t want to miss this one! 🎧
Much discussion is ongoing about the nature of general equity and biblical law. How far does it go? What laws of God are enforceable by the state?
@Aaronviland
has thoughts: 👨⚖️🏦