Warren Throckmorton
Religious Right Politics and the Ex-Gay Movement Get Back Together in Texas
After a period of relative quiet, the religious right and the ex-gay movement have picked out curtains again in Texas. As has been widely reported, the Texas GOP approved a phrase in their platform last weekend defending reparative therapy. The proposed platform language on homosexuality was: Homosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle, in…
Read MoreWas Glenn Beck Right About Joseph Smith When He Spoke At Liberty University?
When Glenn Beck spoke at Liberty University in April of this year, many alums and other observers were upset that Beck preached a sermon including Latter Day Saint theological concepts. The school and Beck eventually responded to but did not agree with the concerns. Beck was especially bothered and engaged name-calling to defend himself. In…
Read MoreDeparted Mars Hill Church Elders Since Late 2011
This is a working list of elders who have departed under the current executive elder board of Mark Driscoll, Dave Bruskas and Sutton Turner. Nothing is implied about the circumstances of the departure. If you have additional information or updates to the list, let me know in the comments box. Phil Smidt Mike Wilkerson Jon…
Read MoreMars Hill Church Causes You Tube to Remove Mark Driscoll's Jesus Made Mistakes Sermon Segment
Well, Mars Hill giveth and Mars Hill taketh away. Today, I got notice from YouTube that Mars Hill Church filed a copyright claim against me for posting the missing 6 minutes of Mark Driscoll’s sermon on Acts 6 where he talked about Jesus making mistakes. We have received copyright complaint(s) regarding material you posted, as…
Read MoreKudos to Mars Hill Church
Brief note to give credit where credit is due. On June 8, Matthew a commenter on one of my posts about Mars Hill Global noted that Mars Hill claimed to translate the Bible into Amharic. However, as Matthew noted, there are already good translations of the Bible in Amharic. I wondered if the claim was…
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