Warren Throckmorton
Another Baptist leader speaks out against NC gay concentration camp minister
Bill Leonard is James and Marilyn Dunn Professor of Church History and Baptist Studies at the School of Divinity, Wake Forest University. In a column yesterday, titled Baptist Shame, Leonard spoke out in condemnation against Charles Worley’s remarks about gay concentration camps. He begins: Tonight I am ashamed to be a Baptist. Born into Baptist…
Read MoreThis hurts my head.
Harping, harping, harping. It’s about the homosexuals… Those who say the pastor should be ignored need to think through the thinking process of this woman who sits in the pew. Maybe this way of thinking is specific to Pastor Worley and this woman but I kind of doubt it. I am glad for the Christian…
Read MoreExodus Ready to End the Culture War
In a press release yesterday, Exodus International continued to articulate their new direction. In the release, a brief comment is made about Charles Worley, the NC preacher who called for gay concentration camps. Alan Chambers, president of the 36-year-old Exodus International said, “As usual, the spotlight is shining on the furthest extremes currently engaged in a public…
Read MoreSouthern Baptist leader condemns North Carolina preacher who called for gay concentration camps
This is disgusting. By now, you may have seen it all over the media (e.g., here). Charles Worley, “pastor” of the Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, NC called for a concentration camp for gays and lesbians. Worley said: I figured a way out, a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers…
Read MoreGetting Jefferson Right in Salon today
Salon today posted my article on David Barton and a brief look at the falsehoods in Barton’s book, The Jefferson Lies. One claim I haven’t spent much time on until lately is Barton’s claim that Thomas Jefferson could not emancipate his slaves due to restrictions in VA law. Barton says in The Jefferson Lies that…
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