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Weekend wisdom from Eric Metaxas: Christians who are more worried about "their witness" than about doing what is right are actually damaging their witness. Chose ye this day. — Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) September 24, 2016 Read the responses. His followers don’t get it either.
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On September 7, religious right history writer and Christian nation advocate David Barton posted a video on his You Tube and Facebook accounts claiming to have an “earned doctorate.” The very next day he removed the video, perhaps in light of the revelation that the degree may have come from…
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As noted earlier today, Gateway Church hosted The Gathering yesterday. Robert Morris is the founder and senior pastor of Gateway and kicked off the afternoon session with pastors. It appears that the attendance was modest, between 140-200 pastors. Watch: Transcript: Let me welcome you and let you know where we’re…
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Tony Evans is the founder and pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas TX and the chairman of the executive council of The Gathering, a solemn assembly of pastors and Christians which took place yesterday. In his introduction to the day, Evans raised three possibilities regarding America. One is…
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Today, Eric Metaxas published an article at CNSNews talking up Christian colleges. The major talking point is that Christian colleges are well rounded while secular schools are one-dimensional. Actually, in the article, he reported the views of NY Times columnist David Brooks. Speaking of Ivy League students, Brooks says: “They’ve been…
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Remember the huge solemn assembly of 75,000 pastors Gateway Church pastor Robert Morris promised his congregation? Here is what he said last year about it. You know, I was just standing here thinking, I am really, really glad, to be in church. I’m just, I just, really enjoyed worship. And I hope…
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Apparently, the big mistake was listening to David Barton. In 2011, 2012 and 2015 (at least), David Barton is recorded saying he had no PhD. Watch: Then in 2015, he told the same story (start watching at 17:47): [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Qgg-v3AZQ&feature[/youtube] Call me crazy but I am sure he said he didn’t…
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Yesterday, GOP activist David Barton delivered a speech to the Dallas Eagle Forum. In it, he said that Christian have a responsibility to vote for Donald Trump (see the Right Wing Watch segment). Barton is now downplaying Trump’s failings by saying the character of the leaders is not important, the person’s…
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The same fellow who hosted at least one U.S. Senator and two U.S. Representatives at his pastors’ briefing Monday and Tuesday has gone silent about his “earned PhD.” David Barton, viewed by many on the Christian right as a competent historian, came out on September 7 with a video scolding…
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer biographer and Trump supporter Eric Metaxas goes fact free today. To wit: FUN FACT: Conservatives voting for Gary Johnson are actually voting for Hillary Clinton. — Eric Metaxas (@ericmetaxas) September 15, 2016 In fact, a vote for Johnson is a vote for Johnson. Furthermore, according to Nate Silver…
