Brent Leatherwood, ERLC president, fired a day after praising Biden
23 Jul
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Brent Leatherwood, ERLC president, fired a day after praising Biden

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — The leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics and public policy entity was fired Monday (July 22), a day after he praised President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid.“In accordance with our bylaws, the executive committee has removed Brent Leatherwood as president,” the executive committee of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission said in a statement Monday. “Further details, as well as plans for the transition, will be provided at our September board meeting.”No details were given about why Leatherwood, who was named ERLC president in September 2022, was removed from his position. It is not clear whether the ERLC’s full board of trustees was asked to review the decision before it was made or why Leatherwood was fired. Leatherwood did not respond to a request for comment.In...
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The sad comedown of the Mormon Satan
23 Jul
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The sad comedown of the Mormon Satan

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Top Stories Tamfitronics (RNS) — The Mormon Satan used to command worlds and control a third of the host of heaven. LDS theology, both official and unofficial, credited him with having power over the water, possessing people’s souls and bodiesand marshaling demons and other foul spirits to carry out his will.He was mighty, fearsome. His domain was this entire planet and all its seats of power.What the heck happened to him?Now he’s become that voice of chronic self-doubt in your head, telling you that you’re not good enough, and, hey, you really ought to eat that second brownie.Poor Satan. Or rather, I should say poor “adversary,” because that’s the preferred term we have gravitated toward. As Christian Anderson’s graph of the last half-century of General Conference language shows, in the 1970s “adversary” (in green) was...
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Exploring Atlanta’s modern homes

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