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Baptist Theology: A Critical Look
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| Creighton Lovelace is a Liar or a Moron |
| 05.30.05 (12:29 pm) [edit] |
I’m tired of people lying their way out of trouble especially politicians and religious folk. A few days ago I read about a Baptist minister http://www.herald-sun.com/sta... that posted a sign http://www.thedigitalcourier.... saying the Quran “should be flushed.”
When confronted about the sign, Lovelace pointed out that “This is America and we have the freedom of the press, so I have the right to put up this sign."
OK. You have the right, but why did you do it? "My creed is the Bible, which tells me I am supposed to stand up and defend my faith," said the Rev. Creighton Lovelace, pastor of the 55-member Danieltown Baptist Church in Forest City. "I don't hate Muslims, I just hate their false doctrines."
Defend the Bible by trashing the Scripture of others? Oh, I see!
“When Lovelace was asked whether he considered before he put the sign up that there may be some consequences or that some people may be angered, he said he was aware of the likelihood of angering some people.
"Well, I thought about it and I said there may be people who are offended by it but the way I look at it, Jesus told his followers that if the world hates you, don't feel bad because they hated me first," said Lovelace. "If we stand for what is right and for God's word and for Christianity then the world is going to condemn us and so right away when I got a complaint I said 'well somebody's mad, somebody's offended, so we must be doing something right.'"”
Rev. Loveless was adamant that he had done nothing wrong and refused to apologize.
Then---He did apologize. http://www.biblicalrecorder.o... "Now I realize how offensive this is to them, and after praying about it, I have chosen to remove the sign," he said. "I apologize for posting that message and deeply regret that it has offended so many in the Muslim community."
Although Lovelace stood his ground early in the week, saying he knew the sign would be offensive, Lovelace's statement on Wednesday said his intentions were to "exalt the Bible and its teaching."
"It was certainly not my intent to insult any people of faith, but instead to remind the people in this community of the preeminence of God's Word," he said.
It WAS his intent to offend, it WAS his intent to get attention. It WAS his intent to be “persecuted.” If he is so ignorant that he can’t tell the difference between “standing up for God’s Word” and trashing someone’s beliefs ( a common problem with Southern Baptists these days), he needs to step down as pastor. Why didn’t he “pray about this” before he put such an asinine sign in front of his church?
Now is the time for all Baptists to call their fellow Baptists to stop hindering the good news!
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posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 06.03.05 (8:20 pm)
That's the problem with some Baptists - they think they hold the corner of the market on Truth.
I consider myself a recovering 20th Century Baptist and prefer to call myself a Christ Follower who practices my faith in Baptistic ways.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 06.11.05 (3:56 am)
The Quran should be flushed.
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