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J. D. Hall Addresses His Controversial Tweets about Dr. James White and Tom Ascol

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J. D. Hall, Curator at Pulpit and Pen, initiated a call to The Paul Edwards Program on September 13. In the course of the conversation, Paul asked him to address the Tweets which are embedded below.

J. D. Hall Defends Reformation Charlotte’s Post Which Misquotes Jarrid Wilson on ‘Gay Christians’

The audio of my conversation with J. D. Hall of Pulpit and Pen is below in two parts, in which he defends Reformation Charlotte and Jeff Maples’ doubling down on Jarrid Wilson after his suicide. The pertinent links to the articles being discussed are below the audio:

Part One of a Two Part Conversation
Part Two of a Two Part Conversation

Reformation Charlotte doubles down on Jarrid Wilson after his suicide:

Read what Jarrid Wilson ACTUALLY wrote:

  • Gay, Straight, or Purple
  • Jarrid never used the phrase “Gay Christians” in his piece, as Reformation Charlotte claims in its headline: “I know a handful of people who are gay, go to church, and in fact show the presence of Jesus’ love more than most self-proclaimed “straight” Christians do. (Let that sink in)”
  • Jarrid’s post was a response to the hate-filled tactics of Westboro Baptist Church and NOT an endorsement of the gay lifestyle.
  • Jarrid clearly called Christians to not “stray from biblical truth” on the issue of homosexuality, but at the same time to show “the LOVE and GRACE of Jesus.”
  • “Regardless, my point of writing this is to hopefully WAKE UP our generation, and encourage them to start showing the LOVE and GRACE of Jesus (This doesn’t mean that you stray from biblical truth). Our world is already filled with so much destruction and hate, and the last thing Jesus wanted when dying for us was us to be part of it.”

Run Sheet for Friday, September 13th

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Is Reformation Charlotte the New Sanhedrin?

REFORMATION CHARLOTTE: Suicide is Apostasy

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Reformation Charlotte doubles down on Jarrid Wilson after his suicide:

Read what Jarrid Wilson ACTUALLY wrote:

  • Gay, Straight, or Purple
  • Jarrid never used the phrase “Gay Christians” in his piece, as Reformation Charlotte claims in its headline: “I know a handful of people who are gay, go to church, and in fact show the presence of Jesus’ love more than most self-proclaimed “straight” Christians do. (Let that sink in)”
  • Jarrid’s post was a response to the hate-filled tactics of Westboro Baptist Church and NOT an endorsement of the gay lifestyle.
  • Jarrid clearly called Christians to not “stray from biblical truth” on the issue of homosexuality, but at the same time to show “the LOVE and GRACE of Jesus.”
  • “Regardless, my point of writing this is to hopefully WAKE UP our generation, and encourage them to start showing the LOVE and GRACE of Jesus (This doesn’t mean that you stray from biblical truth). Our world is already filled with so much destruction and hate, and the last thing Jesus wanted when dying for us was us to be part of it.”

Why is Reformation Charlotte promoting a Catholic school with a banner ad on its web page?

WSJ: Why I Kicked My College Graduate Out of the House

“No doubt, all of us want to help our children. However, letting them know there is a Plan B will never really help them get to the success of Plan A.”

WSJ: A Quick Refresher on How to Drive Like a Human

AP: Liberty’s Falwell says he’s target of ‘attempted coup’

Jerry Falwell, Jr

THE HILL: Falwell Jr. says FBI to investigate ‘criminal conspiracy’ at Liberty University

RNS: Liberty students plan a protest after new Falwell revelations

“. . . Liberty’s senior vice president for spiritual affairs, David Nasser, announced that the Politico article will be addressed in convocation — Liberty’s thrice-weekly gathering of students — on Wednesday.

Liberty’s response: The truth the media refused to print

POLITICO: ‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence

More than two dozen current and former high-ranking Liberty University officials and close associates of Falwell spoke to me or provided documents for this article, opening up—for the first time at an institution so intimately associated with the Falwell family—about what they’ve experienced and why they don’t think he’s the right man to lead Liberty University or serve as a figurehead in the Christian conservative movement.

JOHN FEA: Why the Recent *Politico” Piece Will Not Hurt Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Standing Among Many Conservative Evangelicals

EMMA GREEN: Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump

Run Sheet for Wednesday, September 11th

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AP: 18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11

MSN: Emotional Karl Rove says he’ll never forget meeting Flight 93 families after 9/11

WP: Trump accidentally tweeted an insult at a pastor. Here’s how the pastor responded.

The president had mixed up Jonathan Carl, the Kentucky minister with fewer than 375 Twitter followers, with Jonathan Karl, the ABC News reporter whose journalism had ruffled the feathers of the commander in chief.

Carl, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post, is the lead pastor at South Fork Baptist Church in Hodgenville, Ky. According to an online biography, he is an Iraq War veteran, holds a PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is raising three daughters with his wife.

Jarrid Wilson

CP: Megachurch pastor Jarrid Wilson dies by suicide after struggling with mental health

RNS: Pastor, author and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson dies by suicide

CP: Starting Thursday, NJ will allow terminally ill patients to commit suicide with medical prescription

Jerry Falwell, Jr

AP: Liberty’s Falwell says he’s target of ‘attempted coup’

THE HILL: Falwell Jr. says FBI to investigate ‘criminal conspiracy’ at Liberty University

POLITICO: ‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence

More than two dozen current and former high-ranking Liberty University officials and close associates of Falwell spoke to me or provided documents for this article, opening up—for the first time at an institution so intimately associated with the Falwell family—about what they’ve experienced and why they don’t think he’s the right man to lead Liberty University or serve as a figurehead in the Christian conservative movement.

JOHN FEA: Why the Recent *Politico” Piece Will Not Hurt Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Standing Among Many Conservative Evangelicals

EMMA GREEN: Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump

Run Sheet for Tuesday, September 10th

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FREEP: Bloomfield Hills church blasted for plans to host anti-Muslim 9/11 event

CBS THIS MORNING: Condoleezza Rice: “I’m relieved” that U.S. walked away from talks with Taliban

WP: Trump accidentally tweeted an insult at a pastor. Here’s how the pastor responded.

The president had mixed up Jonathan Carl, the Kentucky minister with fewer than 375 Twitter followers, with Jonathan Karl, the ABC News reporter whose journalism had ruffled the feathers of the commander in chief.

Carl, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post, is the lead pastor at South Fork Baptist Church in Hodgenville, Ky. According to an online biography, he is an Iraq War veteran, holds a PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is raising three daughters with his wife.

How Sermons Work

GUEST: Dr. David Murray is Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and Adjunct Faculty at Westminster Theological Seminary.

NYT: The Church Where Believing in God Isn’t Strictly Necessary

“Valerie Oltarsh-McCarthy, who sat among the congregation listening to a Sunday sermon on the perils of genetically modified vegetables, is, in fact, an atheist.

“It’s something I never thought would happen,” she said of the bond she has forged with the church’s community, if not the tenets of its faith. She was drawn to the church, she said, by “something in the spirit of Rutgers and something in the spirit of the outside world.”

“Katharine Butler, an artist, was lured into Rutgers when she walked by a sandwich board on the street advertising its environmental activism.”

Charlie Camosy: What it means to ‘get’ religion in 2020

“Especially as coverage of the 2020 election cycle begins in earnest this fall, those who guard the doors to our public discourse should take explicit steps to make sure deeply religious folk see their views — unfiltered and untranslated — fully and regularly represented in our most important national conversations.” 

POLITICO: ‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence

More than two dozen current and former high-ranking Liberty University officials and close associates of Falwell spoke to me or provided documents for this article, opening up—for the first time at an institution so intimately associated with the Falwell family—about what they’ve experienced and why they don’t think he’s the right man to lead Liberty University or serve as a figurehead in the Christian conservative movement.

JOHN FEA: Why the Recent *Politico” Piece Will Not Hurt Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Standing Among Many Conservative Evangelicals

EMMA GREEN: Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump

WDIV: Fred McLeod, former Detroit sportscaster, dies at 67

OBIT: Joel Alexander, traffic reporter/helicopter pilot at WJR Radio in Detroit for over 30 years, dies

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS: Todd Palin files for divorce from former Alaska governor Sarah Palin

Run Sheet for Monday, September 9th

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POLITICO: ‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence

More than two dozen current and former high-ranking Liberty University officials and close associates of Falwell spoke to me or provided documents for this article, opening up—for the first time at an institution so intimately associated with the Falwell family—about what they’ve experienced and why they don’t think he’s the right man to lead Liberty University or serve as a figurehead in the Christian conservative movement.

Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral

GUEST: Thomas G. Long, one of America’s most trusted and thoughtful pulpit voices, provides a much needed theological and cultural critique of today’s Christian funeral. Long begins by describing how the Christian funeral developed historically, theologically, and liturgically and then discusses recent cultural trends in funeral practices, including the rise in number of cremations and memorial services. He describes the basic pattern for a funeral service, details options in funeral planning, identifies characteristics of a “good funeral,” and provides thoughtful guidance for preaching at a funeral.

The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity

GUEST: Meg Meeker, M.D., is the author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters and Boys Should Be Boys. She has been a physician practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine, working with children and their parents, for twenty-five years. Dr. Meeker is the mother of four children, and lives with her husband in northern Michigan.

CP: Drew Brees criticized for promoting Focus on the Family’s Bring Your Bible to School Day

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FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM: Schooling Was for the Industrial Era, Unschooling Is for the Future

  • We’ve entered a new era, the Imagination Age, so why are we still schooling kids like we did in the 19th Century?