Dr. Paige Patterson filmed a video invitation to the Baptist 21 event coming up in June at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. This is really classic! Click here to sign-up. (HT: Jon Akin)
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I need more cowbell…I mean, tambourine!
“Will Ferrell brought you more cowbell. Dirk Nowitzki brings you more tambourine” (via @ESPN). Dirk Nowitzki made a cameo appearance with The Avett Brothers in Dallas, Texas over the weekend, and it was reminiscent of Will Ferrell with the cowbell. I have to say, however, Nowitzki gives Ferrel a run for his money for the awkwardness prize.
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Win a Free Copy of BibleWorks 9
BibleWorks is having a contest and will give away free copies of their software to two lucky winners. This is the best Bible software on the planet for those working in a PC environment, and it would be worth your time to take a shot at winning. Here’s the info from the BibleWorks website:
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LA Times Profiles Fred Luter
The Los Angeles Times has a profile today of the Rev. Fred Luter, the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Here’s the summary: The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. has long been a prominent African American voice among a largely white denomination with a segregationist history. Now he is poised to become its first black president. Read the rest here. (HT: Jim Smith)
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Les Misérables Is Coming This Christmas
The musical version of Les Misérables is set to be released in theaters this Christmas. It stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine. I’m a big fan of Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean. The rest of the cast is exciting as well.
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Federal Court Rules DOMA Is Unconstitutional
The Associated Press reports, A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. In its unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the 1996 law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman discriminates against gay couples because it doesn’t give them the same rights and privileges as heterosexual couples. The court didn’t rule on the law’s other politically combustible provision, which said states without same-sex marriage cannot be forced to recognize gay…
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Justin Taylor Interviews Piper and His Successor
Last week, Justin Taylor sat down for an interview with John Piper and his successor, Jason Meyer. Piper and Meyer give a candid glimpse into the process that led Bethlehem Baptist Church to select Meyer as their next pastor. Watch this, and witness a clear testimony of God’s faithfulness to His people. (HT: Colin Hansen)
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Now, President Obama Should Defend Polygamists
Angel Castillo writes for the “Florida Voices” opinion page: Now that President Obama has “evolved” into a public supporter of gay marriage, the former constitutional law professor should turn his attention to another minority persecuted because of their marital preferences: polygamists. If Obama is intellectually honest, he should also support “marriage equality” for “plural families” that choose to follow the example of Old Testament polygamists Abraham, David, Jacob and Solomon. I am, of course, speaking only of plural marriages for consenting adults, just as in the case of same-gender marriages. The president should articulate what the difference is – if he sees any – between marriages formed between one man…
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Planned Parenthood’s Morally Bankrupt Response
In my previous post, I highlighted Live Action’s latest sting operation of a Planned Parenthood (PP) facility in Austin, Texas. A hidden camera disclosed a PP worker counseling a patient about sex selective abortion. The patient claimed that she only wanted a boy and that she intended to kill the unborn child if an ultrasound indicated it was a girl. The worker showed the patient exactly how to get this done. PP has now released a statement in response to the video. PP’s response is a moral outrage for many reasons, but I want to highlight two.
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Planned Parenthood Assists Gendercide
Lila Rose and Live Action have exposed the dark underbelly of Planned Parenthood once again. In the video above, the undercover cameras catch Planned Parenthood helping a woman who says she wants to kill her unborn child if it’s a girl but to keep it if it’s a boy. The Planned Parenthood worker even informs the mother how she can manipulate the system to get Medicaid to pay for her ultrasound. This is a chilling video. At one point, the Planned Parenthood worker assures the patient that the abortion won’t affect her ability to have children in the future. The worker does so by informing her that she herself has…