A NEW NON PROFIT, BIRMINGHAM CROSS CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, FOUNDED IN PLATT’S FORMER CHURCH HAS BEGUN RECRUITING PARTNERS FOR WORLD RELIEF AND UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN ALABAMA. MARKETING PLANNED “HUMAN MIGRATION” FACILITATION POLICY OF UN /GLOBALIST AS “REFUGEE CARE” AND “RESETTLEMENT” IS NOTHING LESS THAT THE GLOBALIST DREAM TOWARD BREAKING DOWN NATIONAL BORDERS, CONSTITUTIONS, PATRIOTISM, AND CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE WEST. THE OUTCOMES REPLACE THESE IDENTIITES WITH “GLOBAL CITIZENS, INTERFAITH COALITIONS, GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, WOKE JUSTICE, DIVERSITY , EQUITY AND INCLUSION METRICS, AND ADD TO THE CONTINUED WEAKNING OF CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE ON WESTERN CULTURES.
LABELING GLOBAL GOALS/ AGENDA 2030 AS CHRISTIAN MISSION IS THE KISS OF DEATH FOR THE GREAT COMMISSION AND BIBLICAL FIDELITY. SO CALLED “REFUGEE CARE” IS NOT THE CALL OF THE CHURCH…BUT RATHER IS A MASS DECEPTION OF GLOBALIST TO ACCEPT IT AS SUCH. CONSIDER THE ENTITIES INVOLVED AND THE MONEY TRAIL BEHIND IT.
DETAILS
THIS IS CLASSIC “FAITH TRAFFICKING” -by the exploitation of Christian’s faith to believe that serving UN Global Goals is somehow Christian mission.
Rev Thomas Littleton
3/16/2024
THE PLAN WAS REVEALED THIS WEEK FOR LOCAL REFUGEE PLACEMENT AND CARE WITH PLATT’S “RADICAL” BRANDFRONTED BY ENGLISH CLASSES FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND THE CHURCH AT BROOK HILLS “INTERNATIONALS MINISTRY”.
THE CHURCH AT BROOK HILLS
“There are over 40,000 internationals currently living in the Greater Birmingham area, and many are coming from people groups that are unreached with The Gospel. Brook Hills seeks to leverage opportunities to engage internationals in our city through intentional and meaningful relationships for the advancement of The Gospel among all peoples.”
“Through our ESL Ministry we have the unique opportunity to pour into international preschoolers and children on Thursday mornings and evenings while their parents attend English Class. Our ESL Preschool & Children’s team implement bible-centered lessons each week, teaching biblical truths and strengthening English and academic skills. “
“Volunteers can serve weekly or twice a month as a helper in a preschool (morning or evening) or children’s classroom (evening). Classes meet from 10:15-11:45 on Thursday mornings (women only) and from 6:30-8pm on Thursday evenings (co-ed). “
WORLD RELIEF FRONTS ITS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION AGENDA WITH ESL
“Imagine a world where every person is seen and valued for the person God created them to be, where the church steps into its calling to love and serve those who are suffering among us and where diverse communities all over the world flourish in shalom.” ( REMEMBER- this vision is driven by the UN Global Goals and Interfaith ideology- It is NOT a Christian mission. )
“That’s the kind of world we’re building at World Relief, and we’re so excited to tell you more about it.“
“Our Mission” “The mission of Connect Language Center is to build belonging by creating community spaces in quality ESL programming, teacher training, and cross-cultural education opportunities. Accessible courses Quality instruction Empowered students Integrated communities”
EXPANDING FROM INTERNATIONALS TO “REFUGEES” WITH FAITH BASED PARTNERS.
ABOVE- PARTNERS FOR BIRMINGHAM NEW REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT ORGANIZATION NAMED IN MESSAGE BY ONE OF ITS COORDINATORS .
THIS WEEKS GATHERING OF CHURCH AND MINISTRY LEADERS TO LAUNCH BIRMINGHAM REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PARTNERSHIPS WITH “BIRMINGHAM CROSS CULTURAL CONNECTIONS”.
“The biblical mandate to care for the immigrant is clear – we are to love them as we love ourselves. That means making sure they feel safe, have community and are given the hope of flourishing in Gods good design for their lives. Christian, how are you supporting immigrant and refugee development? Click on the link in our bio to become a monthly supporter TODAY!”
SOCIAL MEDIA POST CONFIRM THE NON PROFITS EFFORTS TO CHANGE HOW YOU “VIEW REFUGEES” IN YOUR CITY.
Did you know that refugees are among the most vetted foreigners to enter countries approved for refugee resettlement? More than tourists, international students, and immigrants!
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For those lucky enough to be allowed into the United States with refugee status, it has taken them an average of twenty-four months of vetting and rigorous applications, background checks, and approval systems.
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Refugees have more than proven the real and impending threat of persecution, war or violence.
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How does that impact your view of refugees in your city?
STATE DEPARTMENT QUOTE POSTED BY BROOK HILLS/RADICAL’S NEW NON PROFIT.
New non profit promoted by long time Laussane /Global Goals/ FBP affiliate Kevin Moore’s ministry · RECALL that Platt has been the Chair of Theology at Lausanne since 2015 and that Lausanne has totally committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“Mission Increase Central Alabama connects church leaders who mobilize their congregations locally in an affinity group to build relationships, encourage one another and look for ways to work together. Today, we are at The Church at Brook Hills learning more about a new nonprofit called Cross Cultural Connections that ministers holistically to refugees and internationals in our region.”
PLATTS RADICAL BIRTHED “STRATUS” : STRATUS -MISSION DATA REIMAGINED Stratus asserts that it seeks to address “The great Imbalance” “Stratus aims to address the Great Imbalance by helping the church identify the world’s most urgent needs so that it can reallocate its resources more strategically.“ “The vast majority of missions resources go to people and places already Reached by the Gospel, while only 3% of missionaries and 1% of missions money are deployed among the Unreached.”
PLATT HAS SPENT YEARS WORKING WITH THE “CHRISTIAN ECONOMIC FORUM” A “DAVOS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS” TO HELP CAPTURE CHRISTIAN GIVING FOR GLOBAL GOALS .
THE UNITED NATIONS PLAN FOR RUFUGEES AND FAITH BASED PARTNERS. THE PARTNERS WERE NAMED BY A BROOK HILLS EMPLOYEE AND A LOCAL MISSIONS FUNDING CLEARING HOUSE MISSION INCREASE.
NOTE THIS IS NOT A GOSPEL MINISTRY BUT A PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBALIST
UNITED NATIONS ON REFUGEE PARTNERSHIPS GOALS:
“Resettlement is a coordinated activity undertaken in partnership with UNHCR, U.S. government agencies, NGOs and other actors. It includes a variety of specific actions, from the identification of refugees in need of resettlement in the field to screening, processing and reception and integration of the refugees in the United States. Below is a list of partner agencies and organizations.”
“The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees, victims of conflict and stateless people around the world through repatriation, local integration and resettlement in the United States. PRM also promotes the United States’ population and migration policies.”
“The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides new populations with the opportunity to maximize their potential in the United States. Its programs provide people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.”
InterActionLink is external “InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations.”
Cultural Orientation Resource ExchangeLink is external “The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE) is a technical assistance program designed to support and strengthen the linkages between pre-departure and post-arrival cultural orientation programs for refugees on their journey to resettle in the United States.”
“International Organization for Migration (IOM)Link is external IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.”
UNITED NATIONS PARTNERS INCLUDE -The International Organization for Migration (IOM)
PART OF UN AGENDA 2030 GOALS-Migrants and the SDGs
Migrants and the SDGs
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the positive contribution of migrants to inclusive growth and sustainable development. The Agenda’s core principle is to “leave no one behind,” which includes migrants. Many of the Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contain targets and indicators which are relevant to migrants or migration. SDG target 10.7 calls on countries to “facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies ”. Other targets directly related to migrants or migration refer to the health workforce in developing countries (3.c), mobility of international students (4.b), human trafficking (5.2, 8.7 and 16.2), labour migration (8.7 and 8.8), remittances (10.c) and legal identity (16.9). Further, SDG target 17.8 calls for disaggregating data by migratory status.”
THE KIND OF MIGRATION FACILITATION GLOBALIST POLICY THAT IS DRIVING OUR SOUTHERN BORDER INVASION .
SEE- Global compact for migration
“The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner. “
“Today, there are over 258 million migrants around the world living outside their country of birth. This figure is expected to grow for a number of reasons including population growth, increasing connectivity, trade, rising inequality, demographic imbalances and climate change. Migration provides immense opportunity and benefits – for the migrants, host communities and communities of origin. However, when poorly regulated it can create significant challenges. These challenges include overwhelming social infrastructures with the unexpected arrival of large numbers of people and the deaths of migrants undertaking dangerous journeys.”
“In September 2016 the General Assembly decided, through the adoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, to develop a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.”
“The process to develop this global compact started in April 2017. The pages in this section detail 18 months of consultation and negotiation, and provide the relevant documentation for each of the events.”
“The Alabama Office for Refugees is a department of Inspiritus Birmingham and is designated by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to administer the state refugee resettlement program and serve as the State Refugee Coordinator’s office. This office is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and coordination of refugee services in the state. The Alabama Office for Refugees administers federal funding received from ORR for post-resettlement services. In Alabama the statewide refugee resettlement program is managed by a nonprofit instead of the state government.”
“We recognize the importance of community involvement in refugee resettlement. As the State Refugee Coordinator’s office, we aim to support refugee resettlement by partnering with the community to provide information and resources while facilitating the growth of valuable networks and partnerships. For more information or to partner with us, contact Alabama State Refugee Coordinator.”
UINVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM /UAB
UAB IS ALSO A PARTNER WITH THE NEW ” RADICAL” /BROOKHILLS CHURCH PROGRAM. NOTE UAB RECENT REFUGEE SIMULATION:
“There are more refugees worldwide today than at any point in recorded history — more than 100 million, with the conflict in Ukraine the latest trigger, according to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. On June 25, former refugee and current University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate student Agok Ayuen will share her personal story and show the public what life in a refugee camp is like — and how they can help refugees in Alabama and beyond right now.”
“Through a partnership with Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partnership, Ayuen and UAB School of Public Health assistant professor and ALIRP board member Meredith Gartin, Ph.D., will help put on the World Refugee Day Simulation Event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Homewood Central Park. “
SOUTHERN BAPTIST LONG TIME INVOLVEMENT IN THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN AMERICA.
“Southern Baptist North American Missions Board, under the direction of Albert Mohler’s former pastor and pick to head the Southern Baptist entity has been busy spending millions of missions dollars on developing a network of Send Relief Ministry Centers across North America.”
WHERE THE REFUGEES ARE FROM ACCORDING TO THE BIRMINGHAM CROSS CULTURE CONNECTIONS PROVE THE OPERATION IS SPREADING ISLAM INTO THE WEST AND AMERICA.
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE CASE THAT UN REFUGEE PLACEMENT “IS A GOSPEL MANDATE”.
“As you think about how Christians should respond to immigrants and refugees in need, we encourage you to think about these questions…
•What if your family was in danger because of the location of your home? Would you do everything in your power to move them to a safe place?
• Have you ever moved to a new place? How important was finding friends and community to your wellbeing? How much did you desire for your children to find kind and safe friends?
• We often take for granted the ease with which Americans can take their passport and travel anywhere. That’s not true for 90% of the world. Remember that the journey immigrants and refugees have been on to get to the United States has been a long and hard one.
• Remember the biblical mandate to be generous and hospitable to the foreigner. (Stay tuned this week for scripture references on how the Bible tells us we should respond.)
• Remember Genesis 1:27 tells us that God created ALL PEOPLE in HIS IMAGE. How do you think believers should treat His image bearers?”
REALITY CHECK” FAITH BASED RESTRICTIONS AND INTERFAITH PARTNERS MAKE CLEAR THAT REFUGEE CARE IS NOT ABOUT THE GOSPEL.
“The Alabama Interfaith Refugee Partnership (ALIRP) is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Alabama. ALIRP is a diverse coalition of community members, interfaith religious leaders and laypersons, as well as representatives of other community groups, who have come together for the purpose of supporting refugees and asylum seekers through direct assistance, education, and advocacy. “
WOKE CHURCH ? -BROOK HILLS “RADICAL RACIAL RECONCILIATION” AGENDA
“As we pursue racial/ethnic reconciliation in the Church together, we would encourage you as a First Step, to begin discussing the 10 Statements on Race, Racism, and the Gospel (click here) from Pastor Matt with a small group. There are many Scriptures associated with each point that could provide Biblical direction to guide your conversations together. You might consider discussing one point a week with your small group or walking through all of them at once with a small group or group of friends.”
“As a Second Step, we would encourage you to choose one of the books below to study with a multi-ethnic group, if possible, so you can gain various perspectives. If your small group is not multi-ethnic, perhaps you can join with another group or invite some friends to join you just for a few weeks for the study. “
SOCIAL SERVICES AND WELFARE DELIVERY -THE NEW VISION OF A CHURCH THAT HAS LOST THE GOSPEL.
GOVERNMENT SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS ON GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS – NO MINISTRY.
● “Recipients of direct financial assistance from the Department must not discriminate on the basis of religion in the delivery of services or benefits in Department-funded social service programs; ● Recipients of direct financial assistance from the Department cannot use Department funding to support religious activities such as worship, religious instruction, and proselytizing; ● Recipients of direct financial assistance from the Department that engage in religious activities must ensure that (1) the activities are separate in either time or location from Department-funded activities; and (2) the beneficiaries1 of the DOJfunded activities freely choose to participate in the recipients’ religious activities;”
NOTE: FROM SOUTHERN BAPTIST “SEND CENTER ” IN GEORGIA-ONE OF 20 PLUS CENTERS AROUND THE NATION FOR THE SBC FBP.
Overview
“Just outside Atlanta, the city of Clarkston—affectionately called “the Ellis Island of the South”—is home to one of the most diverse populations in America. In Clarkston, 60-70% of the population is foreign-born, resulting in more than 50 countries and 100 ethnic groups all residing within the same 1.4 square miles.”
“It is often the first stop for most of the estimated 40,000 refugees who have resettled in Georgia over the last three decades. Here, these families can find a friendly face and helpful services at Send Relief’s ministry center.”
“The center provides services to refugees and international families through strategic relationships with churches and other ministries. Through these important relationships, we can help provide people with better access to English classes, job skills training, afterschool tutoring and more helpful resources as they navigate a new country and culture.”
“For the 20% of the county who are also struggling to keep food on the table, the center offers long-lasting solutions to help raise families out of poverty and stay financially independent.”
What We Do
“The Atlanta Ministry Center is committed to serving the surrounding refugee population. By partnering with various resettlement agencies, local churches and volunteers, the ministry center:”
Facilitates English as a Second Language classes
Organizes after-school programming
Offers job skills training
Provides affordable healthcare
And more!
“We also offer mission trips, vision tours and training to churches, prospective missionaries and compassion ministry workers.”
FOLLOW THE MONEY IF YOU WONDER “WHY?”
DHS /FEMA AND OTHER AGENCY GRANTS
“For Fiscal Year 2023, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will provide $363.8 million of available funds to enable non-federal entities to off-set allowable costs incurred for services associated with noncitizen migrant arrivals in their communities.”
“The allocations were distributed in two tranches.”
“Tripling Refugee Resettlement from the Western Hemisphere. The Biden-Harris Administration intends to welcome up to 20,000 refugees from Latin American and Caribbean countries during Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024, putting the United States on pace to more than triple refugee admissions from the Western Hemisphere this Fiscal Year alone. This delivers on the President’s commitment under the Los Angeles Declaration for Migration and Protection to scale up refugee admissions from the Western Hemisphere.”
“WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 19, 2023— Today, the Biden administration announced a new program allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor an individual to enter the United States as a formal refugee. This program, called the Welcome Corps, complements the traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by permitting people to join together with others, in minimum groups of five, to apply to sponsor a new refugee. As part of this process, they will have to raise $2,275 per refugee, pass background checks, and create a support plan. “
“Under the current USRAP program, individuals granted refugee status outside the United States can only enter the country through a formal refugee resettlement agency, which helps arrange shelter, food, and employment assistance for newly arrived refugees. However, refugee resettlement agencies only operate in specific areas and are still operating at limited capacity after the Trump administration’s move to slash refugee admissions to their lowest in history. “
“The new private sponsorship program will permit individuals to enter the country even in areas where there are no active refugee resettlement organizations. Unlike parole programs such as Uniting for Ukraine, individuals who enter through this program will have formal refugee status and will be eligible for a green card within a short period of time. The Biden administration hopes to admit at least 5,000 refugees through this new process during the rest of Fiscal Year 2023. “
“Different from a migrant or immigrant, the UNHCR defines a refugee as “someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group.” What constitutes refugee or asylum seeker status varies between nation-states and expands or contracts based on geopolitical climate and global economic conditions.”
“Philanthropic giving for immigrants and refugees has been historically low in contrast to the increasing needs of people all over the world facing disaster, war and oppression. According to Foundation Center data, between 2011 and 2015, less than 1% of all money granted by the 1,000 largest U.S. foundations benefitted immigrants and refugees.”
“The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, citing Candid data, notes that movement groups received only $124 million in grants in 2016. From 2014–2016, only “14% of dollars flowed directly to state and local groups and less than a quarter went to national membership networks that are directly accountable to local grassroots and impacted communities.” Based on NCRP’s analysis, funding for the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee movements lagged behind growth in foundation wealth, which more than quadrupled from 2011 to 2019, and the “share of funding for movement advocacy and organizing never exceeded 0.4 percent of total foundation giving.”
Since 2016–2020, cash grant funding from about 3,000 U.S.-based funders, according to Philanthropy News, has totaled about $1.5 billion in support of immigrants’ rights or only 19.2% of overall giving for immigrants’ rights.
On the other hand, funding for refugees and asylum seekers — which largely collapsed during 2016–2020 due in part to Trump administration refugee and immigration policies that caused the closure of hundreds of refugee resettlement groups as quotas dropped dramatically — still represents a small fraction of overall philanthropic giving in this space. However, giving is slowly increasing with the majority of funds related to refugees and asylum seekers since 2016–2021, going to national organizations that focus on global human rights.
Areas of funding related to immigrants and refugees
“According to analyses conducted by Candid and the Human Rights Funders Network, global human rights funding in support of migrants and refugees increased from $277.4 million in 2015 to $474 million in 2019.”
“Grants for immigration and refugees typically address a number of concentrated areas, such as immigration reform; refugee resettlement, jobs and rights; and legal aid, integration, human rights, labor rights and social services for immigrants, child migrants, undocumented people and others. In the U.S., support for DACA recipients is gradually increasing. While some funders give broadly to support immigrants and refugees, most focus on a particular area of concern, such as immigration policy reform in the United States, refugee resettlement, job skills, or emergency aid for refugees from a particular nation or region”
CONCLUSION
IT IS NOT ADVANCING CHRISTIANITY – NOR IS IT A GOSPEL MANDATE . REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IS CENTRAL TO GLOBAL GOALS AND THE UN INTERFAITH PUSH TOWARD “THE NEW GLOBAL SPIRITUALITY” AND TO MARGINALIZE CHRISTIANITY IN THE US WHILE OPENLY PROMOTING GLOBALISM AND UN AGENDA 2030.
Ephesians 8:5-11 – “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”
THIS WRITING IS NOT TO BOTHER THOSE IN PASTORAL MINISTRY WHO SELF IDENTIFY AS PROGRESSIVE OR LIBERAL BUT ONLY THOSE WHO CLAIM TO BE BIBLICALLY ROOTED, GROUNDED AND COMMITTED… THE GIG IS UP -CORRECT COURSE- STOP THE WOKE AND OTHER MADNESS OR ELSE MANY PEOPLE ARE DONE WITH YOU AND THE CHURCHES YOU ARE- OR HAVE DESTROYED.
By Rev Thomas Littleton
3/12/2024
(NOTE this article is a very personal and rare first person perspective addressing America’s desperately LOST pastors and church leadership. There are still some good guys out there but they are getting harder and harder for honest Christians to find. You may not agree with a single word WRITTEN HERE -BUT the warnings do apply to all and if ignored and unheeded will only result in more and more decline and loss. God give us shepherds after YOUR heart and give lost pastors ears to hear what Your Spirit says to a generation of pastors.)
EVERYDAY OCCURANCE FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
Since having helped many thousands of people navigate the present situation of compromise and decline in our churches over the last 15 years it has become an everyday event to receive emails, text and calls from Christians still experiencing shock, disbelief, and deep grief brought on by their pastors and church leadership. Over and over the stories of paranoid reactions to concerns and “criticism” brought by honest and godly people flood this researchers inbox and voicemail. Most pastors respond as if they refuse to admit or fail to recall that these are the people who pay thier salaries and the light bills, healthcare AND retirement benefits for the ministry positions they enjoy.
A SPECIAL KIND OF ABUSE
The stories are SAD and most often include intense ABUSES of power from men who seem to have either lost touch with the “servant leadership” of pastoral ministry modeled by Jesus Himself. Rather they have assumed the attitude that they are not servants at all but bosses..and not accountable to anyone…least of all some pew dweller who has “no formal theological training” so therefore must be ignorant and ignored.
NOTE- a quick reminder ( one of many ) from God’s word :
23 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. 3 “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
5 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called:
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
REMEMBER- guys you ARE indeed VERY Accountable. He knows your name- all your history and how you treat HIS SHEEP.
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT APPLYING ANY MORE PSYCHOLOGY AND “PEACEMAKERS PROCESS” METRICS.
We are neither suicidal nor homicidal just because our questions threatened you or made you angry.
BELOW is a false meter to control the conflict and situation. If you are not familiar with how pastors and elders are trained to use this and similar tools and low budget psychological tactics to turn the tables on those who speak up with concerns-making them out to be the problem …then try speaking up about your concerns and you will get a front row seat for the spectacle of the pathetic peacemaker process.
PATHETIC “PEACEMAKING“
The narrative goes like this- “Thank you for sharing now sit down shut up and just keep giving and serving. Wait your still speaking up? We are sorry that you are so angry…this is a slippery slope you are on.You need to submit (unquestioning of course) to God’s appointed authority… US… or we will flip the narrative and you become the problem and we will have you on a fast track to church discipline and ,if you do not submit then, to EXCOMMUNICATION. O yes and we will use that little CHURCH COVENANT our lawyers put together salted with bible verses to force you to submit and prevent you from filing a lawsuit while we smear your names in this congregation, all around town and to other churches to prevent them offering you membership or communion. AND we will declare that you are not welcome on the church property and will call the police and have you removed and ARRESTED for trespassing if you do return. “
Yes people this is really what they will do to you while they smile and say this is them “being biblical” in response to you being a problem with your questions.
THIS is how they answer the call the be PEACEMAKERS. YES INDEED. Ask someone who have been around the block and spoken up in the past.
Do not fear this cheap and desperate tactical intimidation. Fear God and Serve Him beloved and count it all joy to suffer at the hands of desperate men for the sake of HIS name.
It is not the person who reads their bible and prays and shares concern who is on “the slipper slope”. It is the dishonest and abusive pastor who is on the “slippery slope”.
BEER, BLOGS AND BOONDOGGLES
Most have made note that you like Beer and like to talk about your freedom in Christ to drink a lot of it. We get it. Nothing like a tall glass of your favorite craft brew sitting with your besties on the church staff or pastoral buds from seminary to “theologise ” your afternoons away. BUT whether or not alcohol consumption is helpful to theological discussions (especially “Reformed ” or Calvinist discussions) is in fact highly questionable. It IS however -a risky business when it comes to maintaining a reputation Christians can point their children (or your own children) to and say”follow that man as he follows Christ”. Being a man of God and having a frat boy style pride about your taste in beer seem to fail to intersect from a biblical point of view. Preachers puffing cigars doesn’t help the perceptions either. That seems to be obvious but we realize it isn’t to many. More on Beer and our Children soon.
BLOGS –
Most of us really do not care for blogs- yours or anyone elses.When it comes to gleaning biblical perspective in trying times like these, Christians want to hear the Word of God faithfully applied to every day life. Keep the rehearsing and POLISHING of theological frameworks and terms, social shaming, spiritual virtue signalling etc you have been indoctrinated WITH to yourselves and give your people the pure unadulterated Word of God. Share with them the Wisdom that comes from obeying the Word to the point of costly discipleship yourself.
Preach Christ like you know Him and the Cross l;ike you have encountered it.
IF YOU DO NOT ( know Him) AND HAVE NOT ( encountered the Cross) – THEN GET OUT OF THE PULPIT AND OUT OF MINISTRY until you do and THEN can truly discern if you are indeed called.
IF you are NOT CALLED and do not have a prayer life and know what it means to pick up the CROSS and Follow HIM then you do us and the CHURCH a grave disservice. You are NOT ABLE to be a “Friend of the Bridegroom” and are not helping but harming. This is not a job you choose it it a calling that chooses YOU. Most blogs are the work of some other poor soul in a similar lost state presenting their rambling thoughts and opinions on maters of little importance to us. OR worse they are the outlets of activist preachers seeking to get to us THROUGH you . And you do not seem to see their deceptive motivation at all.
We are really sick of the political shaming stuff. Just stop repeating it. WE likely dont care for your politics either.
Pulpits are not the place for Blog quotes or Bloggers. Prophets are to occupy pulpits with a firm “Thus says the Lord”. Our pulpits not only lack the message of Christ and Him Crucified but they lack authority. Nothing is worse than an effiminate man with a powerless message in a pulpit. Such activity is spiritually criminal.
EMPTY, FRUITLESS, BUSY NOTHINGNESS – THE CURRENT STATE OF FAITH BASED “SERVICE” AND “COMMUNITY BUILDING”.
PLEASE- think on the meaning of the word below. So much of todays “justice based narratives and “communitarian” service /mission amounts to nothing in the light of God’s true call to fulfill the actual Great Commission. You would have us chasing the wind and dancing the boondoggle buggie:
boon·dog·gle (Describes the average ministry vision casting ,project and program.)
/ˈbo͞onˌdäɡ(ə)l/
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
noun
plural noun: boondoggles
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.”writing off the cold fusion phenomenon as a boondoggle best buried in literature”
verb
3rd person present: boondoggles
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects.”the only guarantees are higher taxes and bureaucratic boondoggling”
WOKE -WEARINESS, WORKPLACE REALITY AND LESSONS FROM A BEER CAN.
When you attend some conference by The Gospel Coalition of Together 4 The Gospel or read one of thier many activists writers article- you seem to love to bring these same messages to our pulpits and deliver them (often as your own thoughts) like something akin to a really low budget 70s TV dinner in a sad and sorry substitute for the bread of LIFE.
You are most often NOT in the workplace for some corporation or public utility or government agency like most of the people you like to ignore in the pews.You FAIL to realize that DE&I is force fed to people working in secular workplaces EVERYDAY. The last thing wanted, needed , or that should be tolerated from our pulpits is you promoting more of the SAME DE&I message wrapped in a thin veneer of theology or a few flimsily applied bible verses.
THE GIG IS REALLY UP. Look at Disney’s losses and financial crisis – look at Bud Lite- though clearly not your preferred local Craft Brew- it is a REAL object lesson for you if you can understand why one trans inclusive custom can of beer can cost a giant corporation BILLIONS . Stop it – stop it! People have had enough.
Selah – Pause and consider that … if that makes it seem more spiritual to you .
By the way – Ennegrams are NEW AGE mystical tools feeding self obsessions.They are not giftings test.
Leadership Coaching is based mostly on secular corporate/ pride-filled and FAILED ideology counter the scripture and God’s principles. His Strength is actually made perfect in our weakness. Weakness and inability coupled with some rare humility are great qualifiers for being used by God. If you do not yet get this- you are still adrift and far from the School of Christ yourself. This is leadership training 101- go and “learn what this means”.
YOUR MENTORS ARE NOT OUR MENTORS BUT ABUSERS AND TEMPLE HUSTLERS MOCKERING YOU AND GOD’S FLOCK.
ENOUGH -AWAY WITH THESE PEOPLE.
If you quote Christianity Today or Religion News Service or (worse) The Atlantic or The New York Times in favorable ways then you are simply revealing how out of touch with reality you remain.
When you STILL quote men like Timothy Keller, John Piper, or John MacArthur, R. Albert Mohler, or any of their disciples then you are telling us that you are clueless still and dangerous in our pulpits.
When you consider guys like Russell Moore, Ed Stetzer,David French , Michael Wear or Jonathan Leeman to be reliable sources of journalistic insight on politics or “how Christians should vote or act in the public square” then you are telling us your blind spots biblically, socially and morally are large enough to drive a truck load of left wing propaganda through and you will never notice. You are telling us you drink the koolaide and you LOVE it. Don’t think about passing it on.
THE MONEY MATTERS.
Hey guys the economy is in a bad place and inflation is eating away at household , educational, grocery and mortage payment budgets . BUT you still show up casting visions of grandure with building projects and “missions offerings” to further the UNBIBLICAL BOONDOGGLES mentioned above. You are wasting our time and want to waste our money and God’s money. Bad idea guys- really bad.
Many of us know you are likely getting government funds through Faith Based Partnership no matter how you use varied Church non profit/ 501 C 3 optics to hide the gray money. We get it that far too many people have their price- their “thirty pieces of silver” at which price they are willing to sell out themselves- their Master and us. We see it every day.
Many of you are paid too much for what you really do and the actual hours you put it…though most often church annual reports no longer tell the flock how much they are over paying the pastor.
YOUR WORLD DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE REAL WORLD AND YOU SEEM ILL PREPARED FOR OURS.
You often lack real business backgrounds or broad academic training but think in very lofty theoretical theological unrealities. You also have the time for these indulgences. Most people do not. AGAIN these are the visions you have bought hook line and sinker- no matter what STINKERS they have proven to be for decades. Some of you worked or are woking hard for your degrees but others have been cake walked through denominational institutions to frame fairly worthless degrees and hang them on your office walls. In these cases you might just stay in ministry because it is all you know.
DIGGING UP FOUNDATIONS, REMOVING ANCIENT LANDMARKS AND HEAPING UP JUDGEMENT AS YOU PILE ON MORE AND MORE ABUSE.
Some of you would benefit from a good spanking like mothers and grandmothers used to do for spolied children before it was considered abusive but biblical not to “spare the rod”. Others are crusing for a bruising from the Lord. He has given you ample warning and serious space to repent and you have not.
Be warned again..God is not mocked. Your day will come.
In our city we have seen some seriously abusive pastors get some VERY intense and swift divine judgement for their long term abuses of the flock. In recent years significant numbers of the abusive long time deceivers have died suddenly to meet their makers unrepentant and still laiden with the weight of their iniquity.
Proverbs 22:
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
EVERYTIME you pervert the Gospel with your Rethinking or Reimagining the FAITH -you are messing with these boundries God set up. Enough!
Hebrews 10:28-31
28 Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” [a]says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.” 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
TAKE HEED TO YOURSELVES AND WHAT YOU ARE BUILDING “FOR THE GLORY OF GOD”.
1 Corinthians 3:11-15
11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
PREACHER
You are not unaccountable -BUT MORE accountable being in leadership.
You are accountable to those you serve and to their Great Shepherd.
You seem to have been taught that ministry is a “pyramid scheme” but no it is an inverted pyramid where we in ministry are at the bottom as “servants to all”.
Please note that arrogance is NOT a virtue.
Being unteachable is not how disciples are made.
Theology is not a basis for Christian identity.
Theological training does not make for an elite priestly class.
(we can all read too now. It is not the Dark Ages anymore.)
Being unreachable is not laying your life down for the flock.
Being heavyhanded is not being a leader.
Jesus is Meek and Lowly, Humble and gave Himself to the uttermost. The bar is high to lay claim to being like Him and to being His servant. We all fall short but these virtues almost seem fallen off the radar for Christian leadership metrics today.
Surrounding yourselves with yes men staff and elders who “have your back” is more of a gangland or mob tactic and has no place in the church.
If you feel the need to do this- “WHAT IS IT YOU HAVE TO HIDE?”
HEY PREACHER-LEAVE OUR KIDS ALONE!
LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
We are NOT entrusting our faith , families and children to you so you can indoctrinate them for FEMA Corps “Serve Days”or for the Democratic Party or BLM Marches or “LGBTQ Welcome and Hospitality” church iniatives.
Sam Allberry, Rosaria Butterfield, Jemar Tisby, Jonathan Merritt, Russell Moore, Nate Collins, Preston Sprinkle, Jonathan Leeman, Colin Hansen, David Platt, and many more like them are NOT prophets. For the most part they are “activists” engaged in their field of training critical theories adn feminine theology “promoting social change” YES in fact they are “change agents” and you look to have no fear of placing their “stuff “in the hands of our children and grandchildren in the name of Christian discipleship. Really? Think this through guys.
Part of the Southern Baptist Convention looks to have been operating its own “pedophile island” in our Sunday Schools and Christian Schools and Churches while others in leadership have hidden it and given cover and “new job positions” to offenders. The DOJ has been investigating the church -especially the SBC and one law suit in Federal court accuses the SBC church of RICO – crimes- and therefore “operating as a criminal enterprise”.
Keep away from our children unless you are willing to be vetted and proven faithful by Biblical standards on ministry and qualifications of godliness and holiness. Stop placing poison in the form of false doctrines in the hearts and minds of our children.
CONCLUSION
The conclusion here is that many of you have killed the churches that pay your salaries and the number of job openings is declining as the number of churches failing or closing are increasing. The seminaries just keep processing more and more theologically trained graduates with little or no hope of employment in “ministry”. This trend is like some kind of instituinal insanity that will not end until it cannibalizes the church.
The fake numbers from Church plants and overplants from so called “revitalization” plans can not turn the numbers around from the STARK decline we face. Too few people are being saved- because too few pastors are preaching the Gospel and calling people to spiritual repentance.
The pews are like a dry and parched land where no water is – when Jesus promised us “wells of Living Water springing up to Eternal Life”.
The instituional church is gone or all but gone and the House Church and truly off grid- gatherings for worship – prayer and the Word are on the rise.
This death of the church took place on your watch- by your hands.
If there is a possibility that you have ears to hear and a heart that can be humbled and repentant then there is some hope but it is shallow, feeble, and unlikely to happen.
Meanwhile if you want to know what it is we want- AGAIN it is so simple-
John 12:21
“Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
MATTHEW 20
25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. 26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. 27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
SINCE 2018 THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION HAS BEEN FRONT PAGE NEWS WITH THE #METOO/ #CHURCHTOO MOVEMENT AND ACCUSATIONS OF RAMPANT SEX ABUSE, COVERUPS AND ONGOING MISHANDLING OF THE ISSUE. CONCERNS, ATTENTION AND EFFORTS TO “RESPOND” HAVE CONTINUED AFTER THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE FIRST PUBLISHED THEIR ”ABUSE” STORY IN 2019.
NOW IN A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED IN TENNESSEE -SBC LEADERS ARE CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING AFTER HAVING MADE A STRING OF POOR DECISIONS IN RESPONDING TO THE ACCUSATIONS AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT AND ABUSE.
Rev Thomas Littleton
2-4-2024
WITH THIS NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SBC -TWO ATTORNEYS HAVE RESPONDED THUS:
“Notice it has a count under RICO, i.e., the SBC is a criminal enterprise…”
WITH THIS LAWSUIT- “THE FLOODGATES ARE NOW OPEN.”
Press outlets point out the RICO issue and explain :
RICO (Racketeers Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) ALSO NOTED BY BAPTIST NEWS .
“New lawsuit against SBC and four churches alleges systemic negligence on sexual abuse.”
“In a novel twist, the suit filed part of its claim under the Racketeers Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO. It says the SBC Executive Committee “is an association-in-fact” within the meaning of federal law and “is an ongoing entity (enterprise) that functions as a continuing unit” that “was used as a tool to effectuate defendant(s) pattern of racketeering and use its influence over the local churches.”
Page 16 of the lawsuit :
COUNT IV “The Racketeers Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) 18 U.S.C. Sections 1961-1968
Plaintiffs incorporate each and every allegation contained in all of the above paragraphs of this complaint as if set forth in full herein.
Defendant(s) are “persons” or entities within the meaning of U.S.C. Section 1961(3) who conducted the affairs of the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity in violation of U.S.C. 18 Section 1962.”
THE ACCUSATIONS AND HISTORY.
OPINION OVERVIEW :THE ABUSE IS HORRIBLE- THE RESPONSE AND COVERUP ARE SICKENING- THE CULTURE IS CORRUPT ..BUT THE INVESTIGATION PARTNERS AND THE “SOLUTIONS” OFFER NO HOPE AT ALL TO THE VICTIMS- THE CHURCH OR THE FUTURE OF A DYING DENOMINATION.
The SBC and other denominational churches have had an issue with sex abusers and pedophiles in their ranks for years. Churches in this authors state provide news HEADLINES almost weekly of some new abuser or some pastor or staff member “falling from grace” with a church member. Sadly many of those headlines involve pedophiles abusing children and responses have often been delayed and poorly executed. These isues have already caused opportunity for outside interest to press their agenda’s in the name of “properly responding” to the abuse. With the feminist and #MeToo /cancel culture mixed with critical gender and feminine theology abounding in the mix -biblically faithful ministers and churches face A MULTI-LAYERED AND COMPLEX LANDSCAPE.
THE PUBLICITY AND THE INSIDE MEN,
A CHRONICLE INVESTIGATION
“The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News have added 45 more criminal cases involving Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers to our searchable, online database.”
“In the past 20 years, a disturbing number of Southern Baptists with formal church roles have engaged in sexual misconduct, a new investigation by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News reveals. They were pastors. Deacons. Youth pastors. They left behind more than 700 victims. Read and hear the stories of those victims, and learn the depths of the crimes and misconduct of the church leaders they trusted.”
SBC AND THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE.
The Southern Baptist Convention and the “11th COMMANDMENT “
“Thou shalt not publicly criticize other Southern Baptist leaders.“
NOTICE: WHILE THE SECULAR PRESS WAS BUSY EXPOSING THE ABUSE ISSUE SOME OF THE VERY LEADERS WHO HAD HELPED CULTIVATE THE CULTURE THAT COVERED UP ABUSE BECAME THE VOICES CRYING FOR JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS.
EXAMPLES-
Russell Moore and his mentor Albert Mohler have placed themselves front and center in the #MeToo / #ChurchToo movement and used their voices and media outlets to animate the story and direct the narrative. This included “LEAKED EMAILS” or letters from Russell Moore to then SBC President JD Greear- an accomplice with Moore and Mohler – accusing the SBC leaders in the Executive Committee of covering up the long history of sex abuse and also of rampant “RACISM” in the SBC. All this came as operatives from the Mohler Camp promoted CRT and Intersectionality as “useful analytical tools” with the Gospel in 2019 and rolled out “resources for churches” on abuse along with pushing Beth Moore forward as a possible future SBC President.
It is hard to conclude anything other that these men and some fo their underlings were working from the inside to position churches in the SBC in the vulnerable place they are today. To the level these accusations were/are true , it is also evident to many that Moore , Mohler and others in their circles have their own agenda and alliances with the progressives seeking to overhaul the SBC both politically and culturally . They are seeking to do so with narratives wrapped in Baptist doctrine and “Gospel driven” emotions.
RUSSELL MOORE IS A LONGTIME STUDENT/ EMPLOYEE AT ALBERT MOHLER’S SBTS – A SOUTHERN BAPTIST INSTITUTION.
Moore’s bio reads-
“Russell D. Moore is an American theologian, ethicist and preacher. In June 2021, he became the director of the Public Theology Project at Christianity Today , and on August 4, 2022, was announced as the magazine’s incoming Editor-in-Chief.”
“Moore previously served as president of the Ethics and REligious Liberties Commission, the public-policy arm of the SBC, and at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (led by Albert Mohler since 1993) as dean of the School of Theology, senior vice president for academic administration, and as professor of theology and ethics.”
THE GOSPEL COALITION PROGRESSIVE LEAVEN
BOTH MEN HAVE HELPED DRIVE THE CULTURE OF THE SBC AND A THEOLOGICALLY CLOAKED PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL AGENDA THORUGH THE ERLC AND THE GOSPEL COALITION OF WHICH THEY ARE LONG TIME LEADERS.
The single most divisive entity in the conservative denominational church over the last 15 or so years has been the progressive political agenda driven organization called The Gospel Coalition (TGC) . It has used Calvinist theology and weaponized WOKE justice narratives to drive a guilt and shame laced set of talking points from TGC conferences, web outlets, books.MANY seminaries are under thier sway and, worst of all, thousands of pulpits across the nation and the world.
THIS NEO-CALIVIST ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TGC HELPED PUSH THE WOKE AGENDA ON RACE- LGBTQ AND FEMINISM’S ” #MeToo MOVEMENT .
Russell Moores CT headlines on the SEX ABUSE CRISIS “REPORT” helped place the abuse controversy on the front burner as he was terminated at head of SBC’s ERLC.
“This Is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse”
“The abuse investigation has uncovered more evil than even I imagined.”
RUSSELL MOORE|
“They were right. I was wrong to call sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) a crisis. Crisis is too small a word. It is an apocalypse… The conclusions of the report are so massive as to almost defy summation. It corroborates and details charges of deception, stonewalling, and intimidation of victims and those calling for reform. It includes written conversations among top Executive Committee staff and their lawyers that display the sort of inhumanity one could hardly have scripted for villains in a television crime drama. It documents callous cover-ups by some SBC leaders and credible allegations of sexually predatory behavior by some leaders themselves… ”
OF COURSE -RUSSELL MORE WAS Southern Baptist his entire career UNTIL HE WAS FIRED AND JUMPED SHIP TO Christianity Today as “Public Theologian ” ( whatever that is supposed to be) and later EDITOR.
“The reckoning of the Lord: The Southern Baptist Convention faces the truth.”
June 23, 2022
“I am writing this essay in one of the most difficult moments ever experienced by my beloved denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. Considering the historical roots of the SBC, that is quite a statement, but it is true. It is a moment long in coming and it is not over.”
“Yesterday afternoon, the report produced by the investigative firm Guidepost Solutions concerning sexual abuse in the SBC was released to the public. Along with everyone else, I saw it yesterday for the first time. The report was produced as an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the SBC and the handling of abuse accusations by the denomination’s Executive Committee. The report is devastating, heartbreaking, and infuriating.”
AN EARLIER MOHLER HEADLINE WHEN HIS DISCIPLE MOORE FIRST MADE THE ACCUSATIONS AND ADDRESSED THE “#METOO MOVEMENT IN THE SBC”.
MAY 23 2018
“THE WRATH OF GOD POURED OUT-THE HUMILIATION OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION .
(REALLY? The Wrath of God Poured Out—The Humiliation of the Southern Baptist Convention.” OUR JUST YOUR OWN IN-HOUSE TRAINED ACTIVIST working the issue.)
“The last few weeks have been excruciating for the Southern Baptist Convention and for the larger evangelical movement. It is as if bombs are dropping and God alone knows how many will fall and where they will land.”
“America’s largest evangelical denomination has been in the headlines day after day. The SBC is in the midst of its own horrifying #MeToo moment.”
“At one of our seminaries, controversy has centered on a president (now former president) whose sermon illustration from years ago included advice that a battered wife remain in the home and the marriage in hope of the conversion of her abusive husband. Other comments represented the objectification of a teenage girl. The issues only grew more urgent with the sense that the dated statements represented ongoing advice and counsel.”
“But the issues are far deeper and wider.”
“Sexual misconduct is as old as sin, but the avalanche of sexual misconduct that has come to light in recent weeks is almost too much to bear. These grievous revelations of sin have occurred in churches, in denominational ministries, and even in our seminaries.”
NOTE : THIS IS ALBERT MOHLER’S PUBLIC STATEMENT WHILE HE PRIVATELY BROUGHT IN VICTIMS “ADOVOCATE ” RACHEL DENHOLLANDER AND HER HUSBAND JACOB TO SBTS IN-HOUSE TRAINING.
Note also Jacob’s academic studies which followed THEIR INVITATION from Mohler leading to his obtaining a Masters Degree from Mohler/SBTS as his wife Rachael was becoming one of the central figures in the #Church Too Justice Drive .
An uncomfortable level of critical feminine theory and coordination and narrative development was taking place at Mohler’s SBTS after 2018. Just follow the talking points and the news cycle.
THE MAD SCRAMBLE TO RESPOND.
GUIDEPOST SOLUTIONS : FAITH BASED SUICIDE SOLUTION:
THE SBC’s SUICIDE SOLUTION
THIS INVESTIGATIVE FIRM WHICH BOAST ITSELF TO BE A “MOSAIC OF DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION”, IS EXTREMLY PRO LGBTQ AND CLEARLY HAS A “SOCIAL JUSTICE” AND FEMINIST AGENDA AS IT INVESTIGATES AND COMMITS TO “CULTURE CHANGE” FOR ITS CLIENTS AKA – EMPLOYING CTIRITCAL THEORY IDEOLOGIES TOWARD EMPOWERING WOMEN AND MINORITIES /DE&I . iN THIS CASE THESE TOOLS AND OUTCOMES ARE TO BE APPLIED IN THE SBC.
The mistep of hiring Guidepost Solutions by multiple SBC entities has proven to be controversial and an ongoing trainwreck .
Just before the SBC annual meetings in California 2022- Guidepost Solutions showed its PRIDE commitment for June on social media.
BIBLICAL WARNINGS ARE CLEAR- “CAN TWO WALK /WORK TOGETHER UNLESS THEY ARE AGREED?“
This organization’s value system is in total contrast to the SBC biblical stance on almost EVERY issue and yet SBC leaders have subjected their churches to the investigation. The outcome has been to only deepen accusations and the “SUICIDE SOLUTION” of having PARTNERED WITH an agenda driven organization run by former Federal Agency employees. It has allowed the organization to take control of the future of the largest Protestant Christian Movement” in North America to make it DE&I compliant.
A CLUE AS TO WHY?
(Here is a CLUE to understand this insanity. Do you think it is possible that this organization and the “compliance culture” outcomes and “Solutions” have anything to do with the Faith Based Partnerships and “non discriminatory policies” outlined and required in those grant contracts THE SBC have signed ? So now they are willing to go along with this entire compliance effort to meet the non discrimination DE&I metrics?)
This decision has resulted in a deep dive by the opposition into the SBC’s dirty laundry but it does not end there. A long list of problematic SOLUTIONS are also included like TWO SEX ABUSE TASK FORCE being formed for ongoing agenda driven response , a FAILED DATA BASED of those determined to be”CREDIBLY ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE ” Labeling someone guilty by accusations which are deemed “credible ” by Guidepost Solutions or one of the Task Force made this web DATA BASE a non starter.These FAILED plans also provide evidence of some rampant stupidity and an extremely broken reasoning process behind the Feminist Movement as well as the understanding of liabilites associated wiht accusations and just how the legal system functions in America.The “Guilty ( by accusation) until proven Innocent” approach is an open invitation to lawsuits. Also THE ACCUSED who clear themselves may never RECOVER their reputations from the onslaught of #METOO /CANCEL CULTURE and a RABID SECULAR PRESS. But they can potentially recover “damages” in the courts.
You get the picture of how this stuff plays out and WHY IT PROVIDES NO “SOLUTIONS” FOR EITHER SIDEin the abuse problems. Plus the SBC giving in to the Feminist agenda will take the movement and “cooperating” churches down the same failed part of mainline denominations like Presbyterians, Episcopals and Methodist.
The given answer for the Sex Abuse scandal providing assurance of preventing future abuse , according to the feminist agenda, is to “empower women in leadership”. The problem with this approach is that it is unbiblical and undermines the SBC long standing efforts to remain a “Complementarian ” movement and NOT be forced into an Egalitarian posture on women in leadership .WHY? Because this move always brings the Femenist agenda in full force. In Today’s post #MeToo world this would mean -Take Down – Lawsuits- JUSTICE and Diversity Equity and Inclusion compliance…
The carefully executed strategy in the SBC has already used a variety of authors, new “Centers for Women in Ministry” in the seminaries and the age old work of Janet Fishburn on the ”Idolatry of the Neclear Family” to drive both its agenda and that of the radical racial and LGBTQ activists in the SBC and other movements. Those in the pew do not matter at all in this equasion and many THERE are catching on to this reality.
MORE ON THE LAWSUIT FILED DECEMBER 31ST 2023 IN FEDERAL COURT.
“EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION; FOUNTAIN VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH; FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH; AIRLINE BAPTIST CHURCH; and FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,” Defendant.
“Defendants have maliciously and systematically engaged in covering up and concealing instances of sexual abuse by the church members and employees as a strategy of denying the rights of sexual abuse survivors .”
“Because of the opportunities to develop deep relationships with its members, the 47,000 Baptist churches that make up the Southern Baptist Convention attract many truly caring and giving individuals; however, at the same time, service in the Baptist Church attracts an extraordinary number of sex abusers, molesters and those who take advantage of their position of authority.”
MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE LAWSUIT READS-
“A federal lawsuit brought by alleged abuse victims accuses the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBCEC) of “maliciously and systematically” covering up sexual abuse and seeks $10 million in damages.”
“The suit, filed in a U.S. District Court in Tennessee, also calls out several prominent pastors for being a part of alleged cover-ups. “
“This is one of more than a dozen known lawsuits pending against the SBC or the SBC Executive Committee related to sexual abuse claims.”
KEEP IN MIND THIS LAWSUIT IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY !
THE GREATER PROBLEM IS BEING LOST IN A SHUFFLE OF AGENDAS.
A company which is driving the WOKE Justice and Feminist agenda is NOT going to focus the attention on homosexual issues- on womens roles in afffars and the ANCIENT art of seduction or even on pedophile abuse.The main focus is going to be “oppressed women and minorities” who “suffer because of the systems of male dominated power which need to be taken down”.
There is no place for the Gospel or forgiveness or redemption in this agenda which is the one being served.
CONCLUSION
The SBC’s days are likely numbered and it is on its way out. Its own Lifeway Resources confirm that between 2021 and 2022 nearly half a million people stopped attending SBC churches withdrawing their memberships. Boast by the SBC years ago of over 16 million members are now down to below 14 million but actual WEEKLY ATTENDANCE numbers are well below 4 million. The SBC is dying and it mostly dying from self inflicted wounds.
From The 80’s Church Growth Movement – to the 90s Seeker Freindly – to the Neo-Calvinist /Reformed theological turned progressive political movement -to the Obama era Faith Based Partnerships and tons of government $$$$ flooding in from FEMA and DHS and HHS other agencies- to TODAY- the SBC has set itself up to fail. AND the “Sucide Solution” of the Sex Abuse Investigation and hiring of Guidepost/Faithbased Solutions Feminist and Jutice driven agenda has he SBC is PRETTY MUCH DONE IN by its own HANDS -charting the course for its own demise.
Many leaders are fools and blind to the agendas they have aligned the churches with while others are complicit and allied with it. Many preachers, not just Southern Baptist,have built houses on their egos and earthly wisdom and strategies and ideologies made of straw, wood and stubble.
The Axe is being laid to the root and the fires of divine judgement are kindled .
1ST CORINTHIANS 3:
9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
THESE ARE SAD DAYS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE LORD WHO REMIAN IN SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCHES BUT LITTLE OF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH REAL CONSIDERATION FOR THEM OR FOR THE GOSPEL ON THE PART OF PRESENT LEADERSHIP.
1 Peter 4:17
17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
But remeber the rest -unbelivers be warned and believers take heart.
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
HEBREWS 12 :
25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
AS NEWS BECAME PUBLIC ABOUT FORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT CECILE RICHARD’S DIAGNOSIS OF BRAIN CANCER JUST AS HER FIRST GRANDCHILD WAS BORN-RUSSELL MOORE WAS BEING FURTHER EXPOSED FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN LEFTIST FUNDED “POLITICAL BIBLE STUDY” DEVELOPMENT WITH “REDEEMING BABEL/ AFTER THE PARTY”. CORRECT -YOU REALLY CANNOT MAKE THIS INSANITY UP.
THE UNTHINKABLE REALITY OF MOORE’S ALLIANCES SURFACE.
In 2021 after being forced OUT as the Southern Baptist chief ethicist at the Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission (ERLC ) Russell Moore joined former Obama White House and Campaign advisor in the University of Chicago based “Institute of Politics” as a Fellow / lecturer of the political think tank.
NOTE- THIS AXELROD /MOORE ALLIANCE WAS REPORTED BY TPOS IN OCOBER 2021.
MORE ON THE AXELROD THINK TANK AND TWO STAR FELLOWS/ LECTURERS
David Axelrod
Board of Advisors Chair
Founding Director of the Institute of Politics.
Our Impact Through the Years
“The nonpartisan Institute of Politics is committed to fostering in our students a passion for public service and active engagement in our democracy.”
“Our team is committed to fostering a culture of free expression, civil discourse and a spirit of public service.”
SPRING AND FALL 2021 FELLOWS OF INSTITUTE OF POLITICS INCLUDE CHRISTINAITY TODAY EDITOR RUSSELL MOORE AND FORMER PLANNED PARENTHOOD /CURRENT PRO ABORTION ACTIVIST CECILE RICHARDS.
Russell Moore
Public Theologian & Director of the Public Theology Project at Christianity Today
“Evangelical Religion in American Politics & Culture”
“This seminar series will examine the complicated relationship between American religion – especially in its evangelical Protestant form – and the current political and cultural landscape. We will explore. Special attention will be given to the contexts and controversies around race, gender and nationalism as well as to the ways that secularization, globalization and internal changes within American religious communities could change in the years to come.”
Seminar One | The Varieties of American Evangelicalism
Seminar Two | Evangelical Christianity & the Culture Wars
Seminar Three | Evangelical Christianity & Electoral Politics
Seminar Four | Evangelical Christianity & Science
Seminar Five | Evangelical Christianity & American Pluralism
Seminar Six | Evangelical Christianity & Racial Justice
“Cecile Richards is a national leader for women’s rights and social and economic justice, and a co-founder of Supermajority – a new organization fighting for gender equity. She is the author of New York Times bestseller Make Trouble. As President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund for 12 years, Richards worked to increase affordable access to reproductive health care and to build a healthier and safer world for women and young people. After starting her career as a labor organizer, working with women earning the minimum wage, she went on to start her own grassroots organizations, and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. In 2011 and 2012, she was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Richards is a frequent speaker and commentator on politics and progressive issues. She and her husband, Kirk Adams, have three children and live in New York City.”
Seminars
“Women on the Front Lines”
“More than 100 years after the ratification of the 19th amendment, women are arguably the most vibrant political force in America. In the 2020 elections, women dominated the political primary season and were the overwhelming majority of voters in November. The current Congress has the highest number of women serving in history, and thousands of women in the last four years have raised their hand to run for office.”
“And yet. The United States still ranks 106th in gender representation, compared with other countries (CFR, 2020). Women earn less than men in the same jobs, and much less for women of color. The pandemic has resulted in women falling back to 1988 levels of workforce participation. And the lack of fundamental supports - affordable childcare, paid family leave, maternity benefits - are making it harder for many women to return to their jobs. Join Cecile Richards for a series of conversations with women on the front lines, where she will explore the political engagement of women in the United States, the change they are working for, and the forecast for what is ahead.”
Seminar One | Women Voters & What’s Driving Them in 2021
Seminar Two | Women in the Media: Who Tells the Story?
Seminar Three | Women & the Pandemic: What They Need to Recover
Seminar Four | Shaking Up Congress: Women in Charge
Seminar Five | Enough: The Latinx Factor, Women & Politics
Seminar Six | The Future of Reproductive Freedom
Seminar Seven | All Politics is Local
Seminar Eight | Changing the Face of Power
“Thirty-six years ago, EMILY’s List was founded to elect pro-choice Democratic women to office. Today, women represent nearly 40 percent of the Democratic caucus in Congress, thousands of women have been trained as candidates, and sister organizations have been created at the state level to support local candidates. Following Donald Trump’s election in 2016, over 46,000 women raised their hands to be trained to run for office.”
“For the past 11 years, Stephanie Schriock has served as president of EMILY’s List, dramatically expanding its reach and impact. Stephanie lived through the heartbreak of the 2016 election as well as the historic election of Kamala Harris as Vice President. Prior to running the organization, Stephanie managed the successful Senate campaigns of Senator Jon Tester, Montana, and former Senator Al Franken. She recently published Run to Win: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World. Join us to hear from the most experienced person in America about how and why we must elect more women to office.”
Russell Moore is not he only face of the current IDENTITY CRISIS among Southern Baptist and at publications like Christianity Today. These evangelical leaders may claim to TRUST and follow JESUS and adhere to a Biblical moral /gospel driven presence in the culture BUT “in works they deny the Lord who bought them” daily. Moore is one of the more obvious and exposed but his mentor Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, still often escapes his involvement and compromise with his theological reputation intact. Yet all these mens days and days are being numbered and God is weighing them in the balance and they are being found …WANTING .
Daniel 5:25-27
25 “And this is the inscription that was written:
MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; 27 TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting;
AS REPORTED HERE AT TPOS IN MARCH 2023 THREE MAJOR VOICES OF THE PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT HAVE BEEN TARGETING EVANGELICALS POLITICS AND SEEKING TO MOVE THEM AWAY FROM TRUMP AND INTO THE HANDS OF THE LEFT.
NOW THOSE EFFORTS ARE FOCUSING ON CHRISTIAN POLITICAL “BIBLE STUDIES” FUNDED BY MOORE’S OLD PARTNERS AT NEW AGE FETZER INSTITUTE, ROCKEFELLER, TEMPLETON AND MORE.
Rev Thomas Littleton
1/28/2024
A recent First Things article points out MORE of the current activities of Curtis Chang and his “Redeeming Babel” political band wagon. Along with Russell Moore and David French Change is continuing to promote his “Towards a Better Christian Politics” which was launched in March 2023 at the Trinity Forum event BY the same title.
NOTE – Chang and these partners have also ridden the “Pandemic Political ” train including the VAX push… until it went out of fashion after reality set in on many Americans. Today Changs VAX link is removed and a dead link error remains in it’s place. BUT the political messaging coninues forward ramping up just in time for the 2024 election cycle.
(““In partnership with Redeeming Babel, The Trinity Forum invites you to join us for an Evening Conversation at the National Press Club on Tuesday, March 21st from 6:30 – 8:30 pm with Curtis, David, and Russell to explore the challenges faced by church leaders and to discuss how communities of faith can cultivate, articulate, and embody a deeply faithful pursuit of justice for the common good. “)
“REDEEMING BABEL INC. (RB) DEVELOPS THEOLOGICAL CONTENT TO GUIDE CHRISTIANS IN THEIR LIFE IN THE SECULAR WORLD. THE RANGE OF TOPICS COVERED BY RB CONTENT WILL BE VAST, BUT WILL GENERALLY CENTER AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH AND PUBLIC/SECULAR LIFE. OUR FOUNDATIONAL WORK IS A THEOLOGY OF INSTITUTIONS WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHRISTIANS SEE THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE BROADER SECULAR WORLD, FROM GOVERNMENT TO CORPORATIONS TO LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AS PART OF GOD’S CREATION AND PLAN FOR HOW PEOPLE ACT COLLECTIVELY AND COOPERATIVELY TO ACCOMPLISH GOOD THINGS IN THE WORLD”
Redeeming Babel, with these left leaning political pundits dressed up as theologians, continue their Third Way political push only now they have added AN EXPANDED POLITICAL CURRICULUM AND POLITICAL “BIBLE STUDY” titled “The After Party.
NOTE : IS IT AT ALL POSSIBLE THAT THESE THREE GUYS WHO CLAIM TO BE BIBLICALLY CENTERED BELIEVERS REALLYTHINK THAT FAR LEFT FUNDERS WANT TO HELP CHRISTIANS BETTER UNDERSTAND POLITICS IN AMERICA AND BE BETTER VOTERS?
IN A WORD- “UNLIKELY “…OR PERHAPS IN REALITY “NO WAY THESE EXPERIENCED PUNDITS THINK THAT COULD BE THE INTENTION OF THESE FUNDERS”.
The After Party Redeeming Babel, Inc. “Political tensions have already fractured many churches, and many local Christian leaders feel like they lack the resources to deal with the political complexities of the day. Even more so, in the Evangelical church, national voices are generally heeded on many political and social issues more than local leaders. The After Party provides pastors and small group leaders with the resources to transition the conversation away from the polarizing topics at the national stage to the local context of loving one’s neighbor. The After Party will influence conservative Evangelicals with a key Biblically-grounded message: the “how” of political engagement matters more to God than the “what” of policy outcomes. It will launch this message and strategy in Ohio, a battleground state with a politically divided Evangelical community. Project partners include the state’s largest Evangelical church, a representative of the typical small-midsize church, multiple Christian colleges, and other key local networks.”
“We need to radically recenter on Jesus.”
“We don’t have all the answers, but we know we have lost our way. As Christians, we must confront toxic polarization and heal our broken politics. As we rebuild, we have a perfect example. Jesus refused to be defined by the politics of his day, and he calls us to be salt and light for our world as well.”
“Our identity in Christ is far more important than any political party. But separating our Christian identity from our political one can be challenging. That’s what we’re here to explore together.”
“About Redeeming Babel”
“Curtis Chang founded Redeeming Babel in 2019 to address three underlying theological problems driving the chaos and confusion of our current world. These three problems damage Christians in their interior, institutional, and societal selves:”
a mistaken spirituality of anxiety (interior)
a missing theology of organizations (institutional)
a misshapen approach to politics (societal)
“Since its inception, Redeeming Babel has woven insights at all three levels and guided Christian engagement with the broader world. For example, in 2021, we founded and spearheaded Christians and the Vaccine, the leading national effort to persuade vaccine hesitant evangelicals. Our efforts addressed the anxiety felt by millions stemming from a distrust in institutions and countered the toxic politicization of a public health solution.”
“Our theologically rich approach is accessible to all Christians through online courses, short videos, the Good Faith podcast (Curtis Chang with friends), and a blog. Our current initiative, The After Party: Towards Better Christian Politics, equips evangelicals to pursue a biblically faithful approach to politics that offers a hopeful alternative to the polarization currently besetting so many communities.”
REDEEMING BABEL LIST AMONG ITS PARTNERS”
THE TRINITY FORUM- (OS GUINNESS THINK TANK HAS BEEN SWERVING LEFT FOR YEARS AND MOORE IS AMONG ITS FELLOWS.)
CHRISTIANITY TODAY (WHERE MOORE IS EDITOR AFTER BEING CANNED BY ERLC)
THE CCCU -THE COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON EVERY SOCIAL ISSUE .
UNDIVIDED-(Activating communities for racial healing and justice.) SUMS IT UP
ONE AMERICA MOVEMENT-(partners with faith communities across religious, political, and racial divides to confront toxic polarization in our society.)
THE “New Pluralist” BIBLE STUDY FUNDING COMES FROM THE FAR LEFT INCLUDING NEW AGE POLITICAL THINK TANK “FETZER INSTITUTE”TEMPLETON/ ROCKEFELLER BROTHERS / EBAY FOUNDER DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORTING ARM /OTHERS OF THE LEFT.
“The funders who have joined forces to launch this collaborative have each supported work toward this vision.”
“We have distinct priorities and divergent ideological views, and we see our differences as an essential feature of a healthy democracy and effective philanthropy. We share a belief in the urgency of fostering new pluralism in America, and we are committed to embracing pluralist values and behaviors in our work with each other and with the field.”
FETZER INSTITUTE AND ITS PAST HISTORY WITH RUSSELL MOORE AND THE SBC/ERLC
(“This report was supported by the Fetzer Institute to contribute to a healthy democracy in America. The Fetzer Institute is devoted to “helping build the spiritual foundation for a loving world.”)
“The ERLC just released its “Civility Report ” called the “Faith and Healthy Democracy” in Sept 26th 2019 . The White Paper is by ERLC Fellow Paul Miller a professor of the Practice of International Affairs Georgetown University and a long time Intelligence Analyst working in international affairs, political theory, culture, and theology. Before coming to Georgetown Miller worked for Rand Corporation .”
“The Civility Report is based on polls and research conducted by Lifeway and its “interviewees ” reads like a who’S who from The Gospel Coalition and the usual suspects of Russell Moore “cultural and political engagement” ideologist . Guys like Michael Wear, Jonathan Leeman , Jemar Tisby , Bruce Ashford, Colon Hansen and others from TGC grace every page with the standard TGC political rhetoric .”
TEMPLETON IS ALREADY FUNDING INTERFAITH DIALOG AND MERGING FAITH AND SCIENCE TO WEAKEN BIBLICAL FIDELITY AMONG EVANGELICALS
TPOS website contains MANY research articles exposing the Templeton Foundation funding and its progressive and globalist agenda among evangelicals – like this example on the infiltration of Christian education with interfaith dialog from June 2022-
THE ROCKEFELLER CONNECTION–THE NEW PLURALIST FUNDING “THE AFTER PARTY” POLITICALLY FOCUSED “BIBLE STUDIES”.
“In May 2022, New Pluralists announced our first major investment – $10 million to support local leaders, networks, and community groups who are addressing divisive forces in their neighborhoods, towns, and counties. We wanted to learn how healing happens when it reflects the unique histories, cultures, and desires of diverse communities. .”
OMIDYAR /EBAY FOUNDER AND THE LEFT
“Empowering people around the world”
“Founded by Pierre and Pam Omidyar, The Omidyar Group is a diverse collection of companies, organizations and initiatives, each guided by its own approach, but all united by a common desire to catalyze social impact. Our approach is grounded in the Omidyars’ belief that we are all part of a global community, and that the impact of our individual choices reaches far beyond our own lives. When these choices are positive, we believe they foster a thriving world where people are free to act on their inherent capabilities, and are supported by institutions that are accountable, responsive, and just.”
CONCLUSION
WHAT KIND OF “THEOLOGiAN” would think that these funders are interested in helping the church to build bible studies? What kind of fool would not grasp that anything these funders touch would be impregnated with their globalist and progressive ideologies and infected with their new age beliefs and hatred for the Living God, THE BIBLE and the Gospel?
ANSWER? Considering Russell Moore -it would appear that this “Theologian ” who spent over 30 years in training and employed by the Southern Baptist Convention at the flagship SBC seminary “Southern Baptist Theological Seminary / SBTS and at its Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission as Southern Baptist head ethicist and lobbiest. Moore presents himself as a true believer.
Lest we forget – we have Albert Mohler to thank for this kind of Theologian like Russell Moore who was educated, employed and been promoted by his mentor Dr. Albert Mohler for more than 30 years.
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary presented the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award to Russell D. Moore at the seminary’s June 15 alumni luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting.
“Russ Moore has already made history and there is much history still to be written. He has madeSouthern Seminary proud in so many different ways,” said Mohler, who also presented Moore a commemorative plaque. “It is high time that we make this presentation and celebrate Russ Moore as Alumnus of the Year of the institution very proud to claim him as our own.”
REPUBLISHED HERE IN FULL DR. R ALBERT MOHLER’S HIGH PRAISE OF HIS DISCIPLE IN 2013 AS MOORE ASCENDED THE PRESIDENTS SEAT AT THE ERLC…AN 8 YEAR DISASTER FOR SOUTHERN BAPTIST AND EVANGELICALS EVERYWHERE BEFORE MOORE WAS FINALLY RELELASED BY ERLC BOARD.
“An Address Delivered in the City of Washington, D.C. upon the Inauguration of Russell D. Moore as President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Capitol Hill Baptist Church by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Without a providential understanding of time and history, one is left with the affirmation that human affairs are often guided by a series of very happy coincidences. At just the right time, the right leader emerges to fill a crucial need. The intersection of an individual life and a demonstrable need meet in a moment and in a person. We celebrate just such an intersection today, but I am not able to describe it as a coincidence. I believe that the providence of God is today demonstrated in the intersection of a man and a moment—in the inauguration of Russell D. Moore as President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
First, I point to the character and giftedness of this man. I can remember the very first conversation I had with Russell Moore. In that first meeting, I caught a glimpse of his intelligence, his conviction, and his ambitions. I knew then that he was out to change the world, but that his first loyalty and constant horizon is not this world, but the world that is already but not yet—in other words, not the kingdoms of this world but the Kingdom of our God and of His Christ.
His intellect is first rate, as is his scholarship. He came as a Doctor of Philosophy student and transformed his doctoral dissertation into a manifesto for kingdom ministry and cultural engagement. His intelligence is energetic and his wit always on hand. To talk with Russ is to enter into a world of ideas undergirded by conviction and footnoted with readings.
He is not merely fascinated by ideas, he is a true public intellectual. He belongs to that class of thinkers who are not merely collectors of ideas but movers of minds. He is a master of communicating those ideas and he knows how to make truth come alive as a living force.
He is one of the most natural conversationalists I have ever encountered. He is like the Victorians who could enter any room and join the conversation and immediately add to it. He is a voracious reader who is a walking bibliography and a library on legs. He comes alive when a book or an idea or a problem or a personality comes to attention.
Amitai Etzioni has distinguished between two classes of public intellectuals: those who are generalists (who can speak about anything intelligently) and those who are disciplinary (who can speak with unique authority within a specific field). Russ combines the best of both. He can talk about almost anything; but he talks with the authority of one who knows of what he speaks.
Above all, Russell Moore is a Christian thinker. In this construction, “Christian” operates as a noun, not as an adjective. He does not merely think like a Christian, he thinks as a Christian. His personal commitment to Christ, to the total truthfulness and trustworthiness of the Word of God, and to the faith once for all delivered to the saints is clear and tested. He is a defender of the faith and a Christian intellectual who dearly and deeply loves the Christian faith.
Russell Moore is a Baptist by conviction and a Southern Baptist by passion. He is a member of the tribe who transcends tribalism. He is not a Baptist by accident. His commitment to the free church in a free state and to the elegant simplicity of Baptist ecclesiology is clear. He is a conversionist and a churchman. He is deeply committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to the Great Commission. He knows the Southern Baptist Convention and he loves Southern Baptists with an eyes-open love. Thus, he can lead Southern Baptists. The late Carlyle Marney once said of Southern Baptists, “We may not be much but we are many.” Russ Moore is representative of a generation of leaders needed to make much of many.
He is, as no less than Augustine described the Christian teacher, one who is passionately committed to truth because he stakes his life on this truth and is himself transformed by this truth. He is, as our common mentor Carl F. H. Henry would define, a Christian thinker who is unreservedly committed to the totality of the comprehensive truth claim of the Christian world and life view.
All that, and he has a sense of humor. Russ Moore has an ear for irony and a readiness to be found joyful. Like G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, he knows that the deepest truths reveal the deepest joys, even as the reality of our human foibles reveals humor, whether we like it or not. Like Flannery O’Connor, he has an eye for the bare reality of truth, knowing, as Flannery would remind us, “Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
He is a leader who knows how to run a great enterprise. At a very early age he became Dean of the School of Theology at the mother seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, serving also as its Senior Vice President for Academic Administration. His reputation as a leader is well attested. He is a leader, an administrator, and an energetic catalyst for good. At the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission he comes to a work well established and much respected. He will build it and take it into the future.
He is also a faithful husband and a compassionate father. To know Russ is to know that he is the husband of Maria, and the father of Benjamin, Timothy, Samuel, Jonah, and Taylor. He finds joy in his home, and he has a joyful home in which to establish his life, both public and private. His dependence upon Maria is transparent, as is his joy in his sons.
He is a theologian of conviction, a leader of great ability, a teacher of righteousness, a preacher of rare ability and power, and a thinker who knows how and when and where to think out loud. He is an ethicist by reflex, by training, and by experience. He is a colleague with whom I have spent countless hours in joyful conversation and gone through times of trial and great challenge. I know what he is made of. I know where he comes from. I know who he is. I know his ambitions. He is not a self-made man, but a man well made for these times.
So we know the man, but what of the times? Twenty-five years ago, Carl Henry warned:
Our generation is lost to the truth of God, to the reality of divine revelation, to the content of God’s will, to the power of his redemption, and to the authority of His Word. For this loss it is paying dearly in a swift relapse to paganism. The savages are stirring again; you can hear them rumbling and rustling in the tempo of our times.[1]
The last quarter century since Henry’s statement of our crisis has brought no reversal of the trends he observed. To the contrary, the formerly Christian West is, in many sectors, so thoroughly secularized that it now has no consciousness of even being so. The Christian truth claim was reduced to a Christian memory, and now even that memory is gone. Our confidence in American exceptionalism is now fully shaken. If anything, America now seems to be secularizing in a delayed pattern, as compared to Europe, but perhaps even faster on its present course. As the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor reminds us, for millions of people in our civilization, and especially among the elites, belief in God is now, according to their own thinking, virtually impossible.
Many decades ago, the Quaker philosopher Elton Trueblood identified America as a “cut-flower civilization”—its flower cut off from the only source of its sustenance. Those roots have further receded from the cultural horizon.
We are now in the midst of a moral revolution marked by a comprehensive scope and velocity that are perhaps without precedent in human experience. We find ourselves looking at a moral world that is changing right before our eyes, and many Christians seem both bewildered and fearful—precisely because they are.
But the real crisis is not in the world, but in the church. More than sixty years ago, Carl Henry (whose 100th birthday we would mark this year), reminded the evangelicals of that day that the failure was ours before it was a failure in the world.
It was the failure of Fundamentalism to work out a positive message within its own framework, and its tendency instead to take further refuge in a despairing view of world history, that cut off the pertinence of evangelicalism to the modern global crisis. The really creative thought, even if done in a non-redemptive context, was now being done by non-evangelical spokesmen.[2]
Through this analysis of the problem, what Henry called The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism, he called evangelicals to a new mode of cultural and intellectual engagement.
“There is a rising tide of reaction in Fundamentalism today—a reaction born of uneasy conscience and determined no longer to becloud the challenge of the Gospel in modern times,” Henry wrote. “It is a reaction to which the best minds of evangelicalism are bending their effort these days, convinced that no synthesis is more relevant than modern frustration and biblical redemptionism.”[3]
In other words, he saw a generation coming, and he saw the likes of Russell Moore on the horizon. We dare not underestimate the challenges before us. We are living in a cut-flower civilization. There is a new paganism growing rapidly around us. There are threats to human life and human flourishing at every hand. We do see the ramparts of the family and the faith being both scaled and taken down. Religious liberty is under direct threat and we find ourselves in a moment of great civilizational peril. The culture of death is now institutionalized and made more ominous yet by technology. America has grown more polarized within and seems to be without a clear sense of itself within the international order. The most fundamental, essential, and pre-political institutions of human life and culture are now up for radical revision to the point of destruction. The scale of the crisis defies exaggeration.
And yet, these are precisely the conditions for optimal Christian witness. Under these conditions, the keenest edge of Christian thinking is soon evident and the operation of a genuinely Christian mind is transformative. The church is revealed to be what we know it to be, the kingdom community of the blood-bought, deployed in this world even as we belong truly to the world to come. This is no time for the weak-kneed or for weak thinking. These times call forth the deepest level and highest quality of Christian thinking, cultural engagement, Gospel-mindedness, strategic ambition, and churchly demonstration.
We do not choose our times, but this is a time for choosing. In the last era of the Roman Empire, Bishop Augustine chose to find his bearings for the City of Man within the greater love of the City of God. A time of crisis can bring us to surrender and lose heart, or it can produce The City of God or the Letter from Birmingham Jail.
I think Russ Moore’s legendary love of country music will serve him well. He knows how to speak of brokenness answered with hope and mercy. And he knows, as Johnny Cash would remind us, “there’s a man goin’ round, taking names.”
In 1 Chronicles 12:32, we read of the men of the tribe of Issachar, “who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.” We know Russell Moore as a man from Mississippi. I think he is really a man from Issachar. I think he has an understanding of the times, and he knows what God’s people ought to do.
The man and the moment have come together and, like you, I don’t for a moment believe it is a coincidence.”
FACT CHECKS ARE REALLY NOT VERY ENTERTAINING AND THE RESULTS MOST OFTEN DISAPPOINT BUT BIBLICAL CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS ARE LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP AND VOICES WHO NOT ONLY SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR BUT WHO REALLY BELIEVE IT THEMSELVES. ALL TOO OFTEN THE FUNDING BEHIND THE NETWORKS TELL A VERY DIFFERENT STORY FROM THE TALKING POINTS.
Rev Thomas Littleton
1/18/2024
Since FOX News, Tucker Carlson’s former network home, blew itself out of the conservative collective trust during the 2020 election night coverage, things have continued to decline for the FOX faux conservative network. Once people knew that the son of the networks founder had dumped some $100 million plus toward Democratic party campaign causes including the Biden campaign, a light bulb came on for many conservative and Evangelical voters. The money gained from marketing to the profitable conservative base and personal politics of FOX ownership were used to fund the opposition resulting in the excited early call of the Presidential race AGAINST the candidate of the FOX viewership. BETRAYAL IS THE FIRST AND LASTING WORD USED TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING SHARED BY MILLIONS OF FORMER FOX FOLLOWERS.
NOTE The reality check on TUCKER CARLSON’S FORMER BOSS at Fox news 2020 funding. Journalist ( if you can call them journalist ) iberals at NBC confrimed the following-
“James Murdoch, one of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s sons, quietly invested $100 million in his nonprofit foundation, Quadrivium, which then gave a chunk of the money to political groups in the 2020 election cycle.”James Murdoch, one of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s sons, quietly invested $100 million in his nonprofit foundation, Quadrivium, which then gave a chunk of the money to political groups in the 2020 election cycle.
The $100 million donation marks the couple’s largest known contribution to Quadrivium, which they launched in 2014, or any political effort.
James and Kathryn Murdoch have largely backed nonpartisan and Democratic-leaning causes.
Murdoch have used their cash and influence to become a political power couple in a fractured Washington.
They have also focused some of their efforts on opposing President Donald Trump.
In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Kathryn Murdoch discussed how she and her husband became involved with what she describes as standing up for democracy reform.
In 2020, Murdoch and his wife each donated US$615,000 to the Biden Campaign
the couple have three children, Anneka (born 2003), Walter (born 2004), and Emerson (born 2008). Kathryn works for the Clinton Climate Iniative, a charitable foundation set up by the former U.S. president, Bill Clinton in 2006. In 2013, the couple launched Quadrivium Foundation. Murdoch also donated money to the Clinton Foundation the nonprofit organization run by Chelsea, Bill, and Hillary Clinton.
CONCLUSION: BASED UPON HIS YEARS AT FOX- TUCKER APPEARS TO HAVE A HIGH TOLERANCE FOR WORKING WITH /FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LESS THAN CONSERVATIVE VALUES.
TUCKER CARLSON ANNOUNCED HIS NEW NETWORK .
“Something big is coming. You can feel it. Everybody can. The next twelve months are going to be a wild time – like nothing any of us has ever seen. How are you going to respond to the chaos? The first step is knowing what’s happening.
Big media companies won’t help. Their job is to manipulate you. The government? Come on.
We’ve decided we need something new, something relentlessly honest that the corporate gatekeepers can’t touch. That’s why we’ve built a company called Tucker Carlson Network to provide facts and honesty to you every day.
WILL TUCKER CARLSON SPEAK TO CONCERNS ABOUT HIS DEMOCRATIC MUSLIM INVESTORS INFLUENCE? NOT LIKELY!
TUCKER’S FUNDING SOURCE LOOKS LIKE A SET UP FOR A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF THE FOX NEWS REALITY CHECK.
(ACCORDING TO AXIOS AND “THE HILL ” REPORTS LAST FALL)
“Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million to grow his media company, a source familiar with the deal tells Axios.”Tucker Carlson has raised $15 million to grow his media company, a source familiar with the deal tells Axios.”
“The big picture: Carlson’s new venture is expected to center around video. Some of that will be shared via social platforms like X, but he’ll also launch his own website and app, as Axios previously reported.
Carlson’s owned and operated platforms may include a subscription paywall.
Details: The money comes from 1789 Capital, which was founded by banker Omeed Malik to invest in “anti-ESG” companies.
1789 Capital’s investment is structured as a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity), which will allow Carlson to convert it into equity when he later raises money at a set valuation.
Malik and Carlson have a long history, as the former banker once backed The Daily Caller, which Carlson co-founded in 2010. Malik also led a blank check company that acquired PublicSq, an “anti-woke” online marketplace that recently struck an ad deal with Carlson worth more than $1 million.
The Wall Street Journal, which first broke the news of the investment, notes that Carlson’s company is registered in Nevada under the name Last Country Inc.
The big picture: Carlson is currently embroiled in a legal battle with his former employer Fox News over a breach of his contract after he exited the network in April.
His new venture includes Carlson’s former executive producer at Fox News Justin Wells, and Neil Patel, a former advisor to then-Vice President Dick Cheney and the Daily Caller’s current publisher.”
SO THE DAILY CALLER INVOLVEMENT BRINGS WITH IT A MUSLIM AMERICAN DEMOCRAT CAPITOL MANAGER/ A PENCE CAMPAIGN AND CHENEY MACHINE OPERATIVES …
SOUNDING LIKE A RINO-FEST MORE THAN CONSERVATIVE NEW OUTLET?
(THE HILL REPORTED ON OMEED MALIK WHEN HE BOUGHT A MINORITY SHARE IN DAILY CALLER IN AUGUST OF 2020)
NY Democrat Omeed Malik joins Daily Caller as minority investor, contributing editor
“New York Democrat Omeed Malik has joined the Daily Caller as a minority investor and contributing editor, The Hill has confirmed.”
“The former Merrill Lynch hedge fund managing director cited an “imperative” need for “people with diverse backgrounds across the ideological spectrum” to “discuss ideas freely” and “avoid echo chambers” that result in “confirmation bias” in explaining his decision. “
“Malik, 41, currently co-hosts a weekly digital program with Daily Caller Senior White House Correspondent Christian Datoc called “Wall Street Meets Washington.”
MALIK’S HISTORY AND POLITICS CONFIRMED BY DAILY CALLER FOUNDER PATEL.
“Daily Caller Publisher and Editor Neil Patel ( who was Carlsons college roommate at Trinity College CT. and co-founder with Carlson at Daily Caller ) said Malik being “a lifelong Democrat” and “a Muslim American son of immigrants” on the Daily Caller team will help provide “multi-dimensional perspectives.”
“This is not about conservative versus liberal. It’s about providing a free speech, independent media alternative to the dominant corporate media with its increasingly bland corporate news products,” he said. “Omeed Malik shares this vision. As a lifelong Democrat, a hugely successful Wall Street veteran with both legal and political experience and a Muslim American son of immigrants, Omeed is committed to bringing new voices to Daily Caller.”
“The Daily Caller, which attracts primarily a conservative audience, was co-founded by Patel and current Fox News host Tucker Carlson in 2010.”
THIS IS SOUNDING LIKE “THE NEW FOX” AS THE DAILY CALLER BRAIN TRUST JOIN IN THE NEW TUCKER CARLSON NETWORK .
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM IMPACTS WHERE THE NARRATIVE GOES!
CONCLUSION
From the Hill article on Daily Caller:
“Malik donated to President Trump in 2019 but has also donated to several Democrats, according to OpenSecrets.org, including Hillary Clinton in 2015, Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). Malik also hosted a fundraiser for Gabbard in 2019.”
MORE IN CONCLUSION
Fox News and many other “Conservative” news outlets are actually promoting Libertarian “Free Market” Friedrich August von Hayek ideology with progressive political social stances as the “new conservatism”. Many of the Fox regulars like Charlie Kirk are doing the same.The younger generation of GOP and moderate politically engage seem to not only fail to recognize the difference but also find enjoyment in helping undermine the “Reagan Era” politics of their conservative parents and granparents with a”more inclusive, copassionate, pluralistic society”, critical theory laced libertarianism wearing a thin layer of conservative talking point veneer. It is a sad deception and with little effort has actually moved the entire stance of many “left of center” on social issues.
The VERY same thing is happening in Conservative Christian seminaries and is therefore flooding a rebranded / false-labeled Libertarianism mingled with progressive social policy and Commuitarianism into the pulpits and churches of America with little resistance. Missions organizations and parachurch ministries are equally compromised.
With his old associations and his long tolerance for his former employers politics and mingled values- coupled with the SEED MONEY for the new Tucker Carlson Network coming from a Democrat Muslim America’s firm- Tucker does not appear to be a trustworthy source for anyone looking for news from a truly convictially conservative perspective. Evangelical conservatives in particular appear to NEED to keep searching and not be taken in by the same old song and dance…and duplicity. Keep your convictions. Dump your networks and trade in your pundits. Stay with the one unchanging TRUTH…GOD’s WORD to inform your worldview and your engagement.
EXCERPTS FROM THE NEW WEA/WEF COLLABORATION ARE PRESENTED FOR OVERVIEW DETAILING WHERE THE EVANGELICAL LEADERSHIP IS SEEKING TO TAKE THE CHURCH WITH INTERFAITH- UN/ WEF/ GLOBALIST PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION.
Rev Thomas Littleton
1/17/2024
PLEASE REVIEW THIS ARTICLE FIRST BEFORE LOOKING INTO THE DETAILS BELOW ON WEA/ WEF COLLABORATION KNOWN AS “FAITH IN ACTION “.
“FAITH IN ACTION: RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN THE POLYCRISIS“
“This insight report reflects on how global leaders are exploring partnerships with faith actors through eight faith-based partnership case studies – on the environment, health, resilience and technology governance – and considers ways leaders can explore meaningful cooperation with faith actors at a time of deepening polarization and distrust in societies.”
“Global leaders cannot afford to ignore the impact of religion and spirituality on today’s interconnected challenges. Eighty-five per cent of people worldwide adhere to a religious or spiritual tradition, impacting how they define their values and participate in communities, workplaces and societies.”
“Faith actors, from traditional religious institutions to interfaith organizations to faith-motivated investors, are tackling common challenges through partnerships with businesses, government and other stakeholders, exploring original approaches to working for mutual benefit and avoiding “faith washing” *. Many business leaders are using their faith fluency to explore innovative partnerships with faith actors to achieve meaningful engagement and impact.”
*(Faithwashing refers to when a state or organization appeal to interfaith dialogue in order to deflect attention from its harmful practices.)
COMPLETE WITH DISCLAIMER
.”Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.”
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“Eighty-five per cent (85%) of the world’s population adhere to a religious or spiritual tradition with significant impact on how they define their values and how they participate in their communities, workplaces and societies. For most of the world today, religion and spirituality continue to inform what a good life is and how to best think about the challenges faced by families, nations and the world. For global leaders, underestimating the ongoing influence and role of religion in society can lead to missed opportunities for greater positive impact in multi-faith societies and significant oversights in understanding how religion and spirituality interact in the complex societal challenges happening today. Indeed, a number of faith actors (from traditional religious institutions to inter-faith organizations to faith-motivated investors) are working in partnership with businesses and other global stakeholders to address key challenges in the current polycrisis – economic, environmental, geopolitical and technological. Several business and global leaders are increasingly seeing value
in partnerships with faith actors: in understanding key opportunities for impact and navigating ongoing societal transitions today. These leaders are going beyond basic faith literacy and applying their strategic, contextual understanding of faith communities and traditions to achieve meaningful engagement and impact through partnerships.” “Faith actors, too, are exploring innovative approaches in how to work together and with other stakeholders for mutual benefit (to avoid “faith washing” and other collaboration challenges). In partnership with global religious and spiritual representatives, experts and leaders across sectors, this report highlights the continued relevance of religion and spirituality in the current polycrisis. The report details eight faith-based partnership case studies – on the environment, health, resilience and technology governance – and identifies three key ways leaders can explore meaningful cooperation with faith actors at a time of deepening polarization and distrust in societies.”
“INTRODUCTION “ “More than 8 in 10 people adhere to a religious or spiritual tradition – with profound implications on individual preferences, institutions, social norms and the public sphere across societies.2 According to recent findings from the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, most major religious groups are expected to grow by 2050.3 – In Latin America, evangelical Christianity (mostly Pentecostalism and neo-Pentecostalism) is the fastest-growing religion, with one-fifth of the population identifying as evangelical, largely those who are poorer, women and Black.4 In Brazil, the world’s largest Catholic country,
one third of the population is now evangelical, with a new church opening almost every hour in the past decade according to the Economist.
– According to the Pew Research Center, in countries in South and South-East Asia, nearly all adults “still identify with the religion in which they were raised,” and “strongly link their religious and national identities.”6 – In the United States, roughly 70% of the population identifies with a religious tradition, 64% as Christian and adherents of other religions totaling about 6%.7 There are over 350,000 religious congregations (temples, mosques, churches, synagogues, gurdwaras and others) across the country, more than three times the number of schools and universities.8 In addition to the over 200,000 faith-related non-profits working in health and social services, faith-based organizations and actors make up over a third of civil society organizations in the United States. – In Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America, the fastest-growing countries by population continue to be highly religious, while those with shrinking populations tend to be less religious. As a result, by 2060, more than 40% of the world’s Christians will likely live in subSaharan Africa, shifting the population centre of the religion from the United States and Europe. – With relatively younger populations in countries with increasing population growth, Islam will continue to outpace other major religions and by 2050, reach near parity with Christianity “possibly for the first time in history.”10 Though the global projection of religious affiliation and practice is pointing upwards, significant media attention has focused on the rise of the religiously unaffiliated (particularly in Western countries), leading many global leaders to underestimate the importance of religion and spirituality in the modern world. Indeed, there has been significant attention on the rise of the nones: according to the Pew
Templeton
( NOTE TEMPLETON IS PROVIDING INTERFAITH
AND MERGER OF FAITH AND SCIENCE GRANTS OVER $150 MILLION
PER YEAR INTO CHURCHES AND PARACHURCH MINISTRIES)
— “Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, 3 in 10 adults in the United States now identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular”, following similar patterns in Western Europe.11,12,13 One key misestimation of the importance of religion and spirituality is the relationship between religion and economic growth – with the presumption that a rise in economic prosperity is correlated with a decline in the practice and incidence of faith.14 Another key misestimation relates to the role of religion as the single root cause of violent extremism, focusing on declining religiosity as beneficial to societal stability. Most experts on countering violent extremism have moved beyond this thinking, with significantly more evidence that “high levels of religious devotion or observance are poor predictors of support for or participation in violent extremism.”15 For global leaders, underestimating the ongoing influence and role of religion in society can lead to missed opportunities for greater positive impact in multi-faith societies and significant oversights in understanding how religion and spirituality interact in the complex societal challenges happening today. Ignoring religion and spirituality also shrouds how they can be drivers of transformation and change across several current global crises.”
PURPOSE OF THE REPORT The purpose of this report is to: – Further inform how religion and spirituality can make an impact in today’s interconnected polycrisis – Showcase how faith actors are working in partnership with global leaders – in particular working in innovative partnerships with the private sector – to tackle these crises – Drawing from key case studies, identify three key drivers in developing meaningful cooperation and greater faith fluency amid polarization and declining trust. The power of religion and spirituality in a world in crisis. By the numbers: Religion still matters for most individuals and societies today.”
WEF 2023 GLOBAL RISK REPORT
“As detailed in the World Economic Forum 2023 Global Risks Report, 17 the erosion of social cohesion and polarization have been key features of the polycrisis across all countries, in relation with environmental, economic, geopolitical and technological global risks. There is a widening gap in shared values and common interests, which poses an existential challenge to governments and social systems, as current divisions are translating into the political context. Polarization on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, ethnicity, religion, climate and even secession have characterized recent elections, referendums and protests worldwide. These factors lead to division and unrest in person and online, as social media deepens distrust and makes the path towards cooperation less visible.”
“Addressing these key global risks in the polycrisis will require greater recognition of religion’s impact across these risks and the greater engagement of global leaders with faith actors – drawing on their global influence, mobilization of networks, and articulation of values across global challenges. For example, several faith actors are already working in partnership with global leaders from business and government:”
“Faith leaders and faith-based organizations have increasingly participated alongside the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) processes in the last few years, advocating for more ambitious rights-based policies. Faiths for Biodiversity brought together faith-based organizations and conservation groups to articulate a multi-faith response to the Post2020
Global Biodiversity Framework at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
“Organized by the Muslim Council of Elders in partnership with the COP28 Presidency, the United Nations Environmental Programme and the Catholic Church, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Global Faith Leaders Summit for COP28 and the first-ever Faith Pavilion as a global climate summit for faith leaders. – Acting as a “network of networks” linking strategic multi-religious and interfaith networks, the recent G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) brought together leaders from religious communities to accelerate global action alongside the G20 process, reflecting four central areas of mobilization – the COVID-19 emergency, the climate crisis, conflicts and the welfare and protection of children. – The Rome Call for AI Ethics, initiated in February 2020 through collaboration between religious organizations, global tech companies, international bodies and government, advocates for an ethical approach to artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its responsible integration into society and that AI technologies are developed with humanity, dignity and inclusivity in mind. Leading organizations such as the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace are further emphasizing the need for shared responsibility to promote transparency, inclusion, accountability, impartiality, reliability, security and privacy in the deployment of AI. – In an effort to drive gender parity in technology and business, City Sikhs and City Hindus Networks, in partnership with the United Kingdom Parliament and Black Business Institute, brought
under-represented voices into conversations with government leaders as part of the Women in Business and Technology Parliamentary Series. Through engagement with lawmakers and policy-makers, the series has helped drive conversations and influence policies that promote equal opportunities for all, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religious background.”
“The relevance of faith for global leaders.”
With 85% of the world’s population adhering to a religious or spiritual tradition and the recognized impact of faith actors in addressing societal challenges, global leaders cannot afford to ignore religion or be religiously or spiritually illiterate across the breadth and diversity of faiths and spirituality. Faith fluency – the ability to apply strategic, contextual understanding of faith communities and traditions for meaningful engagement and impact – is critical for leaders from government, business and international organizations.2
“Community – religious and spiritual identity among consumers and the workforce.”
WORKPLACE NARRATIVE MAKES “FAITH AND WORK”
FOCUS AN OBVIOUS PART OF THE AGENDA
“The practice of faith acts as a social entity and collective identity, spanning gender, class, race, nationality and other identities and contributing to “processes of social, economic, ecological and cultural transformation.”26 Faith shapes the community’s perception of itself within social structures and informs how they respond to their neighbours. As physical and sacred places, houses of worship “play a critical role in the life, spiritual, physical and mental health, and overall wellbeing and resiliency of their members and of the surrounding community, which became especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing the extensive need for community through the collective isolation experience.
“In the workplace, a worker’s religious identity has been largely excluded from the broader diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) movement in recent years, with companies fearing legal entanglements or an “open door” to proselytization and cultural conflict.28 From mutual respect in the office to
religious observances, religious freedom in the workplace contributes to a diverse, inclusive and engaged workforce, enhancing talent retention, improving employee satisfaction, fostering cultural competence, strengthening customer relations, and driving innovation within businesses, all of which are key components of a strong business case for championing religious freedom in the workplace. Faith fluency is particularly relevant for businesses looking for access to new consumer markets in which these consumers will have strong expectations for how brands respect and reflect their values. For example, Kerry notes the global halal market reached some $2.221 trillion in 2022 and is forecast to have an 11% growth rate, reaching $4.1 trillion by 2028.29 Notably, this is one of six other important Muslim consumer market segments, including “Islamic finance, modest fashion, media and recreation, Muslim-friendly travel, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.”30 Similar dynamics exist for Kosher, Hindu-friendly and Mormon-friendly products. Global companies such as Walmart, McDonald’s and Nestlé are similarly introducing “faith-compliant” products in some countries to engage these faith-influenced consumers.”
HOW WORKFORCE/WORKPLACE FOCUS PLAYS OUT IN SEEKING TO REACH GLOBAL GOALS METRICS.
“The Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index ranks Fortune 100 companies based on a variety of criteria related to their public commitment to providing faith-friendly workplaces, showcasing where companies that engage religious diversity as an asset can improve social cohesion in their workplaces and improve performance.32 The index includes the presence of religious employee resource groups (ERGs) that help build positive corporate cultures for religious employees and their needs in the workplace. According to the 2023 REDI Index, Intel Corporation was the most faith-friendly corporate workplace among the 500 largest companies in America, with American Airlines, Equinix, PayPal, Salesforce and Dell Technologies rounding out the top six places”
– “Diverse and inclusive workforce: ERGs and religious diversity and inclusion workshops foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace, promoting collaboration and productivity among employees.”
-“Talent retention and attraction: Inclusive religious policies, including religious ERGs, attract diverse talent and retain existing employees, reducing turnover costs and ensuring a skilled workforce. – Improved employee engagement: Religious ERGs enhance employee engagement by providing a sense of community and belonging, leading to higher job satisfaction and productivity. – Cultural competency: Religious ERGs expose employees to diverse faith traditions, enhancing their cultural understanding and enabling effective engagement with global markets. – Customer relations: Workplace inclusivity and religious accommodation improve a company’s brand image, increasing customer loyalty and positive public perception.”
“STEWARDSHIP AT WORK “
“Alexis Crow, Partner, Global Head, Geopolitical Investing, PwC, explains three key concepts from Catholic Social Teaching on economic life that “offer business executives a way of instilling stewardship in the societies in which they operate” – with excerpts from her recent article below:35 – Solidarity: “Implicit in an understanding of solidarity is the need to stand shoulder-toshoulder with one’s fellow workers in society. It recognizes the necessity to ‘move beyond an individualistic culture,’ endemic in our post-modern societies. A sense of solidarity was exhibited during the COVID-19 pandemic with support for essential workers. In the corporate world, solidarity also underpins the concept of co-ownership of businesses; affording employees the opportunity to own a share in the ‘great workbench’ on which they operate.36 Such an opportunity to blend labour with the ownership of capital exhibits a way in which a business can become a ‘community of solidarity’.”
“Subsidiarity: “Intrinsically related to solidarity, the principle of subsidiarity acknowledges that each person and each segment of society matters – no matter how weak. Thus, the initiative, freedom and responsibility of the ‘smaller’ but ‘essential’ cells of society should be upheld and respected. A well-functioning society would support the development of the capabilities ‘present at every level of society.’ Those in positions of power and leadership have a responsibility to respect and support each person’s dignity, private initiative and right to participate in economic life.” – Dignity of work: “Implicitly connected to this is the principle of dignity of work: that is, that all people have the right to participate in economic initiative, and have the right to productive work, living wages, and to fair working conditions.37 Thus, even in an age of ‘automation anxiety’ – and fear of technological unemployment – the implication is that each person has a unique set of skills, gifts, and talents to bear in economic life. Vocational training, and continued ‘learning for working’ – might also be intrinsic to the dignity of work in an age of technological acceleration.”
“CITIZENSHIP AND CULTURAL PREFERENCES
AND INTEREST.“
“Religion acts as a political institution and actor, extending ideological influence into political participation and the articulation of the community’s values and interests. From the histories of most societies, religion existed prior to nation-states and legitimized their power, shaping societal structures, governance and the collective conscience of communities, with adherents participating as
citizens of both national and spiritual communities. Traditions, religious iconography and other identifiers signify the citizenship and experiences of the community, while common values help define shared rights and responsibilities. Faith fluency is key for a greater understanding of social and cultural dynamics in certain countries – and how national citizens, consumers and workers make decisions and preferences based on their multiple affiliations”
POOR CHRISTIANS ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE INDOCTRINATED.
“Challenges in engagement There can, however, be both perceived and real challenges for global leaders in engaging with faith communities and faith actors: – Deficits in religious literacy: Deficits in religious literacy among different faith partners and among other stakeholders create barriers to sustainable and effective relationships. Religious literacy involves the “ability to discern and analyse the fundamental intersections of religion and social/political/cultural life through multiple lenses.”39 It is worth noting the need for accurate religious literacy, as extremist or inaccurate representations of religion are often featured in media and entertainment. According to a recent report from the Faith and Media Initiative, 63% of faith-related media content “depicts faith and faith institutions in a negative light.”
– Perceived lack of neutrality and fears of proselytizing and preferential treatment:41 Some stakeholders hesitate to work with religious communities and other faith actors based on perceptions and evidence of veiled religious agendas associated with the partnership. This includes the fear of proselytization and preferential treatment for likeminded faith groups or beneficiaries, particularly concerning situations of significant vulnerability and fragile contexts. It should be noted that for faith actors, there is a complementary concern about “faith washing” in which stakeholders may engage with faith actors to obscure harmful practices or criticism.
THIS ONE GETS SPOOKY-MUTUAL VALUE ALIGNMENT – Mutual value alignment in partnerships: There is a need to ensure shared priorities and mutual respect are maintained in collaborations between faith actors and other stakeholders and to avoid potential instrumentalization and misalignment.42 The Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) and the World Faiths Development Dialogue, two international partnerships of faith actors in development and humanitarian action, discussed key challenges for effective faith partnerships in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing significantly on the lack of pre-existing, trusted engagement and the instrumentalization of faith leaders “to achieve a predefined end without engaging them as equal partners on their own terms.”
BUSINESS -TO COMPLETE THE THREE LEGGED STOOL
Faith in action “Business leaders are not leaving impact on the table. They are using their faith fluency to explore innovative partnerships with faith actors – on the environment, health, resilience and technology.
“A number of business leaders are applying their faith fluency to explore innovative partnerships with faith actors. This section, in addition to providing overviews of key global challenge areas and related theological understanding across faiths, details real-world examples and offers insights into the complexities of such partnerships, including applicable lessons, challenges to overcome and potential opportunities and developments on the horizon. The case studies were derived from a six-week survey process shared with global and regional leaders from across industries and sectors (see Appendix 1 for details), along with interviews with various stakeholders from the faith and business sectors. Selection criteria for each case study included identifying: – Projects between faith-based organizations and the private sector: Examples of collaborative projects among cross-sector stakeholders – with a specific emphasis on the vital interplay between faith and business interactions aimed at providing sustainable solutions to pressing social challenges. – Area of impact: Collaborative projects within thematic areas of concern related to current global crises.”
SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSE – REPEAT AND REPEAT
“Tangible outcomes: Collaborative projects that have measurable and tangible outcomes. Cases that can provide concrete data and evidence of the impact created. – Scale of impact: The magnitude of the impact achieved by each collaborative project, including the number of beneficiaries, the amount of financial investment and the geographic reach. – Innovation: Collaborative projects that have developed innovative approaches or unique solutions to the challenges they are addressing. – Sustainability and longevity: The long-term viability and sustainability of the impact achieved by the collaborative project. Cases that have demonstrated their ability to maintain positive change over time and have a lasting effect. – Diversity: The final criterion for selecting the case studies, it ensures a balanced representation of collaborative projects from the eligible pool that encompasses various faith traditions, business types, thematic areas and geographic locations.”
HOW GREEN IS MY FAITH?
“The interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, collectively known as the triple planetary crisis, are of major concern due to their impacts on livelihoods, health and business operations. Businesses and religious actors are forging innovative partnerships to tackle these threats through collaboration and partnership. By harnessing their distinct skills, expertise, resources and networks, they are able to amplify their reach and impact. This includes working with local
congregations and communities to facilitate the implementation of best practices for community resilience amid the worsening climate crises. While faith actors often possess considerable size and influence, they often lack the expertise to bring environmentally conscious products and services to market. Conversely, businesses can leverage the networks and moral voices of faiths to strengthen their own activities to become more environmentally sustainable.”
“The teachings from wisdom and religious traditions can be a driving force in these partnerships, drawing from the common thread of compassion and environmental care found across religious traditions. For instance, Buddhism emphasizes interconnectedness and advocates for compassion and non-harming towards all beings, including the environment.44 Similarly, Hinduism, with its principles of dharma and karma, underscores the importance of environmental care and encompasses compassion for all living beings, the environment and the planet as a whole.45 Sikhism teaches the interconnectedness of the universe, recognizing the divine in all aspects of nature. Many Indigenous traditions consider nature sacred and deserving of respectful treatment.”
Judaism, rooted in the concept of “bal tashchit”, advocates responsible resource use and stewardship based on the belief that the Earth belongs to God and humans are its caretakers.46 Christianity, sharing scriptures with Judaism, highlights the stewardship of creation, emphasizing a love ethic in caring for the Earth.47 Islam, with the principle of “taklif al-mithal”, positions Muslims as stewards of the Earth, stressing conservation and resource efficiency.”
KEY LESSONS
“Lesson for business: Business opportunities exist in marrying global faith networks and their traditional religious practices with technology. Critical to this is understanding the practices of faith groups and their faith-mandated or inspired purchasing habits.
Lesson for faith: Faith- and values-led commercial solutions should be explored that serve the needs of faith communities which can also have positive social and economic benefits to a range of stakeholders.”
WHY GETTING AMERICA INTO SOCIALIZED MEDICINE WAS SO IMPORTANT
“Health and healthcare”
“there are a variety of teachings in both the Qur’an and the Hadith that prescribe methodologies for personal hygiene, the preparation of food, interactions with animals, and ways to preserve a healthy environment.51 The Qur’an and the Hadith also emphasize the dignity of all human beings and the right to life and equitable care.52 Teachings in the Torah and Tanakh call for the care of the oppressed and downtrodden and to ensure that all people are treated with dignity and respect.53 Jewish dietary laws (Kashrut) dictate religious practice for some individuals but can also be understood as a way to promote cleanliness and avoid certain health risks. Similarly, Christianity draws inspiration from the life of Jesus Christ, where throughout the Gospels, he crossed social and class boundaries to bring healing to suffering and calm to strife.54 His life inspired an ethic among many Christians to advocate for the dispossessed and bring healing and succour to those who need it most. Hinduism’s holistic perspective, rooted in sacred texts like the Vedas and Upanishads, encompasses physical and mental well-being. Yoga, rooted as a spiritual practice, promotes health through postures and meditation, influencing dietary and lifestyle choices.”
“Worsening global health conditions are exacerbated by infectious diseases, inadequate healthcare infrastructure and socioeconomic disparities. The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated these fractures and demonstrated the consequences of not investing in equitable access to healthcare or in supporting healthcare providers, as well as an emphasis on mindful living and diet.” “Various world religions converge in their shared emphasis on caring for the oppressed, upholding the sanctity of human life, and promoting access to health. This common thread spans teachings that advocate for self-care and the endorsement of the One Health approach and equitable access to healthcare to improve the overall well-being of society. These include the importance of faithbusiness
partnerships to help faith-inspired small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) scale and become more financially secure, the potential in leveraging international faith networks, and the strong religious motivation faith groups have to help those in need. Buddhist principles champion social justice and equitable healthcare access, reflecting a moral duty to ensure the health of all, while Buddhist practices of meditation and plant-based diets encourage mental and physical well-being.”
KEY LESSONS
“Lesson for business: In the realm of SMEs, faith-based organizations naturally thrive, making a significant impact and paving the way for collaborations with larger corporations seeking to amplify their frontline influence in this space. Lesson for faith: The TBN Alliance showcases the successful integration of faith and business goals, avoiding the alienation of stakeholders with diverse or no religious affiliations. This achievement stems from a thorough understanding of the broad ecosystem, acknowledging the roles and connections of faith-based actors and a skilful ability to articulate faith principles in the language of the marketplace. TBNA’s proficiency in bridging the gap between religion and business fosters significant partnerships centred on shared impact objectives.”
NOW THE URBAN TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED
THIS IS WHERE THE GLOBAL ALTARS TO THE GLOBAL gods ARE ESTABLISHED.
“Inclusive communities and resilient cities”
“It is estimated that over 65% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, which presents moral and practical challenges for society.55 These rates of urbanization continue, despite the emptying-out of cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many Western societies are struggling with high levels of immigration and its impact on social cohesion. The case studies presented here underscore the dynamic partnerships emerging between faith actors and businesses to tackle these and other societal challenges. There is a focus on inclusivity and justice, envisioning a society that both tolerates and actively creates space for diversity. They reflect the proactive efforts of faith actors and businesses and highlight the effectiveness of their efforts when they work together. The teachings of early prophets in Judaism, encapsulated in Micah’s call to “Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God,” are foundational for many Jewish advocates. The early Biblical prophets taught and informed the life and mission of Jesus Christ. His teachings on justice inspired his followers throughout Christian history to find better ways of living with one another.
Examining other religious traditions, the phrase “vasudhaiva kutumbakam” from the Hindu Maha Upanishad emphasizes the oneness of the world family, guiding Hindus in their quest for holistic and inclusive societies.57 Islamic scholars stress Quranic principles for inclusive societies, emphasizing equal treatment irrespective of race, gender, class, or creed, with Zakat (charity) playing a central role in wealth redistribution.58,59 Buddhist teachings, epitomized in the Metta Sutta, advocate for universal love and goodwill, promoting inclusivity.60 Zoroastrianism frames social justice in the context of human rights, viewing every being as a reflection of the Divine masterpiece deserving care and opportunity.61 Confucianism underscores the importance of inclusive societies and social justice through teachings on benevolence (ren) and righteousness (yi), with Confucius emphasizing moral virtue and well-being for all as the cornerstone of a just society.”
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“Religious leaders, ethicists, and theologians have essential roles to play…the religions that they serve place the inherent dignity of the human being, as something given by God, at the heart of their concepts of social relations and development. Their ethical approaches are not utilitarian but absolute: we seek human flourishing because we are commanded to by our creator. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Secretary-General, Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies”
KEY LESSONS– MORE COMMON GOOD COLLABORATION FOR FAITH BASED PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS – YEP TOLD YOU SO.
Lesson for business: Businesses can find faith partners with brand alignment and business acumen with whom they can develop mutually beneficial partnerships. Whirlpool’s enduring 24-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity exemplifies how business and faith-based organizations can collaborate effectively, fostering mutual respect and shared goals for the common good. Lesson for faith: It is possible for faith-based organizations to develop high brand value, which can lead to immensely mutually valuable partnerships with businesses.”
LEAVE NOONE BEHIND
NOTE- CAN THE CHURCH FINALLY SEE WHY CRT/ INTERESECTIONALITY /LGBTQ RIGHTS AND THE #METOO HITTING THE CHURCH WAS SO IMPORTANT?
WE WERE BEING PRIMED ALL ALONG !!!
“Lesson for business: Businesses have the opportunity to contribute to the scaling of impactful projects, such as the TRANSFORM impact accelerator, by providing valuable resources, business expertise and talent to collaborative partnerships. This engagement can enhance the project’s reach and effectiveness, showcasing the positive influence businesses can have on social initiatives.”
Lesson for faith: Encouraging synergy among a diverse range of stakeholders is crucial in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities. In the illustrated case study, both GSF and Unilever share a dedication to promoting social entrepreneurship and creating a positive impact on labour markets, specifically for marginalized groups like migrants, women and youth. This underscores the importance of collaborative efforts in addressing societal challenges and advancing shared values.”
MIGRANTS & CULTURAL REFUGEES
“TRANSFORM is an impact accelerator, launched in 2015 and led by Unilever, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and EY. Working with a range of other collaborators, it supports impactful SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and beyond, testing and scaling new business solutions that tackle environmental challenges, improve health and wellbeing and build inclusive economies. Bringing large organizations with different perspectives and values together can be challenging. Even more challenging is unlocking the knowledge and time of people in them. But by ensuring a mutual benefit for all, TRANSFORM has been able to support over 100 impact and research projects. Building on the success in Africa and Asia, Unilever joined forces with the Global Solidarity Fund (GSF) to replicate the TRANSFORM approach in Latin America. The programme was launched at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in 2021 as a $1 million initiative to support marginalized communities in Colombia.66 The partnership leverages TRANSFORM’s capabilities and experience in delivering transformative market-based solutions that last. The innovative private sector and faith-based partnership works with communities to achieve transformation, stimulate economies and support the most vulnerable populations, including migrants and refugees, in Colombia. The partners are united in a common ambition to focus on fostering social entrepreneurship and impacting labour markets for the inclusion of migrants and refugees.”
“The innovative private sector and faith-based partnership works with communities to achieve transformation, stimulate economies and support the most vulnerable populations, including migrants and refugees, in the global workforce. The partners are united in a common ambition to focus on fostering social entrepreneurship and impacting labour markets for the inclusion of migrants and refugees. Unilever and GSF are already supporting social enterprises in the region, including Powered by People, a wholesale marketplace for conscious buyers enabling artisan makers to access global markets through its business-to-business tech platform, and Conceptos Plasticos, which is on a mission to promote sustainable recycling practices and create communities committed to recycling. Clive Allison, Director at Unilever, says “GSF have been visionary partners and pivotal in enabling TRANSFORM to expand into Colombia. They have catalysed TRANSFORM to target marginalized populations, including migrants, women and youth in Latin America.”67 Patrick McGrory, President of GSF, added, “The partnership between GSF and TRANSFORM in Colombia has strengthened two innovative and sustainable business projects that will serve as sources of employment and productivity for the communities. Creating synergies between different stakeholders is crucial for unlocking opportunities, especially for the most vulnerable.”
“Faith-based partnerships have a vital role to play in creating more inclusive societies and advancing social justice. Humanity’s existence is governed not only by physical forces but also by social and moral laws of cause and effect, into which religion offers profound insight. From this perspective, the path to a more inclusive and just world cannot be one of technological adjustment alone. It must also involve communities and societies learning to align themselves with higher principles. Bani Dugal, Principal Representative to the United Nations, Bahá’í International Community”
Technology governance
“The advent of new technologies brings with it a dual nature, offering both benefits and the potential for harm to individuals and communities alike. Issues range from the amplification of hate speech and extremism to ethical concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). In response to these challenges, businesses and faith groups are collaboratively addressing the need for effective regulation and striving to mitigate potential harm. Amid this rapidly evolving landscape, the world’s major religions can provide guiding principles to navigate the intricate interplay of society and technology. Used to promote harm or
cause oppression. The Quran instructs believers to “make peace” when conflicts arise,69 which some Islamic scholars understand as applicable to anything from international conflict to interpersonal conflict, and can be used as a principle for protecting freedom and human rights.70 Pope Francis, representing the Catholic faith, underscores the ethical implications of robotics and artificial intelligence. Emphasizing the importance of technology serving the common good and promoting the dignity and well-being of every person, he draws on Catholic Social Teachings in his encyclical Laudato Si’. 71 A similar posture can be found in the Buddhist principle of Sila, or right conduct, serving as a reminder not to become overly reliant on technology, urging mindfulness of its impact on the world. Within Jewish ethics, a strong emphasis is placed on the responsible and ethical use of technology, teaching that technology should improve the world and enhance humanity’s well-being.72 The concept of “tikkun olam”, meaning “repairing the world”, underscores the belief that technology can be a tool for addressing social and environmental challenges.”
KEY LESSONS
“Lesson for business: Faith-based organizations often have knowledge and expertise that they have gained over multiple years that can help companies strengthen their work and plug gaps in their knowledge.”
“Lesson for faith: There is no one-size-fits-all model for engagement with businesses. Some may be receptive to and have policies for formal partnerships. In the absence of this, individual employees may have permission to engage with faith groups on an individual and informal basis. It is worth researching the best means of engagement and talking to other faith groups to learn from their experiences.”
“GUIDANCE “
“Guidance for developing meaningful collaborations”
Guiding questions on three key drivers for meaningful collaboration with faith actors.
“The case studies echo stories of partnerships involving global leaders using their faith fluency to explore innovative partnerships to solve problems. Faith actors and communities are also determining how to develop and take up such partnerships with the private sector.
Undertaking these partnerships involves navigating a complex web of issues. Drawing from the case studies and discussions, this section reflects three key factors for consideration as businesses and faith actors explore new partnerships.”
“READINESS AND RESPECTING DIFFERENCES “
Organizational readiness for engaging with and respecting differences.
“Looking internally, a key aspect of collaboration between faith and business leaders relates to how organizations are fostering space for greater diversity and inclusion. How can organizations foster an environment that encourages engaging with and respecting differences while also addressing the inherent challenges and conflicts that such engagements may bring to the surface? – Challenge: Skills and structure within businesses and organizations to engage in and facilitate difficult conversations across conflicting opinions or other differences through shared values and mutual recognition.”
Strategy: Creating an internal strategy and spaces in the workplace where those dialogues can become more commonplace; having your organization’s house in order is key to creating spaces of belonging and building credibility in external partnerships with faith actors. Audit your own organization’s practices related to religious observances, holidays and other specific areas related to a welcoming and accommodating organizational culture. Allow for religious employee resource groups and lay leadership to inform how groups within the organization are affected by external or internal changes related to their religious identities. Engage expert facilitators.”
“AILGNMENT ON SHARED GOALS “
Alignment on shared goals
“Values and mission alignment are fundamental to establishing the partnership. Part of the challenge here will lie in communication: how business stakeholders develop faith fluency in a way that genuinely depicts their understanding and value from the faith-based partnership, rather than pursuing the engagement as a token gesture for employee well-being or public relations. Additionally, faith-based actors must also ensure that the partnership does not overshadow or undermine their spiritual mission and objectives (e.g. faithwashing). It is worth noting that finding mutually beneficial alignment is the goal – whether on deep, long-term collaborations or more transitory projects How can businesses and faith actors authentically integrate values in the operations and decisionmaking processes of an initiative or partnership without alienating stakeholders who may have different or no religious affiliations?”
“Challenge: Aligning religious/ethical/moral goals with business objectives. Unclear value proposition for faith engagement and understanding of potential pathways of engagement. – Strategy: Develop a clear framework that integrates faith-based values with business practices. Encourage ethical business conduct and ensure that financial decisions align with the organization’s core values. Adapt toolkits for business leaders similar to the broader faith and development guides for government development agencies. Ensure a collective voice on a shared priority or defined set of priorities. Define a moral and market imperative for faith and business action and clarity and consistency for faith engagement with business leaders. Advocate for streamlined bureaucratic processes and establish clear communication channels between collaborating organizations.”
PUBLIC TRUST:
WITH LONG HISTORY OF CORRUPTION AND THEFT THIS
ONE IS ALMOST LAUGHABLE
“Public perception and trust”
“How can faith-based initiatives educate the public about their faith and values without being perceived as proselytizing, especially in secular or multi-faith contexts? How can faith-based initiatives maintain authenticity and adherence to their spiritual values while actively managing public perception and countering media misinformation? – Challenge: Ignorance about faith, lack of education and misunderstandings about the goals of faith-based projects. Misinformation, negative media coverage and lack of trust in faith-based initiatives.”
“Strategy: Implement transparent communication strategies. Provide accurate information, engage with the media positively and showcase success stories to build trust and counter misconceptions. Launch awareness campaigns, workshops and educational programmes to inform the public about the faith, its values and the positive impact of faithbased initiatives. Encourage interfaith dialogue to bridge gaps in understanding. Institute a prominent strict no proselytizing policy.”
THE WEF/WEA/ FAITH IN ACTION CONCLUSION
There is a path forward for today’s leaders to confront the multifaceted challenges of global society through innovative collaboration and partnerships grounded in shared values. The cases highlighted in this report serve as key examples showcasing the transformative potential when business leaders and faith-based organizations join forces for collective impact. Reflecting on the insights derived from these cases, it becomes evident that fostering deeper connections between these two spheres can yield both mutual value and powerful solutions to address pressing issues, from just transitions and environmental sustainability to health and technology governance. However, additional work is needed to build on these insights and effectively translate them into actionable strategies. The future of engagement between business and faith will require the development of comprehensive toolkits for building greater faith fluency and dialogues, as well as the establishment of collaborative spaces that facilitate open communication and a proactive community of key actors who can champion these partnerships.
“These activities will serve as practical guidance and contribute to the creation of more robust, scalable frameworks for effective collaboration between business and faith leaders.” “In the face of current global challenges, no single entity can solve the challenges of the polycrisis in isolation. By forging partnerships based on mutual values, leaders can harness the strengths of both business and faith communities to effect positive change. This landscape report aims to be a catalyst for inspiration, conversation and action, encouraging leaders from diverse sectors to come together, learn from one another and collectively contribute to a more just, sustainable and compassionate world. The transformative potential goes beyond the collaboration itself to the enduring commitment to shared values, creating a legacy of impact that transcends individual efforts and resonates across sectors, belief systems and generations.”
Chris Elisara Co-Director, World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center Jack Hildebrand Community Specialist, World Economic Forum
Gopal D. Patel Co-Founder and Director, Bhumi Global; Co-Chair, United Nations Multifaith Advisory Council David Sangokoya Head of Civil Society Impact, World Economic Forum
REPORT ADVISORY BOARD
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ariq Al-Olaimy Co-Founder, 3BL Associates Amma Founder, Mata Amritanandamayi Math Alexis Crow Partner; Global Head, Geopolitical Investing, PwC Dhammananda Bhikkhuni Abbess, Songdhammakalyani Temple Bani Dugal Principal Representative to the United Nations, Bahá’í International Community Rudelmar Bueno de Faria General Secretary, ACT Alliance Reverend Mark E. Fowler Chief Executive Officer, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt President, Conference of European Rabbis Jonathan Greenblatt Chief Executive Officer and National Director, AntiDefamation League Brian Grim Founding President, Religious Freedom and Business Foundation Azza Karam Member of the Board, United Nations SecretaryGeneral’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism Farhan Latif President, El-Hibri Foundation
Brie Loskota Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame Katherine Marshall Vice-President, G20 Interfaith Forum Martin Palmer Founding President and Chief Executive, FaithInvest Anil Sakya Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mahamakut Buddhist University Thomas Schirrmacher Secretary-General, World Evangelical Alliance Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Spiritual Leader and Chairman, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Simran Jeet Singh Executive Director, Religion and Society Program, Aspen Institute Meredith Sumpter Managing Partner, Just Equity Mark V. Vlasic Executive Producer, Blood and Treasure, CBS Television Studios Rodrigo Whitelaw General Secretary, International Christian Union of Business Executives (UNIAPAC) Zeshan Zafar Executive Director, Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace Joshua Zinner Chief Executive Officer, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
THIRTYPIECESOF SILVER CONCLUSION
This Inter-faith- Multi-faith /Faith Based Partnership/Three Legged Stool / Mulit Sector Collaboration is everything biblical prophesy foretells about a last days global governance aided by a corrupted instututional religious conglomerate lost in aposasy and rebooted to further the building of the kingdom of anti- christ.
In this stream of pursuit of “PURPOSE “ the church must abandon the Holiness of God and sanctification /being set apart demanded by God in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Body of Christ must yoke itself with corrupt global powers and assume their vision and values and those of the interfaith partners with whom they agree to work finding “common ground for the common good”. The Gospel is lost. There can be no call to REPENTANCE as the cooperation and communitarian values demand compliance and inclusion. The church in this apostasy will no longer be “the called out ones” and will therefore have its candletick removed leaving a hollow and corrupted and corruting institution in its place…bearing the name that it is alive when in reality it is totally spiritually DEAD.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR CHRISTIANS AND THE CHURCH?
With the run up to 2030 for globalist and all the funding coming into the church from FOUNDATIONS and GOVERNMENT AGENCIES few leaders remain as free agents to represent the Gospel and refuse the drivers behind the globalist endgame. Those drivers include “Faith and Works programs/ cultural engagement /community development focuses and top down indoctrination and compliance with and by Critical Theories/ CRT/ Intersectionality/ Gender & Feminist Theory/Queer Theory/ Diversity Equity and Inclusion/ Egalitarianism/Communitarianism/ Interfaith & Multi -faith dialog/ Chrislam and a host of other interlocking and intentional deceptions which some of THE MOST POPULAR AND RESPECTED LEADERS in our denominations and institutions have sold out to for their own ” THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER”. LEAVE all such false churches and organizations which bear the NAME of Jesus and yet in works DENY HIM.
MAKE NO MISTAKE – THIS APOSTASY WAS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.
2 Corinthians 6:
17 Therefore
“Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
LET GOD ARISE AND CLEANS HIS FLOOR :
Matthew 3:
12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
WEF IS CURRENTLY MEETING IN DAVOS FOR 2024. AMONG MAJOR CONCERNS ARE THE GLOBALIST “CLIMATE AGENDA” AND FIGHTING “MISINFORMATION/ DISINFORMATION WITH A DEEPENING FOCUS ON “PUBLIC -PRIVATE COOPERATION ” & “CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION”.
Rev Thomas Littleton
1/15/2024
The manifold problems with a major evangelical organization (WEA) engaging in all out efforts leading the church deeper into globalist World Economic Forum’s end game and UN Sustainable Development Goals while driven by INCREASED COLLABORATION in “WOKE Justice”/ Climate Change/ Egalitarian overhaul and central concerns over “misinformation /disinformation” should be obvious to all true Christians. These developments have prophetic overtones and destructive implications for the Faith
WEF TOP AGENDA FOR 2024.
“The top concern for the next two years is not conflict or climate, it’s disinformation and misinformation. Followed closely by polarization in our societies. These risks are serious because they limit our ability to tackle the big global challenges.” Ursula Von der Leyen #WEF24
NOTE- THE GOSPEL WILL BOW THE KNEE TO “CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION” AND THE CHURCH WILL PARTNER WITH LYING GLOBALIST TO TRACK AND PREVENT “MISINFORMATION/DISINFORMATION… A DEADLY FUTURE FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL CHURCH.
“WEA’s Esther Project advocates for equal co-leading opportunities. Join us to empower women in ministry and create an inclusive church. Support Now:”WEA’s Esther Project advocates for equal co-leading opportunities. Join us to empower women in ministry and create an inclusive church. Support Now:”
Our vision for THE ESTHER PROJECT is that over the coming years we will spark a movement of women and girls dedicating themselves to be an “Esther” and to applying their God-given gifts in the building of the Kingdom of God.”
“THE ISSUE”
“Women in Church Leadership”
“For years, the issue of women in church leadership – formal and informal – has been a touchy subject both theologically and institutionally. Sadly, many gifted women have been overlooked and discouraged. Thankfully, this is changing. A recent survey indicated 7 in 10 evangelicals supported women teaching, leading worship, and preaching in church. Yet, this has yet to be reality in church institutions.”
“The WEA is committed to the equality and co-leading of men and women when it comes to serving the Kingdom of God. THE ESTHER PROJECT is the WEA initiative that is actively working to:
Advocate for full co-leading of women in church and parachurch ministry
Equip and empower women and girls to assume leadership roles
Celebrate publicly the unique and influential role women are having”
Why Esther?
“God did amazing things through Esther. Esther’s name symbolizes peace, joy, generosity, and justice. Her Persian name, Esther, means “the star.” Biblically speaking, God uses his stars.”
“The framework for this initiative is built on Esther’s characteristics: Esther listened to God and recognized His calling on her life. Esther had wisdom.”
“Esther never abused her authority. Esther loved God. Esther’s faith was strong. Esther displayed courage. Esther showed humility. Esther had patience.”
“The goal of this global network is to equip Christian women in every sphere of life – church, community, family, and business – to contribute effectively to God’s purposes and plans. This is a gathering place for women discuss issues specific to women at the church.”
“Working in eight regions of the world, the Commission encourages and connects women leaders of all ages to develop their gifting and talent, to act strategically and be a voice on issues impacting women and girls.”
“Conferences, training materials, a speaker’s bureau, research, podcasts, growth groups and media representation comprise the expanding strategic activities of the Woman’s’ Commission.”
“To date, the Women’s Commission has made significant inroads in the empowering of women at church. Some achievements include:
Developed The Call to All Christians, a prophetic statement setting out what evangelical women across the world want to declare about the experiences of women and girls.
Developed Rise in Strength (riseinstrength.net) as a founding partner. Rise in Strength is a platform for women in international leadership
Developed resources around sound Biblical literacy on gender and equality, issues affecting women and girls such as family, violence, trafficking, persecution, and health”
“The impact of a healthy Woman’s’ Commission is measured in the growing number of women engaged in the Commission and church leadership work and the increasing acceptance of women in church leadership.”
NOTE: DO NOT MISS THE CONTEXT OF THIS WEA PUSH ON THE HEELS OF A 5 YEAR CHURCH #METOO JUSTICE MOVEMENT AND THE WEA MOVE INTO DEEPENING PARTNERSHIP”COLLABORATION” WITH THE GLOBALIST WEF “FAITH IN ACTION”. THIS IS NOT A GOSPEL MOTIVATED AGENDA.
CONCLUSION.
The bottom line is the WEA and other NGO’s, missions organizations, denominations, and evangelical leaders are moving forward in allignment with the globalist agenda which directly feeds into prophetic warnings of seduction of the church into utter apostasy.
They have forgotten the simple reality that opposites cannot “yoke” in “partnerships” with opposite goals /endgames/ spiritual moorings . God has forbidden such insanity.
2 Corinthians 6:
Be Holy
11 O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open. 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. 13 Now in return for the same (I speak as to children), you also be open.
14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what [e]communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you[f] are the temple of the living God. As God has said:
“I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
17 Therefore
“Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.” 18 “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”
OBAMA FOUNDATION AND DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPERATIVES LIKE MICHAEL WEAR AND RUSSELL MOORE NEVER SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE GIG IS UP AND FEW ARE BUYING THEIR CLASSIC “THIRD WAY” FABIAN SOCIALISM MESSAGE …OR TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY AS ADVOCATES FOR UNITY IN A DANGEROUS AND DIVISIVE POLITICAL WORLD. INSTEAD THEY APPEAR AS MARKERS IN THE FADING ECHO CHAMBER OF A FAILED PROGRESSIVE MACHINE SEEKING TO MOVE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS INTO FAR LEFT VOTING PATTERNS AND OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE GLOBALIST AGENDA.
BUT BLM/ COVID LOCKDOWNS/ VAX MANDATES/ RAINBOW DISNEY/ WOKE INSANITY/ DOMINION MACHINES/ DEAD PULPITS AND RUNAWAY INFLATION HAVE FINALLY AWAKENED THE SLEEPING GIANT OF THE COLLECTIVE EVANGELICAL CONSCIENCE.
By Thomas Littleton
1/12/2024
By now many evangleicals have just heard the empty narratives enough and seen clearly that the progressive agenda behind people like Michael Wear (Obama Foundation’s Ambassador to America’s Believers ) and Russell Moore (disgraced and defrocked Southern Baptist Ethicist and “Public Theologian” and editor at Christianity -Astray -Today) intend ,like some STRANGE ADDICTION-to take them “farther than they want to go- cost them more than they want to pay and will keep them (conservative Christians) longer than they want to stay. In short the gig is up but there is still money to be made- books and magazines to sell, articles to right, grants to be applied for and lives to be reshape and wrecked among the young restless and easily ruined of the upcoming generation ( yes they are now targeting our children and grandchildren with the third way poison). So again the chorus of progressive voices singing the “Third Way ” mating calls of evangelical voters and globalist idealist are sounding loud and proud in the run up to November. Just take a look .
THE UNCHANGING TALKING POINTS OF HIGH PAID OPERATIVES.
MICHAEL WEAR’S NEW BOOK.
THESE GUYS ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT YOUR POLITICS
Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life Paperback – January 23, 2024
“For those discouraged and exhausted by the bitterness and rage in our politics, Michael Wear offers a new paradigm of political involvement rooted in the teachings of Jesus and drawing insights from Dallas Willard’s approach to spiritual formation.“
“When political division shows up not only on the campaign trail but also at our dinner tables, we wonder: Can we be part of a better way? The Spirit of Our Politics says “yes,” offering a distinctly Christian approach to politics that results in healing rather than division, kindness rather than hatred, and hope rather than despair.”
“In this profound and hope-filled book, Michael Wear–a leading thinker and practitioner at the intersection of faith and politics–applies insights taken from the work of Dallas Willard to argue that by focusing on having the “right” politics, we lose sight of the kind of people we are becoming, to destructive results. This paradigm-shifting book reveals:”
Why we need to reframe how we view our political involvement as Christians
How as Christians we can reorient our politics for the good of others
The crucial connection between discipleship to Jesus and political involvement
A different way of talking about politics that is edifying, not stomach-turning
How to navigate political strife in churches and small groups
Why who we are in our political life is not quarantined from who we are in “real life”
Why gentleness is entirely possible in our political discourse
“The Spirit of Our Politics is for readers of any political perspective who long for a new way to think about and engage in politics. That new approach begins with a simple question: What kind of person would I like to be?”
Some other endorsements- consider the sources:
“The Spirit of Our Politics is one of the most important books of our time. In this brilliant text, Michael Wear draws on Dallas Willard’s insights to argue that our personal character deeply influences our political landscape. While Wear delves into the complexities of how our politics reached its current state, this book isn’t merely an analysis of the past; it radiates with a visionary outlook for the future. Instead of merely lamenting what has been, Wear offers a thoughtful and constructive path forward. Every reader, regardless of their political inclination, should take up the invitation contained in this essential reading. Through it, we are prompted to reflect, What kind of person would I like to be–and how can my conclusion shape a better political tomorrow? Joshua DuBois, CEO of Values Partnerships; former executive director, The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships” ( Wear Obama era FBP recruiter with grants galore to offer fools like SBC former CEO Frank Page in 2009 to join.)
“It’s rare to find a book so wise and helpful that I want to put it in the hands of every pastor, parent, and future leader I know. The Spirit of Our Politics is such a book. Michael Wear weaves together his expertise on American politics and Dallas Willard’s vision for the centrality of discipleship in the Christian life. In doing so, he accomplishes the rare feat of merging political theology and spiritual formation in ways that are profoundly necessary yet virtually absent in the current political discourse both in the church and in broader society. This book opens a window, letting a new, hopeful breeze blow into the dark, airless room of American politics. The Spirit of Our Politics should be required reading for every Christian in America. Tish Harrison Warren, author of Liturgy of the Ordinary and Prayer in the Night”( Tish is a Revoice LGBTQ Thriving in the Church speaker and Board Member and part of the egalitarian feminist movement afoot in conservative seminaries .)
“Liberal democracy depends on virtuous citizens who are committed to its survival, yet it often fails to inculcate these virtues. Michael Wear outlines the role of Christianity in helping to lay the foundations for virtuous civic engagement in an era when the faith is arguably in jeopardy of becoming a victim of vituperative culture wars. Based on a sensitive reading of Scripture and deep experience working in contemporary politics, Wear offers a vision of Christian politics rooted in service and compassion, not conquest or domination. This is a crucial book for thinking about the future of American Christianity. Elizabeth Bruenig, staff writer, The Atlantic” ( Far far left outlet of even farther left Aspen’s Institute . If you read the Bible and can still read this outlet with out alarms and red flags going off then you just might not have much hope.)
About the Author
“Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution that contends for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. For well over a decade, he has served as a trusted resource and advisor for a range of civic and religious leaders on matters of faith and public life, including as a White House and presidential campaign staffer. Previously, Michael founded and led Public Square Strategies, a consulting firm that helps religious and political organizations, businesses, and others navigate the rapidly changing landscape of religion and politics in America.”
“Michael’s first book, Reclaiming Hope, examines the role of faith in the Obama years and what it means today. He has coauthored or contributed to several other books, including Compassion and Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement with Justin Giboney and Chris Butler. His writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications.”
“Michael and his wife, Melissa, are both proud natives of Buffalo, New York. They now reside in Maryland, where they are raising their beloved daughters, Saoirse and Ilaria.”
TRINITY FORUM IS NOW NOTIHING BUT A PLATFORM FOR A STEADY PARADE OF THIRD WAY CIRCUS PERFORMERS.
Os Guinness co-founded Trinity Forum in 1991 and many conservative believers remained on its mailing list BUT today it is has so tainted and corrupted it’s reputation with these third way circuit riders that few are listening ANYMORE. Guys like Obama operative Michael Wear make up the ranks of the “Trinity Fellows” list.
Wear taking the stage at Trinity …AGAIN:
“How should our faith affect our participation in civic life? What would it look like for believers to be a countercultural force in an era of polarization and division, rather than simply another interest group supporting its chosen political teams? How might churches and faith-based institutions think about equipping the laity for faithful and thoughtful public engagement? As we enter an election year, it’s a particularly fitting time to consider these questions.”
“Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Michael Wear confronts the relationship of faith and politics in his forthcoming book The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. Rather than treating political activities as a tertiary interest, he claims that “politics is an essential forum in which we live out our love for God and neighbor.””
“We invite you to join us for an Online Conversation with Michael Wear, Friday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET as we consider how to love our neighbors in the way we engage with public life.”
THANK TIM KELLER AND THE GOSPEL COALITION AND MOORES FORMER PLATFORM THE SBC/ERLC FOR MAKING THE AGENDA TOO OBVIOUS.
Russell Moore having been booted out of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty position and Tim Keller’s The Gospel Coalition being exposed as the primary feeder of false WOKE Justice gospel into conservative movements in the church has opened A LOT OF EYES. Also the stench of death reeking up the breath and breadth of our church pulpits and curriculums have all served to help Christians move beyond their once hearty appetite for the social gospel and have helped create a well placed suspicion of people who comformtable dance on both sides of the spiritual and convictional divide and appear self appointed to tell you how to VOTE.
CONCLUSION.
The audience for these events and books and speakers is fading. It cannot be fast enough. But don’t expect them to go away any time in 2024. It is election year afterall.
Jesus reminds us who we serve and in who’s image we bear when it comes political loyalties. Think it through.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?
15″ Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18 “But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tax money.”
So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
“And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.”
SINCE 2013 THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS BEEN WORKING TO MANIPULATE ITS CONGREGANTS TO ACCEPT THE LAW PARLIAMENT PASSED MAKING SAME SEX MARRIAGE LEGAL. ACTIVIST LIKE SAM ALLBERRY AND HIS “LIVING OUT” MINISTRY BECAME THE CENTRAL VOICES TO CONSERVATIVE CHURCH GOERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. NOW IT IS CLEAR THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WAS WORKING THE ISSUE TOWARD SOCIAL CHANGE ACCEPTANCE IN ORDER TO AVOID LOSING IT’S ROLE AS THE “STATE CHURCH” AND ITS BISHOP’S SEATS IN PARLIAMENT.
Rev Thomas Littleton
12/26/ 2023
Sam Allberry is one of the lead activist imported from the UK CoE business into the US “conversations” on sexuality and gender.This minefield of activist narratives was embedded in the terrain in the Southern Baptist Convention, its churches, seminaries, the Presbyterian Church in America and among convictional and conservative churches thanks to trusted leaders like Albert Mohler, Tim Keller, Russell Moore and their organizations like SBTS, TGC & ERLC.
FEW KNEW THE REALITY BEHIND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SSA AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA.
The Church of England , which has been in steep decline for many decades, enacted dialectical conversations in 2013 responding to the Parliament’s legalization of same sex marriage. By forming study groups, commissioning a report and implementing nationwide controlled dialog events, they set out to bring change in attitudes toward and to move the churches few remaining active members to accept homosexual /LGBTQ inclusion and Same Sex Marriage inside the church.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE PILLINGS REPORT
Pilling Report published
28/11/2013
“The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today published the Report of the House of Bishops Working Group on Human Sexuality.“
“In a statement thanking the working group – chaired by Sir Joseph Pilling – for its report, the Archbishops commented that the report “is a substantial document proposing a process of facilitated conversations in the Church of England over a period of perhaps two years. The document offers findings and recommendations to form part of that process of facilitated conversations. It is not a new policy statement from the Church of England.“
“Noting that “the issues with which the Report grapples are difficult and divisive” the Archbishops recognise Sir Joseph’s Pilling’s comment that ‘disagreements have been explored in the warmth of a shared faith’. The Archbishops continue “Our prayer is that the process of reflection that will now be needed in the Church of England, shaped by the House of Bishops and the College, will be characterised by a similar spirit.”
“Commissioned by the House of Bishops of the Church of England in January 2012, the working group included the bishops of Gloucester, Birkenhead, Fulham and Warwick. The group invited three advisers to join in the work. They were: Professor Robert Song, The Ven Rachel Treweek and the Revd Dr Jessica Martin.”
FAILURE TO DECEIVE
Ten years later the efforts have proven a failure and remain a major source of division and fear and loathing between Parliament and Englands “State Church”. Real Christians who actually read their bibles and history know the outcomes the Parliament and the Church of England seek to obtain from this dialectical process are not possible because they are unbiblical and invite divine judgement. If successful then the church is no longer the church. Yet none of this has deterred Leaders on both sides of the Atlantic from continuing to push the effort and the dialectical messengers like Allberry and a herd of others. Their message is rooted in SOGI and the globalist desire to normalize and assign special rights to LGBTQ identified people.
NOTE- ALLBERRY CAME TO AMERICA AND BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE PLATFORM OF INFLUENCE CONSTRUCTED ON HIS HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE AND IDENTITY.
SAM ALLBERRY
“Sam Allberry is an editor for The Gospel Coalition, a global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and a pastor based in Maidenhead, UK. He is the author of a number of books, including Is God Anti-Gay? (Good Book, 2013), James For You, and, most recently, Why Bother with Church? He is a founding editor of Living Out, a ministry for those struggling with same-sex attraction.”
NOTE IT WAS AL MOHLER /SBTS DISCIPLE AND REVOICE FOUNDER NATE COLLINS WHO FIRST “REVIEWED ” ALLBERRY’S BOOK “IS GOD ANTI GAY” FOR THE GOSPEL COALITION IN 2013. THESE EFFORTS IMPORTED FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND’S ACITVISM WERE HIGHLY COORDINATED BY TGC AND ITS LEADERS LIKE MOHLER AND MOORE.
(NOTE COLLINS HOLDS TWO DEGREES FROM MOHLER’S SBTS AND ALLBERRY ALSO PROMOTED REVOICE “FOR OUR US AUDIENCE” WHEN REVOICE LAUNCHED IN 2018 WHILE COLLINS TAUGHT NEW TESTAMENT AND COMPLETED HIS BOOK AND DOCTORATE AT SBTS. AGAIN THE FOUNDER OF REVOICE AND ALLBERRY HAVE CLOSE TIES TO MOHLER AND TGC. )
NATE COLLINS LINKED IN:
Experience
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WORLDVIEW WEEKEND HAS DONE EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE OF THIS PRO LGBTQ “CHRISTIAN ” MOVEMENT AND ITS ORIGINS OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS AUTHOR.
ALSO AN EXCELLENT NEW CALVINIST EXPOSE’ ON ALLBERRY EXPLAINS THE ORIGINS OF “SSA LANGUAGE ” FROM THE LAUSANNE MOVEMENT’S VAUGHN ROBERTS AND THE IMPACT OF ALLBERRY ON THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
“Sam Allberry is a priest of the Church of England who has popularized the phrase of ‘same-sex attraction’ in the Church. Describing himself ‘as someone who lives with homosexuality’, he teaches that ‘homosexuality’ and ‘same-sex attraction’ (SSA) are interchangeable, although he prefers the phrase SSA. ‘I prefer to talk in terms of someone who experiences homosexual feelings, or same-sex attractions (SSA)’ (p11) Sam tends to avoid the word ‘gay’ because he does not want his sexual preference to describe who he is as a person. He wants to be known as a ‘same sex attracted Christian’. He writes: ‘I have found biblical Christianity a wonderful source of comfort and joy.’ (p10)”
“Together with his two same-sex attracted friends, Sean Doherty and Ed Shaw, and with the support of Vaughan Roberts, President of the Proclamation Trust, Sam Allberry leads a mission to promote his same-sex ideology through a website, entitled Living Out. He has also written the book, Is God anti-gay? which has become a best-seller in the evangelical world. Yet the phrase same-sex attraction is unknown in Scripture. “
FOR MORE ON CoE EFFORTS AND LIVING OUT /REVOICE AND THE ” PILLNGS REPORT” READ HERE :
“Al Mohler sits with Sam Alberry, author of “Is God anti-Gay?”, and Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberties Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, to discuss the issue of homosexuality. Mohler says that, “this issue is in many ways the frontline issue of our engagement with the culture and with people — some of whom struggle with this issue personally. Others struggle with how anyone can hold anything other than the position that the dominant culture says is mandatory.” Holding this in tension, these brothers discuss how this issue affects our evangelism and ministries.”
WHY WERE AMERICAN EVANGELICAL LEADERS LOOKING TO A GAY PRIEST FROM A STATE RUN CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR MESSENGING TO AMERICAN CHURCHES?
The answer likely has direct ties to the sudden increase in US churches involvement in faith based partnership grants and in operating its missions organizations within NGO guidelines working directly with the United Nations. Meanwhile Allberry had come straight from the CoE and Vaughn Roberts 2010 Lausanne involvement to spread the SSA inclusion message stateside. Now 10 years later a dissapointed Parliament is seeking to strike back at the CoE for its failure to bring about compliance.
BOOT THE BISHOPS & STRIP THE CoE OF STATE CHURCH STATUS -WHAT THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT JUST THREATENED TO DO.
“Advent is the season when the Church of England usually runs a campaign to get more people into church, and this year is no exception. “Follow The Star: Join The Song” is a drive to get more people singing, and a new melody for a traditional carol, “The First Nowell,” by one of Britain’s most acclaimed choral composers, Bob Chilcott, has been specially written for the campaign. But this Advent is going to be remembered for a different first. Last Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent, the Church of England launched its prayers of blessing for same-sex couples.”
“Called Prayers of Love and Faith, they are the result of seven years of discussion within the Church of England about what its pastoral response to same-sex relationships should be. But the blessing may be too little too late for critics of the church, which has been declining in attendance and support for decades, and the state. A bill seeking to “disestablish” the Church of England was presented to the House of Lords last week that, while it has little chance of passing, signals a growing discomfort with the relationship between church and state in the country. A major reason is the church’s stance on same-sex marriage, which stands in contrast to the law of the land and has long alienated politicians and peers.”
THE LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE THREAT.
Long Term the Church of England cannot continue to exist without government support and has little left to boast of related to national influence based only on its dwindling membership.
An internal study reveals:
“The total Worshipping Community was 1,113,000 people in 2019; 1,031,000 people in 2020; and 966,000 people in 2021. The Church of England’s Worshipping Community in 2021 was about 1.7% of the population of England.”
NOW ADD THE PRESSURE TO FORCE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LGBTQ AGENDA AND …
CoE IS “BELEAGUERED BY THE SSA ISSUE AFTER A DECADE OF GOVERNMENT PRESSURE.
“According to Malcolm Brown, the Church of England’s director of mission and public affairs, the bill is a way of gauging what the church’s critics think.”
“We feel rather beleaguered over same-sex issues,” said Brown. “A lot of people in Parliament feel we should be brought into line on same-sex marriage.”
“Same-sex marriage has been legal in England and Wales for almost 10 years, but the amendments to the 2010 Equality Act that paved the way for legalizing same-sex marriage also ensured a get-out clause for the Church of England so that its canon law would not be affected.”
NOTE ” FOR MORE ON ALLBERRY AND LIVING OUT’S ROLE IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLANDS ONGOING EFFORTS FOR LGBTQ INCLUSION READ HERE:
“The purpose of this video is to show how Allberry and friends are using the term ‘same-sex attraction’ to sanitise the sin of homosexuality, described in Scripture ‘vile affections’ which are ‘against nature’, also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is shameful’ (Romans 1.26,27).”
BAPTIST AND PRESBYTERIANS FLOODED BY ALLBERRY AND A HERD OF ACTIVIST.
THE CHURCH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC AND GLOBALLY REMAIN BETWEEN THE ROCK OF GOD’S REVEALED TRUTH AND HISTORY& THE HARD PLACE OF KEEPING PACE WITH THE ROTTING AND RAPIDLY DECLINING CULTURE. APPEASEMENT IS NOT THE ANSWER AND CHANGE AGENTS ALWAYS FAIL IN THE END BECAUSE RHETORIC AND NARRATIVES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLENOR TRUTH .
THE CHURCH OF ENGLANDS EXCUSES SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME AS BAPTIST LEADERS LIKE MOHLER AND MOORE -ONLY THE AMERICAN CHURCH IS NOT A STATE CHURCH SO THE “NEED FOR CHANGE” IS ONLY DUE TO OTHER PRESSURES.
“In a modern, pluralistic, and secular society, it is a rather archaic and unjustifiable religious privilege at the heart of our constitution to be implanted at the very heart of the organization and management of the State,” Lord Scriven wrote in an article for National Secular Society.”
“The bill is designed to separate Church and State by removing the Church’s privileged, established status, the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords and the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England — a role recently highlighted when King Charles III was crowned in an Anglican coronation ceremony in May.”
“Although the bill has little chance of becoming law — it was not presented by the government, so it will be difficult to timetable debate — it does indicate a certain dissatisfaction with the established Church, and so has been noted with concern by its senior officials and bishops.”
“Brown does not think that the launch of Prayers of Love and Faith last Sunday will change opinion. “They will probably not be enough for those for whom identical treatment of LGBTQ people is an article of faith,” he said.”
CONCLUSION
ADMISSION OF FAILURE – READ CAREFULLY-
“At a time when the Church of England is facing this latest debate about its status, it is finding that some of its natural allies are no longer quite so friendly. Traditionally it was supported by members of the Conservative Party, known as One Nation Tories, who approved of the Church of England as a unifying body with a traditional role in society. But as the governing Conservative Party moves more to the right, fewer MPs tend to be One Nation Tories. Other Conservatives are far more critical of the Church of England and dislike commentary from the bishops on social issues.”
“One privilege of being an established church is that the Church of England has 26 bishops sitting in the House of Lords, where they often speak on those very issues, such as the cost of living crisis, poverty and migration, that are so sensitive for the government. One key establishment privilege is that the Archbishop of Canterbury, by virtue of his office, is allowed to bring a debate of his choice. Last Friday, the current Archbishop, Justin Welby, chose to speak on the family, linked to a commission on the issue that he initiated.”
GOD IS NOT INTERESTED IN POLITICS, PARLIAMENTS LAWS OR THE VOICES OF CHANGE AGENTS. BELOVED TRUST HIM AND STAY THE COURSE WITH HIS HOLY WORD AND THE BIBLICAL HOPE THE TRUE GOSPEL OFFERS.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
9 “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”
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