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The Dominoes Fell, and Next Thing You Know, I Had Exited the Southern Baptist Convention

by Rodney Kennedy  Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which...

Evangelical Unrighteousness and the Killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...

Kirk Cameron, The Eternal Barbecue, and Fundamentalist Proof-Texting

By William Trollinger Image via https://creation-thewrittentruth.blogspot.com. The Baptist News Global headline says it all: “Heads spin as Kirk Cameron gives up eternal conscious torment.” As Rick Pidcock observes, Cameron has for many years “been one of the poster...

Crime Against History: Slavery, Race, and the 1776 Report

by William Trollinger Below is an excerpt of an essay of mine that was published in the Summer, 2025 issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, an issue which is devoted to white Christian nationalism and education. A link to the complete article can...

When America Goes Nativist, America Becomes Less Christian

by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...