This week’s recommended reading 4/11/25
NewSpring Church, SC’s largest, Leaves SBC over Women Pastor Debate The Tennessean | April 7, 2025
“South Carolina's largest church exits SBC as doctrinal fight over women pastors persists. NewSpring is the third church on a list of the nation’s largest to leave the SBC since 2023.”
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy The Guardian | April 8, 2025
“The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to dismantle and discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering.”
Christian immigrants helped elect Trump, now some are at risk of being deported NPR | April 11, 2025
“A majority of Catholics and evangelicals backed Trump on Election Day. But some say his promise to enact a mass deportation of migrants threatens their churches. In a new report, they argue that 80% who would be at risk of deportation are Christians.”
The New Apostolic Reformation and the Threat to Democracy Part I