Archive — ministers and politics

“…our forefathers did not assert a private right to rebel against the crown. They asserted that, based upon their understanding of the British common law and their understanding of inalienable rights, that the civil magistrate had forfeited the right to their obedience…”

“Well, I would start with Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justice Alito. We now have two young, healthy conservatives on the court, and the court has gone from having a 5 to 4 majority that was moderate to a 5 to 4 majority on most issues that’s conservative. That’s a huge thing…”

“I was led to the Lord, nurtured in the faith, called to preach, and trained to ministry in a Southern Baptist context. When I was 19, I had the opportunity to go to (what was then) the headquarters of Campus Crusade…I learned more about the Bible and about what Christians believe and why we believe during those two weeks than I had in 19 years of going to Southern Baptist churches, and I had several perfect attendance pins. At that point, I became a theologian…”

“I don’t think ministers should endorse candidates. I don’t. I know that technically, legally people have the right to do it as private citizens, but … I have an obligation and a responsibility to try to minister to all Southern Baptists…”

“If you look at the Civil Rights Movement, if you look at the abolitionist movement, if you look at the labor reform movement, if you look at the child-labor reform movement, every major successful reform movement in our history has been significantly led, peopled, and supported by people of religious faith and, certainly, ministers being a significant portion of that number…”