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Weblog: Pastors Off the Hook in Sex Cases

Earl Paulk case dropped, Lonnie Latham not guilty, Md. pastor gets mistrial. Plus: Calling Akinola out on Nigeria's anti-gay law, W&M's cross returns, Jars of Clay's un-Dixie Chicks moment, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 3/09/2007 04:01PM

1. Accusers lose in sexual misconduct cases against prominent pastors Several sexual misconduct cases we've been watching ended this week—all in favor of the accused pastors. In a surprising turn, ...

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lensterling

Posted: March 18, 2007 7:33 PM

As far as the issue with Jars of Clay goes, the group must revisit their calling. Is it to spread the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, his death and resurrection to allow us to be saved from our sinful nature or is it to become involved in political activism? Young evangelicals sometimes find much difficulty in separating the two. Maybe Jars of Clay and the rest of us could benefit this; if you had a moment in time when you could tell the world anything you wanted to…and had an audience to present the message to…what would you say to them? Ideally, most believers would answer, “I would tell them about the saving power of Jesus Christ and provide them the opportunity to accept this priceless undeserved gift”. The truth is that we are not guaranteed tomorrow here on earth. We never know when that last chance to lead someone to the Lord is. We are the last chance many people have to hear the gospel! Jars of Clay, you have that moment to lead many lost people to the Lord…take it!

katie

Posted: March 14, 2007 7:53 PM


shame on you for your namecalling! jars isn't chicken, they've been honest with their fans about their believes before, i think it is more a matter or right timing. but you, man, you didn't act in a christlike way AT all

Fortunato

Posted: March 13, 2007 1:28 PM

It's a shame that Jars of Clay doesn't feel secure enough to share their real feelings with their brothers and sisters in Christ. It's also a shame that the Christian music industry (not just the corporations, but the private stories... AND the buying public) is polarized enough and unwilling to entertain contrasting points of view enough that Christians feel insecure about sharing the truth that they feel God has given them. Perhaps Ted Olsen's question came off poorly... but it's one we should be asking, if simply to remove obstacles to the Church's unity as the body of Christ. (It's also a shame that we've got a few trolls on here, trying to stir up controversy and dissent.)

Mike	Posted: March 13, 2007 11:03 AM


As of today, I take about as much stock in "Christianity Today" as I do in "The Onion," a fake news site.

teresa

Posted: March 12, 2007 4:44 PM


Christians aren't required to share the same political beliefs to be united in Christ. I don't agree with everything that the members of Jars of Clay believe, but they are still my brothers in Christ.

Anonymous

Posted: March 12, 2007 4:01 PM

In regards to the Jars "story": This is like that game "telephone" that you would play in elementary school to show the negative effects of passing information thru multiple people. This blurb that CT publishes is a cut to shreds version of the original article which is apparently a piecemeal and disjointed version of the actual interview with Dan. This is the problem with internet publishing/blogs: It's report first, ask questions later; it's all about being first rather than factual. This news story is nothing but sensationalism in the guise of conviction. I lost my respect for CT with this. It takes courage to walk the line that Jars of Clay has walked for the past decade. They could have given up working with stubborn ignorant Christians a long time ago, but this is a band that loves the Church and has committed their lives with grace and patience to serving both sides of the line with significant costs. It is absurd to see the word, "chicken" appear anywhere near Jars' name

ryan	Posted: March 12, 2007 12:10 PM

in response to the jars of clay remark and the comment: Insane comments like the one above and the one on Jars of Clay in the weblog are the reason why I usually want to flee from the church in America instead of struggle with it; something Jars of Clay has always had the courage to do with patience and grace. I think it's very sad that a publication such as Christianity Today chooses to engage in this kind of inflammatory, out-of-context "news bites." Rather than lifting up fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and struggling alongside them, they exploit them for some cheap copy that will yield additional page views for them. I'm sure that Ted Olsen, or whoever wrote that acerbic little blurb, has very little personal experience with the constant struggle and balancing act that is a career in the "Christian" "Music" "Industry."

Narrow road

Posted: March 12, 2007 11:19 AM

Jars of clay wrote protest songs? What are they protesting? God is behind this war in Iraq. This is all setting up the return of Christ. Islam is the beast in the book of revelation. You don't protest USA fighting the beast. Unless you are a complete moron. You can't be christian and liberal. You can't be christian and a war protester. www.benkeshet.com click 7 empires then scroll down and click future. Read that whole page and you will know that islam is the beast. GO JESSUS, GO USA, GO ISRAEL. And to hell with jars of clay.

deaconsbench

Posted: March 11, 2007 7:34 AM


I have stated it before, and reiterate now: the Holy Spirit is no longer in any churches or congregations, and this blatant sin being reported from church "leaders" activities will only increase. God is separating the wheat from the tares, leaving mostly tares in today's churches. God's judgment has begun, starting at the House of God as God described in the Bible.

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