Yeah, it does seem plausible as a scenario. But when the SBC rep denied that a meeting took place that pretty much negates the anonymous pastors. And it's hard to imagine this one reporter got 3 DOJ anonymous sources from different New England states.

I haven’t found confirmation of this story anywhere else. And the journalism is suspicious to me. Read with caution.

Really interesting. I agree with you on MT Esther. I’ve written on how to harmonize languages and cultures in one church rather than assimilating. Assimilation maintains the cultural blinders of the dominant group and erases the identities of the minority group. Thanks for sharing your work.

Now you're going to have flies in ointment pics in your feed.

I'd click but I feel like you explained it well in this thread.

Just kidding, great points!

Certainly should not be a crime. But it is terrible sportsmanship. If it's not what I would teach my children to do coaching them in basketball or flag football then I have no respect for a player or team that does it at the college level.

You say "majority of scholars" believe there were different authors of ch 2-3 & 4. Can you name a few? And the book or peer-reviewed journal articles this scholar has written that establishes that point? Why is it impossible to believe these were oral traditions written down in 13th century bc?

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