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According to this absolutist view, to resist the civil authorities is to oppose God. God, it is argued, appointed government both to punish wrongdoers and promote good.
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SBC president calls for investigation of churches accused of harboring sexual predators
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Ministry jobs and more
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Al Mohler says he was wrong about C.J. Mahaney
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Key gospel imperative lost in the hubub of a 24-hour news cycle
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Western Recorder, second-oldest Southern Baptist newspaper, surrenders control to Kentucky Baptist Convention
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Virginia senate passes bill to allow Bible classes in public schools
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The problem of ‘evil’ in describing Southern Baptist abuse crisis
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Appeals court favors Baptist convention in university, home cases
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Leading Southern Baptist apologizes for supporting leader, church at center of sex abuse scandal
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Southern Baptist minister list included sex offenders
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