Julie Anne Smith

The sky really is bluer on the other side.

Paul Pressler transformed the Southern Baptist Convention into a right-wing political powerhouse. He also allegedly abused boys for decades while SBC leaders protected predators, silenced victims, and lied about reform. That's his real legacy. friendlyatheist.com/p/the-dark-leg…

To my dying day I'll never be able to wrap my head around this. They PAID HIM IN BOYS. The SBC is the Epstein Island of denominations.

NEW: Paul Pressler is among the most influential figures you may have never heard of. The onetime judge remade the Southern Baptist Convention, and helped forge the marriage between the GOP & white evangelicals — all while allegedly abusing for decades. A long look at his legacy:

🇺🇸🚨BREAKING: MAGA influencer Craig Long — “MAGA to the core,” 560K TikTok followers, photographed with Trump — was just arrested in a human trafficking sting. He’s married. He frequently posted videos praising the sheriff who just arrested him. Sheriff Judd’s response at the press conference: “Well, there you go. You got arrested in a human trafficking sting. Influence that for a while.” Never stop connecting the dots.

Southern Baptist pastor gets consecutive life sentences on convictions involving child sex abuse material & sexual battery of a child under 12. Prior to his arrest, he was involved in SBC politics & publicly opposed sexual abuse reforms. #ThisistheSBC churchleaders.com/news/2216558-j…

In Ohio, a former Southern Baptist pastor pleads guilty to 4 charges of child sex abuse. He initially faced 12 charges. Before this, he was speaking out at a school district meeting about the sale of books with gay characters. 🙄 #ThisistheSBC #SBCtoo churchleaders.com/news/2216462-s…

Well that’s embarrassing. 🤣 bless her heart.

@SarahRBader @megbasham @JoeyRogersMBC @Timodc @jamestalarico @douglaswils I can vouch for Sarah. I've met her in person in Moscow. You are really out of your league here, @megbasham. Your comments about Doug Wilson are 100% cringe to those who have known the truth for years.

@megbasham @JoeyRogersMBC @Timodc @jamestalarico @douglaswils So you’ve read his sex robot book? I actually live in Moscow and attended his church @megbasham. Unlike you, I know what I’m talking about.

Hold up, is @Timodc, the gay man who yucked it up with @jamestalarico about “God’s sausage,” really trying to lecture @douglaswils about offensive language??

🚨Florida MAGA pastor & former deputy Angelo Musicaro, 57, arrested on 7 counts of lewd & lascivious m*lestation of children under 12. Allegedly abused 4 juvenile victims multiple times (2021-2026). Reportedly planned 2028 sheriff run. Bond: $605K (posted).

@dalepartridge No husband should feel oppressed by submitting to his wife because it's biblical. Eph 5:21

No husband should feel guilty about leading his wife because he is obeying God’s command. No wife should feel oppressed by submitting to her husband because she is obeying God’s command. All this should be done in love for Christ.

@xevekiah He showed you who he is before the marriage. That's great. Say good-bye to him and his pressure!

I’m about to get married, and my fiancé knows I have an inheritance that was left to me by my grandparents. It’s in my name only, and I’ve been saving it for years. Now he’s saying that before we get married, I should put the entire inheritance into a joint account so we can “start fresh together,” or he doesn’t think we should go through with the wedding. I’m 33 already and this is something my family worked hard to leave me. I’m torn between wanting to build a life together and feeling like I’m being pressured to give up something important to me. What do you think I should do?

I've taught European history for 30 years. Americans have always asked me how the Holocaust was possible, how Germans could have enabled a madman reveling in mass murder to carry out his plans. Now we can see in real time how this is enabled; now we have front-row seats.

Our president just said “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Where is the evangelical Christian outcry?

Here's your president, Christian Evangelicals.

In my almost 35 yrs of marriage, I do not recall my husband ever vacuuming. #genderroles

@getabass They like to tell on themselves.

@DefendTheSheep Sounds like he has something to hide.

David telling abusers how to cover up their abuse. What a godly man, NOT.

@SkySwall You have pretty much no understanding scripture if you think abstracting that single verse out of context supports your position. And posting it over and over again just shows you are ignorant of the faith you are claiming. Christ’s message is of liberation.

@SkySwall @adamrshields Why are your changing the subject? Is Adam's response difficult to understand?

@adamrshields Real quick, just answer this and we will get back to the debate - are you gay?

Marriages would go a lot better if women listened to their husbands as well as they would listen to a manager. If this idea irks you, you are a feminist, not a Christian.

@SkySwall I absolutely listened to my then-husband. After 3 decades and 7 kids, I realized his ideas on church and roles of husbands/wives were not biblical whatsoever. They were man-made ideas meant to subjugate women. He even presumed to be mediator between me and God.

@NikkiIs46539602 Reviling wife

@DefendTheSheep Gonna ask a question here. What is RW in this context? The rest is just pure confession.