According to his Facebook page, Peter Lumpkins is moving along from Brewton Parker College to “First Baptist Lavaca” where his son-in-law pastors in Arkansas. Having been very explicitly and publicly and repeatedly warned about the character of Ergun Caner (with objective video evidence), Peter Lumpkins led the spin that allowed Brewton-Parker trustees like Bucky Kennedy … Read more
[**Warning: Graphic Language used**] “For the rest of the story on southeasterngeorgiatoday…I can help with that. Secrecy is evil’s friend and it is time to shine the light…” A statement by the source mentioned below in their initial email to P&P In the wake of the firing of CB Scott and the “resignation” of Ergun Caner … Read more
_______________________________________________ A few hours ago, Southeast Georgia Today released an article giving details about the firing of CB Scott, former Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Brewton-Parker College. Scott’s departure is the second notable one in as many weeks. Brewton-Parker reported a week ago that Dr. Ergun Caner, its president, was stepping down after a little more than a year … Read more
[UPDATE: It appears that Peter Lumpkins has removed one (perhaps more) of the comments on his website linked below. I would like to have thought Peter would have learned by now that Canerization doesn’t work. But I digress…it appears that Caner has, indeed, leavened the Lumpkins] In 2013, Ergun Caner – still unrepentant for the … Read more
“It is my honor to announce that Peter Lumpkins, one of the most well-known and respected writers in the Southern Baptist Convention, has accepted my offer to become the new Vice President of Communications here at Brewton-Parker College.” ~ Ergun Caner in a press release from Brewton-Parker College today. When I first read about this … Read more
This is the landing-page for a Facebook Ad that has targeted the 30445 Zip Code, which is the home of Brewton-Parker College. Brewton-Parker is a Georgia Baptist College, and the students, faculty and staff of Brewton-Parker (and the surrounding community) need to know that the college is not in good hands. In fact, an imposter … Read more
A rogue Baptist blogger who moth-balled his website in the wake of scandal has started writing again. Although laughed at and scorned by many, Peter Lumpkins has overtaken the “woke” SBC Voices blog in short order. The feat should not go unnoticed, as people are fed-up with SBC talking points and are hungry for original … Read more
The Southern Baptist Convention is broken. It’s broken, and it’s not because of theology; it’s because of culture. The culture of the Southern Baptist Convention is absolutely untenable and nothing demonstrates this better than the careers and commentary of the Caner brothers: Ergun and Emir. Recently, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) removed portraits of Paige … Read more
Author, Journalist, and Fox News talking head Todd Starnes took to his popular Faceboook page last week to promote Truett-McConnel University (TMU) in Cleveland, Georgia. TMU hosted the popular conservative commentator during his annual Faith and Freedom Conference in April. TMU president Emir Caner has been a guest on Starnes, Fox News programs. Readers may … Read more
Several months ago, I received correspondence from a publication called ‘Word and Way.‘ which reports on Missouri Southern Baptist news. I read it growing up, back when it was the de facto news publication of the Missouri Baptist Convention in my then native state. Brian Kaylor, the current editor and president of the publication reached … Read more
W.C. Fields, the Baptist journalist, has passed away. You probably don’t know who he is, but if you had much understanding of Baptist life from the 1960s through 1980s, you probably would. And if you’ve ever heard of the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention, know that W.C. Fields was a major player in … Read more
Ergun Caner is now remarried. Ergun Caner first gained fame in the days immediately following September 11, 2001. The obscure and little-known pastor grew to stardom through his testimony of having been raised an Islamic extremist who found Christ. His testimony, which he recalled many times in audio and video messages – some of which … Read more
Ergun Caner resigned from Brewton Parker College in Georgia after a sexting scandal and multiple adulterous relationships (including at least one with a faculty member). This is after African American students protested his presidency when he made repeated racist remarks (including saying that someone had “ni**er-di*cked” him). Then, Caner filed for divorce from his wife, … Read more
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) trustees were under immense outside pressure during yesterday’s meeting to oust long-term president and bulwark of the Conservative Resurgence, Paige Patterson. Patterson, an old war-horse of conservative evangelicalism, has survived many scandals over his tenure. From protecting rapist, Darrell Gilyard to enrolling Muslims in the seminary as an evangelism strategy, … Read more
crass /kras/ adjective lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. Dr. Emir Caner is the President of Truett-Mconnel University, a Georgia Baptist institution of higher learning in Cleveland, Georgia. Due to his stature in Georgia Baptist life, he is often presented with the opportunity and the honor of filling the pulpits of Georgia Baptist churches. According … Read more
