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UN Security Council ... isn't that where Russia and China have a veto?

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GOP leader, Gaetz, boycotting Disney?

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@RealJacobPerry BREAKING @GovRonDeSantis, whose spokesperson uses the term "groomer" to insinuate that opponents of #DontSayGay bill are sexualizing kids, hired as his faith advisor a man who was once fired as a high school teacher for having sex with a student. #FlaPol julieroys.com Leading Candidate for SBC President Under Fire for Ordaining Abuser Willy Rice, a leading candidate for SBC president, is under fire for ordaining a former teacher who is a convicted abuser as a deacon Leading Candidate for SBC President Under Fire for Ordaining Abuser By Bob Smietana A leading candidate for president of the Southern Baptist Convention is under fire for ordaining a former public school teacher with a history of sexual misconduct as a deacon. The former teacher now runs a faith-based nonprofit and serves as a faith adviser to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The Rev. Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, told his congregation Friday that one of the congregation’s leaders was stepping down due to a past “sexual sin that could also be described as abusive.” Rice did not name the deacon, but he said church leaders had been aware of the deacon’s past misconduct and said it occurred long before they came to Calvary as a church member. “It did not involve criminal charges, and he has never been identified by law as a sexual offender,” Rice said in a video posted on social media. “Nevertheless, it was a terrible sin, and it devastated people’s lives.” Rice went on to say that the church leader had repented of his sins and had been open about their past. Eventually, after years of being a faithful church member, this person was made a deacon — a decision that Rice said he now regrets. He said that recently he was confronted by someone outside of Calvary who knew the deacon’s backstory and questioned why he was in leadership. Rice was a leading candidate for SBC president before news about the deacon at his church broke. He is one of at least three candidates vying to succeed Alabama pastor Ed Litton, who decided not to seek a second year in office. The revelation comes at an especially sensitive time for Rice’s bid for the SBC presidency: Last summer, messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting passed a resolution saying that anyone who had committed abuse should be disqualified from being a church leader. Along with electing a new president, Southern Baptists gathering in Anaheim, California, for this summer’s annual meeting will also review a report on how leaders have responded to the issue of sexual abuse in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The issue of sexual abuse has dominated the conversation in the SBC in recent years by way of a major investigation that revealed hundreds of cases of abuse in the SBC. At a service this past weekend, Rice told his Florida congregation that he agreed with the SBC statement about banning those with a history of abuse from leadership and that the church would change its leadership standards. He also said it was wrong for the church to make this church member a deacon. “We have all agreed that our brother should not continue to serve as a deacon at Calvary,” Rice said. Rice’s church did not respond to a request for comment about the deacon or whether the pastor would remain a candidate for SBC president. Religion News Service has confirmed that the former deacon is Jeff Ford, the executive director of Man Up and Go, a Christian nonprofit in the U.S. and overseas whose Authentic Masculinity Program “teaches men how to be protectors of and providers for their families,” according to the biography of Ford posted on the website of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. According to that website, Ford is a member of the state’s Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. Neither Ford, Man Up and Go, nor the governor’s office responded to request for comment. In 2005, the Tampa Bay Times newspaper reported that Jeffrey Charles Ford, a 27-year-old coach and teacher at J.W. Mitchell High School, resigned after admitting to having sex with an 18-year-old student. At the time, Ford was featured in several instructional videos for football players. A website for the football video identifies Ford as a teacher and defensive coordinator for the football team at J.W. Mitchell and as a 2000 graduate of Wheaton College, a prominent evangelical school. Ford’s status as a 2000 Wheaton grad appears in his biography on a State of Florida webpage, as well as in a now-deleted biography at Man Up and Go found using the Wayback Machine internet archive. Ford has also run several mission trips with Wheaton football players. Neither of the biographies lists Ford’s time as a teacher; nor does his LinkedIn profile. During his sermon, Rice described the former deacon at the church — whom he called a “brother in Christ” but did not name — as “an exemplary follower of Christ” and said that forgiveness is available for all who sin. “If he’s not saved, I’m not saved,” he said. “If he’s not forgiven, I’m not forgiven.” https://julieroys.com/leading-candidate-sbc-president-willy-rice-under-fire-ordaining-abuser/ i Alan. The issue should not be “how much time has to pass?:” after confession and repentance but does fornication and abuse of authority for sexual conquest PERMANENTLY disqualify Jeff Ford for life from serving God as an elder or a deacon in a local church? . Does the Bible provide clear instructions? . Yes it does. 1 Timothy 3 :1-16, and Titus 1:6-9 have specific minimums spiritual, moral and conduct qualifications for elders and deacons. The spiritual and moral qualifications for elders and deacons is the same. Both persons “must be above reproach” inside and outside the church. The issue for Wiley Rice and his suitability is questioned because Wiley Rice holds his opinion of Jeff Ford above God’s requirements for deacons of the church where Bro Rice is the pastor. Brother Rice does not understand or believe in the principle of “Sola Scriptura”. Man Up and Go is not a church and the Bible does not provide any authority or direction for non biblical religious institutions. Obviously Bro. Ford’s life and work has proven his repentance and restoration to the Lord and he should continue with his leadership activities outside of the local church.