3 Things We Must Believe, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• 3 Things We Must Believe about God’s Word -- “God’s word is firmly fixed in the heavens ; it doesn’t change. There is no limit to its perfection; it contains nothing corrupt.”
• Baptist Church History (Part 1) - God’s Promise to Preserve His Church -- “The genuine spirit of religion has been and will be preserved by those only, who dissent from all establishments devised by human policy.”
• Colin Powell, former secretary of state, dies from COVID-19 complications, family says -- “He rose through the ranks of the armed forces in a decades-long career that culminated in his service first as national security adviser to then President Ronald Reagan and as the 12th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the highest-ranking military appointment in the Defense Department.”
• Does the Book of Acts Teach Spontaneous Baptisms? -- “This argument is powerful, and if true, would seem to tilt the table. He’s not alone in this. Many contemporary Baptist scholars agree with his assessment.”
• Gab Launches Brand-New Job Board To Help Unvaccinated Americans -- “While vaccine mandates continue to sweep the nation in connection the fight against COVID-19, the free-speech social-media site Gab.com on Tuesday launched a “No Vax Mandate Job Board” to help American employers and workers who want nothing to do with the shots.”
• Honoring the Historic Women’s Schools of Tennessee -- “In Nashville alone, several ladies institutions sprang up, from Boscobel College to Buford College to the Nashville College for Young Ladies.” (Oddly enough, or not, this historical article acknowledges no connection to their often religious and denominational roots.)
• New Ford Baptist - Org 1795, Wilkes County -- “Both blacks and whites attended the church above, which was built in 1832. After the war, the white members decided to build a new church and ownership transferred to the African American members.”
• Skin Problems, Neuropathy, Paralysis All Part of Over 500,000 Adverse Events Reported After COVID Vaccine -- “...there’s a reason we refer to doctors as “practicing” medicine. Because it’s not just about science.”
• The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread About the Capitol Riot. -- “Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels.”
• The January 6 Insurrection Hoax -- “The indisputable fact about January 6 is that although five people died at or near the Capitol on that day or soon thereafter, none of these deaths was brought about by the protesters.”
• There Is A Gnawing Worm Under The Bark Of Our Tree Of Liberty: Anti-Mission Baptists, Religious Liberty, And Local Church Autonomy -- “Far from being an obscure offshoot of the past, anti-mission Baptists represented—and represent—an alternative to the active involvement of conservative evangelicals in politics.”
• U.S. FDA advisers weigh case for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots -- “If the FDA signs off on Moderna’s boosters, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make specific recommendations on who should get the shots.”
• U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates -- “From the modest building however, Shane Vaughn, the Pentecostal church’s pastor, has helped spearhead an online movement promoting personal faith as a way around workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates.”