Scott Slayton

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Scott Slayton writes at “One Degree to Another.”

• Twitter CEO Attacked for Tweeting about Chick-fil-A Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faced backlash over the weekend after he tweeted a screenshot of the savings he received from Chick Fil A on a mobile app. Dorsey simply posted “Boost @ChickFilA” with the screenshot. Jun 11, 2018

  

  Twitter CEO Attacked for Tweeting about Chick-fil-A
• CrossFit Fires Executive over Pride Month Tweets CrossFit fired their Chief Knowledge Officer, Russell Berger, when he tweeted his support of an Indianapolis CrossFit gym canceling a LGBT Pride month event. Jun 08, 2018

  

  CrossFit Fires Executive over Pride Month Tweets
• UMC Minnesota Conference Edited 'Father' Out of the Apostles’ Creed At a recent multi-day conference, the Minnesota Conference of the United Methodist Church used an edited version of the Apostles’ Creed which removed a reference to God as “Father.” Jun 07, 2018

  

  UMC Minnesota Conference Edited 'Father' Out of the Apostles’ Creed
• Soccer Star Withdrew from National Team Matches because of LGBT Pride Jerseys When Jaelene Hinkle withdrew from playing in two international matches for the United States women’s national team last year for “personal reasons,” many speculated that she did so because the team was going to be wearing LGBT... Jun 04, 2018

  Soccer Star Withdrew from National Team Matches because of LGBT Pride Jerseys
• Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa’s Fetal Heartbeat Law A judge temporarily blocked Iowa’s newest abortion restrictions from going into effect until a lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality can be resolved. Jun 01, 2018

  Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa’s Fetal Heartbeat Law
• Southwestern Seminary Fires Paige Patterson The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary voted Wednesday to cut all ties with former President Paige Patterson. May 31, 2018

  Southwestern Seminary Fires Paige Patterson
• Indonesian Pastor Facing Prison Sentence for Sharing His Faith A court in Indonesia sentenced pastor Abraham Ben Moses to four years in prison for religious defamation. May 30, 2018

  Indonesian Pastor Facing Prison Sentence for Sharing His Faith
• Southern Baptist Seminary President Removed Amid Controversy The trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX voted to remove Paige Patterson from his role as President and made him President Emeritus and theologian-in-residence during a 13-hour meeting that... May 23, 2018

  Southern Baptist Seminary President Removed Amid Controversy
• Black Pastor Opposes Megachurch Campus Coming to His Neighborhood The nation’s second largest church, Birmingham-based Church of the Highlands, recently announced plans to plant a campus in Birmingham’s inner city to help fight crime. May 15, 2018

  Black Pastor Opposes Megachurch Campus Coming to His Neighborhood
• Mitt Romney Criticizes Pastor Slated to Pray at Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem Senate candidate and former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney objected to the inclusion of Pastor Robert Jeffress in the opening of the new embassy in Jerusalem. May 14, 2018

  Mitt Romney Criticizes Pastor Slated to Pray at Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem