We were blessed with the presence of the Western Recorder who have published a story on the discussion. You can read the article by clicking here (subscription required). Below is the opening paragraphs:
Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director Paul Chitwood; senior council with the Alliance Defending Freedom, Bryan Beauman; and pastor of Farmdale Baptist Church, Steve Weaver, participated in a panel discussion with East Frankfort Baptist Church's pastor Kyle McDanell.
"It's been my experience that previous generations could safely assume religious liberty, but now we must again defend it and promote it. That is why we are here," McDanell explained.
The primary questions before the panel were: "Are we overreacting to the SCOTUS decision? Is religious liberty really under assault?"
"Is this a watershed moment? Is this important? Are we making too much of a big deal about this?" responded Beauman.
"Were there celebrations in the street? Were there hundreds of people in front of the Supreme Court when the ruling came down and they liked it? Did corporate America and practically every member of a Fortune 500 react with some type of rainbow colored ad? Did you see Twitter and Facebook and all your friends on social media change their pictures, paint rainbows across them? With all the support, did you see media glorify it?" he answered.
"If this opinion meant nothing, if it wasn't a watershed moment, would there have been that nationwide a response of joy and celebration?" he reasoned. "We all know that answer. The question is where do we go from here and what's next?"
"Is it over; was that the end of it? Was it just about marriage and now those advocacy groups fighting for that have stopped? No," Beauman replied.
You can read the rest here. I want to thank the Western Recorder for covering the event.
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