Comments on: SBC Lifeway bookstores put Gospel Today under the counter

By: rejoice tovori

rejoice tovori — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:29:21 +0000

l luv u millicent. you are great

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:38:39 +0000

I disagree with the position of LifeWay, and I stand by their right to be wrong. LifeWay screens all of their products, especially those that are kept in visible places in the stores like magazines. The criteria for products include a doctrine test, and if a product doesn’t hold up to SBC doctrine, there are a few things that may be done with it. They might not carry it at all (Joel Osteen). They might carry it with a “read with discernment” disclaimer (Rob Bell, “The Shack”), or in this case, they had to quickly react to what were more likely than not customer complaints. The magazine is available to anyone who asks for it (in my experience, customers don’t see the magazines right away and end up asking where they are anyway), and customers who would otherwise be offended (SBC pastors mostly) don’t have to look at it. Personally, I would rather LifeWay go back to calling themselves “Baptist Book Stores” if they are going to be so fundamentalist. But that’s just me.

By: The Non-conformist

The Non-conformist — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:49:34 +0000

For shame. The SBC folks following the bibles teachings. Don’t they know we should look to what the world is doing to inform our decisions. What they they say next that homosexuals can’t be preachers either. Yea lets boycot Lifeway. We need to sent the message to the “world” that we are on your side.

By: Uncle Ruckus(No Relation)

Uncle Ruckus(No Relation) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:32:57 +0000

These are some pretty backwards, ignorant people. That is why organized religion is such a scourge! It is people like the SBC who are as hypocritical as they come.

By: Elder Derrick Washington

Elder Derrick Washington — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:23:42 +0000

Considering not shopping at Lifeway anymore. There’s one 5minutes fomr my house and there’s a Cedar Springs 30min. I think i’ll go to Cedar Springs unless they apply the same rule. I just don’t understand this at all.

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:54:15 +0000

I’ve been as far west as Nebraska and as far south as Florida.
Never seen a Lifeway store, but then again I wasn’t looking.

Turner is the Lifeway media spokesperson and writes at their blog.

I read there are 140 Lifeway stores in 24 states.

Too bad some witty SBC members can’t run with this…

By: Mark Byron

Mark Byron — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:12:27 +0000

I might agree with the SBC take on women pastors, but treating the magazine as the moral equivalent of porn that they have to shield young eyes from is just ….. well, I don’t have a good adjective that does the job without insulting the intelligence of some Lifeway execs.

Even though I go to a Southern Baptist church, Lifeway isn’t one of the selling points for them. Thankfully for you, Bene, they don’t go any further north than Indianapolis.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:05:18 +0000

Hi Thom:

Thanks!
I was looking for where everyone went to bible school or seminary.
Do you know?

The point I was attempting to make was that the SBC won’t permit women to teach (Dr. Sheri Klouda) let alone preach.
The credentials I found are from accepted accredited schools, not diploma mills.
The SBC allows it’s elected president to claim honorific degrees from diploma mills.
Lifeway head office is free to do what they want, but this is just silly.

By: Thom Arsenault

Thom Arsenault — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:04:47 +0000

Might I ask why you felt the liberty at mentioning so much about the two of these women who you found educational background for but relayed absolutely no detail about the other three?

You can easily get at least some data from their websites. For example, you can see more about Sheryl Brady at http://www.theriverinc.com/ and http://www.sherylbradyministries.com/. There you would find out that she is a frequent guest on TBN’s national “Praise The Lord” program and has ministered for Bishop T. D. Jakes at his MEGA-fest conferences. Her church (The River located in Durham, NC) feeds thousands of people annually through the food bank program, and she co-wrote the title cut on Bishop T. D. Jakes’ Grammy, Dove and Stellar-nominated recording “Woman Thou Art Loosed”. Pastor Brady has been in the ministry for over 25 years. She is married to Bishop Joby Brady and has three daughters who are all married and three grandchildren.