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1/ THREAD Summarizing Ed Litton issues - Plagiarized Romans 1 sermon - Partial apology admitting it - Deletes/hides 143 videos - Newsweek/WaPo/AL.com coverage - Nov video admits past lying about sermon prep - Romans 8 & 13 sermons plagiarized - Concerns about 6/27 sermon quote
2/ On Fri June 25, @Pastor_Gabe shared the following video from YT user Bookman showing similarities between Litton's Romans 1 sermon (Jan 2020) & JD Greear's Romans 1 sermon (Jan 2019).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6PJNfbIuS4 …
3/ The next day @EdLitton tweeted a link to a statement: https://goredemption.com/pastors-statement/ …
Four minutes later @jdgreear retweeted it, with a link to his own statement on the issue: https://jdgreear.com/a-statement-about-my-sermon-on-romans-1/ …
4/ For an excellent overview of the plagiarism and a breakdown of Litton's "non-apology", plus Greear's and other SBC elites rebuke of those seeking accountability from Greear & Litton, watch this episode from Jon Harris:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8UEyIN0L7M …
5/ After declaring a "commitment to full transparency" in Litton's statement, multiple people tweeted screenshots showing 143 videos having been deleted or hidden on Litton's Redemption Church Youtube channel. Newsweek picked up the story:https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-ed-litton-removes-over-140-video-sermons-after-being-accused-plagiarism-1604707 …
7/ And Redemption Church's local media in Alabama:https://www.al.com/life/2021/06/new-sbc-president-ed-litton-pulls-sermons-after-plagiarism-accusations.html …
8/ @PeculiarBaptist shared a Nov 2020 interview of Ed by Sermonary titled "Healthy Sermon Preparation", where Ed admits he used to lie about sermon prep. Here's a clip:https://twitter.com/ForGloryOrg/status/1409596918813138945 …
9/ In the same interview Ed also admitting to making up a story about Jesus for use as a sermon illustration:https://twitter.com/ForGloryOrg/status/1409596956532477952 …
10/ At some point yesterday (June 28) Redemption made less than half of the previously hidden videos public. Users started to immediately review the videos, as well as ones downloaded prior to the cleanse for other plagiarism or theology issues.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzJeExhncj9E5ukilr661vtKaL9zz82jv …
11/ Today @CapstoneReport reported on a BaptistPress statement by Redemption Elders that they hid the videos to prevent people from "going through sermons in an attempt to discredit and malign our pastor".
Why do Litton's sermons risk discrediting him?https://capstonereport.com/2021/06/29/sermongate-coverup-redemption-church-defends-hiding-ed-littons-sermons/36435/ …
12/ Also just today, three more plagiarism videos have been released. One showing additional instances of plagiarism from the Romans 1 sermon:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWq5Z_iliBU …
13/ Another showing similarities between Litton's and Greear's Romans 8 sermons:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=578d4Z0PV-o …
14/ And another showing similarities between Litton's and Greear's Romans 13 sermons:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_tpYM2KvgU …
15/ Justin Peters has released a detailed video about the plagiarism issues, that includes a new concern regarding Litton's Sunday (6/27) sermon and a comment that is very similar to one made by Nancy Hicks. Link below to that timestamp:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNdrUxysNjU&t=2187s …
16/ In addition to plagiarism & Redemption hiding Litton's sermons, there are multiple other issues unfolding that should not be ignored. Primary among them is the unbiblical content of the Romans 1 sermon, which is addressed in the videos by Jon Harris & Justin Peters.
17/ Also see Jon's video for the reaction by various SBC elites defending Litton, sometimes by rebuking those calling for accountability. Further, silence by others is noteworthy, even as additional videos come out and calls for resignation grow.https://twitter.com/SovMichael/status/1409896744029024260 …
18/ To stay informed, follow this account & those referenced above -- @PeculiarBaptist, @Pastor_Gabe, @CapstoneReport, @SovMichael, as well as... @triplejaymom, @ostrachan, @cuatronelson, @FTNCI, @coreysmith_116, @RodDMartin, @underpastor.
Who'd I forget? Reply and let me know.
19/ Another concern expressed is Litton's admission his sermons are prepared with a preaching team of 8, and how that may impact "accurately handling the word of truth" (2 tim 2:15) and his pastoral duty to "labor at preaching the word" (1 Tim 5:17).https://twitter.com/jaysonyork/status/1409894514538516482 …
20/ Also, check out @Scott0020, @Chocolate_Knox, @jaysonyork, @BiblicalBeauty & @FoundersMin
21/ A quick update (Jan 30):
A fourth video has surfaced. See all four here.. https://twitter.com/JoshMPendley/status/1410069675229188097 …
Ed spoke to @WashTimes about the sermon removals. I investigate all four of his claims. Is he telling the truth? -https://twitter.com/ForGloryOrg/status/1410369354219261955 …
22/ Ed Litton made a statement yesterday (7/2/21), disguised as an interview, here's an excellent thread to read about it...https://twitter.com/cuatronelson/status/1411071633549414405 …
23/ Video has surfaced of Ed in 2015 copying a 2013 Greear sermon.https://twitter.com/ForGloryOrg/status/1411380576431529988 …
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