Just discovered this guy had a thread, I posted Abt him in the quivvy thread before I found this.
All I want to add is there's a bunch if infighting between the "old" IFB and the "new" IFB , accusations of "culty" and all around lulzy religion drama, This is from last year,
typical fundie response is to DFE apparently
Is it possible that Steven isn't cool anymore, and they're fed up with his shit? If he's become unpopular and isn't bringing in congregants? Is that the reason?
In the Midst of Infighting, Anti-LGBTQ Church Network’s Website and Social Media Disappear
The New Independent Fundamental Baptist network, most prominently associated with anti-LGBTQ pastor Steven Anderson, appears to be in turmoil as infighting again erupts, this time between Anderson and fellow pastors in the network.
The New Independent Fundamental Baptist network, most prominently associated with anti-LGBTQ pastor Steven Anderson, appears to be in turmoil as infighting again erupts, this time between Anderson and fellow pastors in the network.
www.splcenter.org
From the article
Hatewatch first noticed in mid-January that the website for the New IFB, which also frequently posted videos, interviews and updated information about events relevant to the New IFB, was no longer available, not even on web archives. All of its social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were also gone.
A site that tracks the New IFB, called NewIFB.info, noted January 7 the disappearance of the New IFB sites and social media. The NewIFB.info site's tagline is "Exposing the Error of the Andersonites" and follows doctrine of the older Independent Fundamental Baptist movement rather than Anderson's New IFB. The site takes issue with Anderson and New IFB pastors, mostly in terms of doctrine.
The latest battle appears to be related to doctrine. NewIFB.info noted that Anderson is under attack from a few other New IFB pastors after he teamed up with a Calvinist pastor for a documentary about soul-winning, or proselytizing, last July. New IFB doctrine considers Calvinism heresy.
As criticism started to emerge, Anderson tried to do early damage control, including preaching a sermon in July titled “What I Hate about Calvinism.”
By December, three pastors had allegedly left the New IFB movement because of the association.
One of those was Michael Johnson of Temple Baptist Church in Jacksonville, North Carolina, who, according to Anderson, posted several anonymous YouTube videos attacking him. NewIFB.info also reported that Johnson seems to have agreed with a comment on one of his YouTube videos that claimed the New IFB was “caught up in some cultish behaviors.”