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Texas Baptist Minister, a Lifelong Republican, Loses License After Endorsing Biden On 12/18/20 at 4:39 PM EST A Southern Baptist minister was told his license to the gospel ministry would not be renewed at a Texas church following a Facebook post endorsing Joe Biden for president in September, according to the Baptist Standard. David Bumgardner, a 21-year-old Fort Worth student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary s Scarborough College, completed a year-long pastoral internship at Faith Memorial Baptist Church in Archer City, Texas. The congregation, which is aligned with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, licensed Bumgardner to the gospel ministry on July 19, a private agreement between himself and the church pastor, Avery Sprey.

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