TEACHER OPPOSED TO GAY MARRIAGE COULD BE FIRED

A former “Teacher of the Year” in Mount Dora, Fla. has been suspended and could lose his job after he voiced his objection to gay marriage on his private Facebook page.

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Facebook remarks on gay marriage lead to teacher’s suspension

A long-time social studies teacher who does not support homosexual marriage and said so on his Facebook site was removed from his classroom Aug. 15 and is being investigated for a “code of ethics” violation.

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Reviving the GCR

The recently concluded Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting “could prove to be the most spiritually significant convention over the last 50 years,” SBC president Bryant Wright told Baptist Press.

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GRC Reports

Hearing status reports from five of the six committees studying recommendations from Florida’s Great Commission Resurgence task force consumed much of the business transacted during the State Board of Missions meeting May 27 at Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center.

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Complaint against Rifqa Bary attorney recommended for dismissal

ORLANDO (FBW) – The Florida Bar is recommending dismissal of a complaint against pro-family leader John Stemberger associated with his defense of former Muslim Rifqa Bary, according to a May 19, 2011 news release by Stemberger.

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Cloer to lead task force in support of Bunkley’s Tallahassee work
Bunkley praised by Rep. Dennis Baxley, SBC’s Richard Land

ORLANDO (FBW)—Clayton Cloer, a prominent Florida Baptist pastor, will chair a task force of pastors to investigate the continuation of Bill Bunkley’s advocacy work in Tallahassee, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Central Florida in Orlando confirmed May 19.

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Legal defense fund established for Rifqa Bary attorney
John Stemberger sued by Muslim lawyer from Ohio

ORLANDO (FBW)—Florida Baptist pastor Clayton Cloer has joined other Christian leaders in support of John Stemberger, an Orlando attorney and conservative leader who became the focus of legal attacks since representing teenage former Muslim Rifqa Bary.

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Daniel Webster, revered pro-family leader, declares for Congress

Daniel Webster, former longtime Florida legislator, announces bid for U.S. Congress on April 22 near the campus of First Baptist Church of Central Florida in Orlando, where the Webster family are longtime members. FBCCF Pastor Clayton Cloer and Webster’s wife Sandy join other family members for the rally attended by about 200 supporters. Photo by James A. Smith Sr.

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BCC HONORS

Pastor Cloer was recently honored by the Mayor and County Commissioners Board of Orange County
when he opened their session in prayer.

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MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

ORLANDO (FBW) – After a four-year effort and overcoming numerous obstacles, supporters of traditional marriage were able to convince 62 percent of Floridians to amend their state constitution with a measure upholding the traditional definition of marriage.

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SENATE CHAMBER PRAYER

TALLAHASSEE (FBW) – Florida Senate President James E. “Jim” King (R-Jacksonville) apologized to members of the legislative body April 28 after Florida Baptist pastor Clayton Cloer invoked the name of Jesus in his prayer in the Senate chamber as guest chaplain of the day. King’s comments resulted in media coverage of the incident across the state, while the pastor of First Baptist Church of Central Florida in Orlando insisted that his prayer was consistent with guidelines given to guest chaplains.

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THE CROSS

ORLANDO (FBW) – The motto of First Baptist Church in Central Florida is “where the Cross in central.” Though the phrase was used only figuratively in the past, a stately cross now—visible for miles—literally stands in the center of the church’s Orlando property.
“When our members invite people to church, they can say, ‘Meet me at the cross,’” said Clayton Cloer, the church’s, senior pastor. “It is made to draw people in.”.

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