[Apologetics] Southern Baptists Vote to Leave the Baptist World Alliance

[Dianne Dawson]

Another thing about the Southern Baptists, as well as most other ecclesial communities, is that although they are serious about Scripture they also ignore anything in Scripture that doesn't agree with what they believe.  Also, they take it bit by bit instead of all together.
 
Dianne

Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com> wrote:
Bret,

You certainly make a good point. 

However, the Southern Baptists--like all
denominations--have their own internal problems and
schisms.

Of course, John Kerry is a layman and does not speak
for the Church on any manner whatsoever. By the way,
Southern Baptists do NOT descipline THEIR members for
transgressions.

Cardinal Mahoney is another matter. 

I haven't heard much about him in a good while, so my
guess is that the Vatican quietly and behind the
scenes corrected him on a couple of things and told
him not to get into any public disputes with EWTN's
Mother Angelica.

Catholic priests, bishops, and even cardinals
sometimes get "off the reservation," but the Pope will
let them know about it. If they don't mend their ways,
their are severe consequences that will follow.

No other denomination has a Chief Steward with the
authority that Pope has on doctrinal issues.

Art

--- bbellamy at mindspring.com wrote:
> You have to say this for the Southern Baptists, they
> are absolutely serious about not messing with
> foundational things. They do take Scripture and
> "old" Christian values seriously and they mean it. 
> A lot of Catholics could do well to imitate the zeal
> the Southern Baptists have for being serious about
> following the Word of God. They may not like us
> Catholics, but I'll give credit where credit is due.
> Better a Southern Baptist that tries to honor the
> Lord but does not care much for us Catholics than a
> Cardinal Mahoney or John Kerry.
> 
> My two cents,
> 
> Bret
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Art Kelly 
> Sent: Jun 15, 2004 4:42 PM
> To: apologetics at gathman.org
> Subject: [Apologetics] Southern Baptists Vote to
> Leave the Baptist World Alliance
> 
> Southern Baptists Vote to Leave the Baptist World
> Alliance Over Complaints on Anti-U.S. Tone 
> 
> 06-15-2004 11:16 AM
> By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
> 
> INDIANAPOLIS -- The Southern Baptist Convention
> voted Tuesday to quit the Baptist World Alliance
> following complaints that some members of the loose,
> global association had adopted liberal theology and
> "anti-American" thinking.
> 
> The SBC is the world's largest Baptist denomination
> and America's largest Protestant body, with 16.3
> million members. It helped launch the alliance 99
> years ago and was a strong supporter before shifting
> toward strict conservatism a quarter-century ago.
> 
> The pullout, proposed by the SBC executive committee
> on the basis of a negative December task force
> report, was approved overwhelmingly by a show of
> hands.
> 
> The alliance, based in Falls Church, Va., is a
> federation of 46 million Baptists in 211
> denominations. The SBC pullout means the loss of a
> third of its income base.
> 
> "Our concern is not financial," said the Rev. Denton
> Lotz, general secretary of the world alliance. "Our
> concern is schism and division. Christians need to
> be a united voice."
> 
> The December report complained that some in the
> alliance had questioned "the truthfulness of Holy
> Scripture," refused to affirm the necessity of
> conscious faith in Jesus Christ for salvation,
> promoted women preachers, criticized the SBC and its
> foreign mission board and adopted an "anti-American"
> tone.
> 
> The last straw came in 2003, when the alliance
> accepted as a member the Cooperative Baptist
> Fellowship, a rival group to the SBC formed by
> moderates who oppose denominational leaders'
> conservative policies.
> 
> Prior to Tuesday's vote, Paige Patterson, president
> of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort
> Worth, Texas, said the SBC should not give money or
> endorsement to an organization that includes
> liberals.
> 
> He also complained that the American Baptist
> Churches, a U.S. denomination, includes
> "gay-friendly congregations," and that other members
> of the world alliance call the inerrancy of
> Scripture into question.
> 
> In other Tuesday business, thousands of attendees
> were to elect a new SBC president; the only
> announced candidate is the Rev. Bobby Welch of
> Daytona Beach, Fla. They also expected to hear a
> video greeting from President Bush. And an evening
> program will urge Baptists to promote voter
> registration and work against gay marriage.
> ___
> 
> On the Net:
> 
> Southern Baptist Convention: http://www.sbc.net
> 
> Baptist World Alliance: http://www.bwanet.org
> 
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