The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will be remembered for actions it took that were not on the agenda—the condemnation of “alt-right racism.” Read…
SBC in Phoenix: Resolution condemns ‘alt-right racism’
Messengers reverse committee action to take a strong stand The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will be remembered for actions it took that were not on the agenda—the condemnation of “alt-right racism”—rather than actions involving the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s leadership prompted by unpopular comments about presidential candidate Donald Trump. One […]
SBC in Phoenix: Evangelism plan and ERLC maybe overshadowed by “alt-right”
After a series of floor votes and behind-the-scenes discussions in the late evening, convention leadership announced Tuesday night that messengers will be given opportunity to consider a resolution originally proposed by a Texas pastor condemning the “alt-right” movement. Debate over the resolution, which is a statement of messengers’ opinion but non-binding on Southern Baptist churches, […]
ERLC debate: Likely not
A motion from the floor of the Southern Baptist Convention to defund the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will be ruled on prior to the ERLC’s Tuesday report. It will probably be ruled out of order for technical reasons. If so, the opportunity to debate the ERLC’s positions during the 2016 presidential election and in […]
SBC in Phoenix: Committee declines “alt-right” resolution
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Phoenix adopted nine resolutions on Tuesday afternoon, but they chose not to reverse the decision of the resolutions committee in order to bring a controversial statement about “alt-right” to the floor for a vote. The usual motions on appreciation for the host city, prayer, the Reformation, and […]
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