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
Phoenix 2017 SBC president on coming convention; Gaines addresses Calvinism, ERLC concerns, prayerlessness
Steve Gaines will preside over a convention that may take up several recent controversies in denominational life, or it may turn its attention to prayer. Gaines is hoping for the latter. Read…
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 […]
Opening Day of the SBC
The first official day of the Southern Baptist Convention is underway, following three days of pre-meeting activities. Outside the Phoenix Convention Center, LGBT protestors are standing in a circle on the corner nearest the main entrance, receiving instructions on how to talk with messengers about gay and transgender issues, In the press room, the question […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- …
- 81
- Next Page »