Baptists Afraid of Tongues
Friday, June 15, 2007
The conservative pendulum stopped in the Baptist convention this week.
Southern Baptists concerned about a rightward shift in the denomination claimed a significant victory Wednesday with the passage of a motion centered on Baptist identity. Some conservatives downplayed the vote's importance and called the measure confusing.
In results announced Wednesday morning, delegates at the denomination's annual meeting voted 58 percent to 42 percent to support a statement calling the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 the sufficient standard for establishing what makes a good Southern Baptist.
"I do think that what is happening is an attempt by many people, and I don't know if it's a majority, to say that the pendulum has swung far enough," Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page told reporters Wednesday. The SBC, which has more than 16 million members across the country, has its headquarters in Nashville.
"There was a day and time when that was an extreme document to some, and now it's almost like it's being seen as more moderating, a moderating influence and that many want to go beyond it. … I do believe we've gone far enough and that the Baptist Faith and Message is enough, and I encourage entities not to go beyond that in their doctrinal parameters."
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