by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
The Southern Baptists, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, are holding their annual convention in Dallas today and tomorrow. Many of the items that will be presented for action by the delegates appear to be centered on sex and gender. There will be votes dealing with abortion pills, same-sex marriage, pornography, "willful" childlessness, defunding the church's public policy arm because it hasn't supported bringing criminal charges against women who have abortions, and barring women from leadership positions within the church.
One resolution which will be brought to the floor for a vote says that legislators have "a duty to pass laws that reflect the truth of creation and natural law about marriage, sex, human life, and family." It also says that legislators should oppose laws that contradict "what God has made plain through nature and scripture."
That leaves a whole bunch of room for cornball state and national legislators to channel the mind of God.
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a Southern Baptist.
It sounds as though the patriarchy is alive and thriving within the Southern Baptist Convention and will be flexing its muscle in Dallas for the next two days.
For those would would like to dialogue with someone who is of the Southern Baptist persuasion, instead of wasting time on the internet, you might try leaning out of your bedroom window and talking to the ones who are there taking notes. Just don't expect them to be up to speed on matters that might actually be of concern to Christ - things like feeding the hungry, treating the afflicted, housing the homeless, and opening hearts and homes to migrants and the world's oppressed and dispossessed. Those things do not interest them nearly as much as that juicy stuff going on in your bedroom!
1 comment:
I'm glad the SB's are bringing up these questions for votes. The answers will tell us more than the questions. I doubt that they will show one bit of humanity in their thinking. I wonder how well the attendees truly represent the SB congregants. It would be interesting to see how a poll of all SB folk would compare to the "official" tallies. Of course, such a poll would have to be anonymous. A congregant would be loath to vote for abortion if Brother Billy Bob was in the next pew watching to see who held up their hands. One would think that someone who disagrees strongly would quit and find another denomination (or just quit going). That is exactly what is happening. The SB's lost over a quarter million members last year alone. I was raised in that church and quit it and all religion over 50 years ago. I feel quite comfortable looking down my nose at it. Here's an example: Never go fishing with one Southern Baptist fellow, always go with at least two. If there's just one SB and there's no one around to tell on him, he'll drink all your beer.
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