A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention

It's easy to see why this resolution was controversial. I wouldn't vote for it either. Whereas, it the wording is laced with high sounding ideals, the proponent's true colors are revealed in the last sentence. Denounce nationalism? That is a fairly direct condemnation of our President's "America First" platform. This is nothing but an anti Trump resolution, cloaked in racial verbiage that is about as real as Russian collusion and the Easter bunny. I am seriously disappointed that it passed.

 

I'm glad to see they put this line down in the sand. It is important to remember that we are a Christian first and our ethnicity and nationality must take a back seat to our Faith in Christ.

27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slaveg nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. Gal 3:27-29

11Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,e free; but Christ is all, and in all.

12Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Col 3:11-13





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Its anti Trump garbage. One more reason I hope our church leaves the SBC.

 

I am just ready to pull out. SBC is becoming way too liberal for me.

 

No, it is wrong to tie social issues to racism that have nothing to do with race.

 

I am all for denouncing racism. Nationalism and welfare cuts etc. are not racism.

 

First of all I new this would be posted on here and I knew who would post. I am here in Phoenix right now as I type this post having been at the convention this week. The original resolution as written was completely rejected by the resolutions committee because the language was deemed inflammatory and the term "alt-right" was too vague. This was the description of the chairman of the resolutions committee during the meeting.

After some discussion Steve Gains the president called for a vote to allow further discussion on it. It required a 2/3 vote and it did not pass. As a result Steve Gaines talked to the resolutions committee about rewriting the resolution to clearly define "alt-right" and remove the inflammatory language. When that was completed, this afternoon, it was then voted on and passed almost unanimously. The term "alt-right" is clearly defined as "white supremacists".

I was pleased to vote on the final resolution but refused to vote on the original. The original resolution was
sophomoric, inflammatory, and worded out of emotion rather than reason. Steve Gains and the resolution committee and led this situation with great honor, and in the Spirit of the Lord unlike those who were pushing for the original resolution.

 

Thanks for this. It is sad that the SBC needs to make these kinds of statements at all but unfortunately it is still a real problem. This final draft appears reasonable. I didn't read the original. Good to hear from RevMitch that it passed.

I'm surprised that the confederate flag issue got passed last year as highlighted in this resolution. I would imagine the disagreement would have been greater than this resolution. Were you there for that one Revmitchell?

 

No, I could care less about the flag issue. It's racism looking for a place to land.

 

I think the post was sarcastic

 

It was. He uses sarcasm to make his points most of the time.

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