News & Commentary About All Things Baptist

Baptist ethicist and Associated Baptist Press editorial-writer David Gushee recently put out his third article in the past four months on homosexuality.
Gushee’s first article was appropriately titled “On homosexuality, can we at least talk about it?”
Gushee stated his purpose for this series up front:
…to begin a dialogue in this column by simply calling [...]

During the report of the Richard Land’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Bob Stith, the national strategist for gender issues for the Southern Baptist Convention called on Southern Baptist pastors to “reach out to homosexuals.”
Follow the Jesus pattern and show ‘em some love, says Stith
Here’s what Bob Stith actually said:
“We must become known [...]

Greg Warner of the Associated Baptist Press has landed an exclusive interivew with John McCain’s pastor, Dan Yeary of North Phoenix Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona.
Here’s a snippet:
PHOENIX (ABP) — John McCain has a deep and personal Christian commitment despite his reluctance to speak publicly about it, according to the man the presumptive GOP presidential [...]

The ongoing Controversy at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth has made its way from the world wide web and blogosphere into several secular newspapers. 
First, an article titled Broadway Baptist group seeks ouster of pastor written by Max Baker appeared in the Forth Worth Star-Telegram.
Also, The Christian Post has an article titled, [...]

An interesting story coming out of Fort Worth concerning Broadway Baptist Church (BBC is the former home of Stephen Shoemaker of Myers Park in Charlotte):
Gay couples trigger debate at church

By MAX B. BAKER
Star-Telegram staff writer
FORT WORTH — A new pictorial directory was supposed to be part of Broadway Baptist Church’s 125th birthday celebration.
Established in 1882 [...]

The Washington Post has an interesting story about a rift over gay unions in an affirming African-American congregation in D.C.
The decision of co-pastors Dennis and Christine Wiley of Covenant Baptist Church to conduct the union ceremony of Robert Renix and Antonio Long has caused quite a ruckus. Some members have expressed their worries that [...]

Yes. It’s that time of year. Time for the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.
This time it’s in San Antonio - not too far away from the “hotbed of Baptist liberalism” where I reside.
Ben Cole has summed up SBC Life over the past 12 months with a concise 47-point timeline.
And here’s his [...]

Yep. That’s correct. The Southern Baptist Convention’s bookstores are stocking their catalog/shelves with “gay-friendly authors,” Wal-Mart style.
Horrors? Or Hypocrisy?
Not a believer. Check out this article from EthicsDaily.com
Here is a snippet…
In 2005 the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution urging churches to be on guard against homosexual influences in public schools. [...]