[narses]

One could also (wrongly) see my posting this article as attacking the Baptist confession and their members. Rather, it was posted to respect the thread Alex refers to and explore the actual issues of abuse among clergy. An ugly, sinful issue, but certainly one worthy of open debate.

[Alex Murphy]

Many, many thanks for your gentle words Narses. It's my earnest goal that, between you and I, we can set a good example of rigorous but respectful debate for everyone here to see.

[Between the Lines]

One could also (wrongly) see my posting this article as attacking the Baptist confession and their members. Rather, it was posted to respect the thread Alex refers to and explore the actual issues of abuse among clergy. An ugly, sinful issue, but certainly one worthy of open debate.

Yes, how could posting an article that is five years old with no updates on what has been or not been done by the Southern Baptists regarding this issue since passing this resolution in 2002 ever be construed as an attack?

It seems everyone here has such thin skin these days.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

The cultural Marxism strategy developed by Gramsci is equal-opportunity against all governmental and mainstream institutions, for the sake of destroying trust in those institutions to abet the advancement of Communism.

Roman Catholicism is a bigger target for this than most Protestant churches because of its fabulously deep pockets and the fact that it is more hierarchical, as stated upthread, which makes it immensely more difficult for a local congregation to remove corruption.