[Blood of Tyrants]

And that God they did!

[WillRain]

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[Havoc]

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[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

It always amazes me how broadly the word "moderate" is used. Is there no such thing as liberal in these people's minds?

[DallasMike]

I was living in Fort Worth and was a member of Broadway Baptist Church at the time. The pastor was Cecil Sherman, who was considered to be the leader of the "moderate" wing. I witnessed front-row center-seat what happened during the takeover.

The lies perpetrated by Pressler, Patterson, et al were outrageous. I was amazed to hear the "fundamentalists" claim that Dr. Sherman didn't believe in miracles or the Virgin Birth of Christ, that we didn't read the Bible in church. All of these were total lies, of course, and the Presslers, the Pattersons, and the Adrian Rogers knew it.

The kicker was when the "fundamentalists" called a meeting at one of the conventions and used armed guards to prevent any "moderates" from attending. The "fundamentalists" were acting like the lying thugs that they are.

It was horrible when the "fundamentalists" took over Southwestern Seminary and fired many good professors and staff members. One of the professors was my Sunday School teacher and I knew others that attended Broadway. These were loving, caring, theologically conservative men whose only sin was not joining into the politically motivated tactics of the "fundamentalists."

If anyone doubts my theological conservatism, then please look at my past religious posts on Free Republic. We "moderates" didn't disagree with the "fundamentalists" on theology, we just despised their ethics.

[megatherium]

When the conservatives gained control over Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, they got rid of many faculty members. I gather all the women on the faculty were pushed out, and I've heard the claim that this wasn't because the women happened to all be liberals; some were conservative. If anyone can clarify this, I would be grateful -- I heard the above back in those days when (gasp) I was a liberal.

While I am glad that the SBC is now lead by people who are real believers, I would be distressed if belief in the doctrine of young Earth creationism was expected of leaders of the SBC. I believe that this doctrine is a huge stumbling block for many people (Romans 14:13).

[Kuksool]

Good to see a Mainline Protestant Denomination that takes the Bible seriously unlike the National Council of Churches.