Even Christ said the tares would remain among the wheat. I don't mind a Mormon quoting to me 1 Tim. 4:1, where the apostle Paul said that in the latter days, SOME would depart from the faith. We can agree with Mormons apostates and tares exist. That's no skin off of anyone's back.
But when they tell you, Shezza, that all Southern Baptists are "apostates" and descendents of spiritual & generational "apostates." What do you think of Beck's belief about that?
Or when they tell, Shezza, that 100% of Baptists embrace a "corrupt faith" -- and that the Baptist church is not to be counted as among the only true church on the face of the earth. What do you think of Beck's beliefs about that?
B) I know some Liberty grads sitting in the audience today who are thrilled with the choice of speaker, and none that are not.
So what? The reason they are called "Southern" Baptists is because they split with the North over issues of slavery. We could go back to 19th century "audiences" where I'm sure, had we been there, there were some who were "thrilled" with those pastors who preached pro-slavery sermons (yes, I've read some of those), and you might have been hard-pressed in the south at that time to find some who would have been so provoked.
I'm not demeaning Southern Baptists when I say this. I share more in common with Southern Baptists by a whole lot than not...faith...etc. And I love Richard Land, even though I disagree with the way he framed Mormonism in this article. I've got a Baptist preacher in my extended family whose ministered greatly.
What I'm simply saying is that if we're going to determine truth by a small "audience" sampling, well, then which audience? Your Liberty grad audience "yes" -- but my example of a 19th century audience "no?"