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Clinton, Carter to Lead Faction of Baptists Away from Biblical Truth on Life and Family
Lifesite ^ | Jan 11, 2007 | John-Henry Westen

Posted on 01/11/2007 3:00:34 PM PST by wouldntbprudent

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter needed their Southern Baptist credentials during their political years in order to boost their electoral appeal. Now the pair, who have both been publicly criticized in the past by Southern Baptist Convention leaders, are helping to move the denomination against life and family as they did the country.

At the Carter Center in Atlanta Tuesday, Clinton and Carter were on hand to announce a 2008 Baptist convocation which hopes to attract 20,000 Baptists from North America. They say it hopes to recast the Baptist image as less 'negative and judgemental'. The tentative date for the convocation is Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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To: sgtbono2002

They would not get anywhere with people I go to church with. We are very conservative.


21 posted on 01/11/2007 3:13:00 PM PST by MamaB (mom to an Angel)
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To: wouldntbprudent

I used to be naive and think all churches were good but recent events in my life and news like this convinces me that there are huge "churches" in this country that are completely void of the Holy Spirit and whose leadership financially prospers from fleecing the flock of their "tithes".


22 posted on 01/11/2007 3:13:57 PM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: wouldntbprudent

I'm thinking that it's the American Baptists - the liberal denomination among the Baptists - that will probably be involved in this and that few if any Southern Baptists will be taken in. The American Baptist Churches have many of the same problems with liberalism as do the Episcopalians, United Methodists, United Church of Christ types, Presbyterian Church-USA types, and Evangelical Lutheran Church types.


23 posted on 01/11/2007 3:14:33 PM PST by Old_Mil (http://www.constitutionparty.com/)
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To: wouldntbprudent

One is a terrorist sympathiser and the other one is a murder; rapist; liar; thief; both of whom are the highest reguarded members of the DemocRATic party...that right there should tell ya all something.....


24 posted on 01/11/2007 3:15:31 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (My ? to libs: "Do they ever shut up on your planet?" "Grow your own DOPE: Plant a LIB!")
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To: MamaB
I have not decided which is nuttier! Help me decide.

Toss a coin

25 posted on 01/11/2007 3:16:04 PM PST by Gone_Postal (There's plenty of room for all God's creatures..right next to the mashed potatoes)
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To: Gone_Postal

Duh!!! What a neat idea!


26 posted on 01/11/2007 3:16:54 PM PST by MamaB (mom to an Angel)
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To: Pontiac

No, it doesn't. In fact, while unfortunate, Paul pretty much considered disagreements unavoidable.

The Bible DOES, however, take a rather firm line about those who preach a false Gospel, which is almost certainly at issue with Jew-Hater Carter and If-it-Feels-Good-Do-It Clinton.


27 posted on 01/11/2007 3:18:33 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: wouldntbprudent
he pejoratively refers to Christians who refuse to water down beliefs on the controversial life and family teachings of Christ, as the enemy.

OK... James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
I believe I'll take my stand with my Lord...
28 posted on 01/11/2007 3:22:55 PM PST by GrandEagle
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To: freedomfiter2

They say it hopes to recast the Baptist image as less "negative and judgemental".........................

Who better to try to change a religion to condone backstabbing and sexual harassment than these two?
Let's all just "do our own thing".
Their contempt for the flock is revolting.


Such arrogance!


29 posted on 01/11/2007 3:25:47 PM PST by Grateful One
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To: Nervous Tick
Don't worry. It's probably just a Nervous Tick.

FMCDH(BITS)

30 posted on 01/11/2007 3:26:21 PM PST by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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To: Old_Mil
that few if any Southern Baptists will be taken in.
Oh, I think they will. I can think of three SBC churched right here in Mobile, AL that would LOVE to jump on the bandwagon with Carter/Klinton.
31 posted on 01/11/2007 3:27:57 PM PST by GrandEagle
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To: wouldntbprudent

And Barney Frawnk is gonna be the 1st preacher I bet.


32 posted on 01/11/2007 3:30:23 PM PST by Waco
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To: wouldntbprudent

Gee, this is such a surprise.


33 posted on 01/11/2007 3:36:00 PM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Carter is either suffering from dementia or he's just plain insane. Either way, he's an embarrassment for the Liberals and for the country. He and Pelosi make a good pair; they're both wackjobs.


34 posted on 01/11/2007 3:36:35 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

You are no longer naive. That's good.


35 posted on 01/11/2007 3:36:56 PM PST by wouldntbprudent (If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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To: sgtbono2002

It makes perfect sense from their perspective. You have two of the worst Presidents of the modern era trying to destroy the "religious right" from within. Get these people to not care about family morals or what the Bible actually says (coming to you from the man who is not sure what the definition of "is" is), and you take away a huge chunk of the Republican party.


36 posted on 01/11/2007 3:39:02 PM PST by ark_girl
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To: Grateful One

The Bible does talk about false teachers...who better to convince fools that the Bible doesn't mean what it says (for political gain to boot)? Satan is alive and well.


37 posted on 01/11/2007 3:41:49 PM PST by ark_girl
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To: sgtbono2002

The Christian credentials for the "Shan" (previously known as the "Former Occupant of the Oval Office, 1993-2001") and that well-known benefactor of mankind, Jimmy Carter, have always been suspect. As Christians, both of them make darned good Muslims. They are BOTH total counterfeits.


38 posted on 01/11/2007 3:46:14 PM PST by alloysteel (Character is a private trait. Reputation is the public aspect that is revealed.)
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To: HarleyLady27

"One is a terrorist sympathiser and the other one is a murder; rapist; liar; thief"

Remember who was good friends with Yassir Arafat


39 posted on 01/11/2007 3:49:06 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Nervous Tick

Isn't wonderful how the Bible has an answer for everything?


40 posted on 01/11/2007 3:53:43 PM PST by Kimmers (It's not what you take when you leave this world behind, it's what you leave behind when you go)
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