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To: JLLH
>> I can guarantee that no messenger from such a church would even get through the first two sentences, let alone be able to take his seat. <<

Funny, you were just saying the SBC "doesn't work that way" has absolutely NO ability to pressure local autonomous churches and pastors from doing whatever they please.

Yet somehow they can stop a "Southern Baptist" minister that denies Christ's divinity from speaking or being seated at a SBC convention, but NOT stop a Southern Bapist minister who sponsors a Boy Scout with openly gay members from speaking or being seated?

39 posted on 06/13/2013 2:41:30 PM PDT by BillyBoy ( Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: BillyBoy

You have missed the difference completely. Re-read the post, please. It speaks of matters of theology. Whether some churches allow Boy Scout divisions to continue to use their facilities or have members of a congregation who, through freedom of conscience, exercise their liberty to allow their child to be in the organization — has NOTHING to do with the SBC messengers insisting upon adherence by the local body to a uniform Gospel message as presented by the local church. There is all the difference in the world between the two situations!! The SBC will not allow a church to preach a different Gospel message and be seated at the convention - but do allow freedom of conscience on whether or not one chooses to participate in organizations outside the church body! Why would they not?? Why would anyone to be a member of a denomination which treated its members like the Zero is treating us?? You’re saying that the SBC refusing to seat messengers from a church which preaches a different Gospel should be treated the same as those which have members whose children are members of Boy Scouts or those churches which are attempting to minister to them through the use of their facilities? You can’t be seriously saying they are the same thing!! There is no “sponsoring” going on! Where are you getting that? From the Media? SBC churches may or may not allow their facilities to be used, but there is no money changing hands in some type of “sponsorship”! If that’s what you’re thinking — both you and the media are incorrect on that (not surprising given the media’s penchant for completely twisting things.) Neither the SBC nor the local churches “sponsor” (i.e. give money to) the Boy Scouts — so there is no sponsoring to discontinue.


42 posted on 06/13/2013 5:27:23 PM PDT by JLLH
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