Comments on: Southern Baptists pledge to address climate change http://www.theordinaryradicals.com/blog/archives/33 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: d.o. http://www.theordinaryradicals.com/blog/archives/33/comment-page-1#comment-54 d.o. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:36:06 +0000 http://www.theordinaryradicals.com/blog/archives/33#comment-54 I too was raised in a Southern Baptist church. I'm also happy to see that the SBC folks hopping on the conservation bandwagon (a good bandwagon to <i>actually</i> be on). Well said Andrew Lewis... well said. I too was raised in a Southern Baptist church. I’m also happy to see that the SBC folks hopping on the conservation bandwagon (a good bandwagon to actually be on). Well said Andrew Lewis… well said.

]]> By: Andrew Lewis http://www.theordinaryradicals.com/blog/archives/33/comment-page-1#comment-51 Andrew Lewis Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:13:36 +0000 http://www.theordinaryradicals.com/blog/archives/33#comment-51 As one who was brought up conservative Southern Baptist, attended a conservative Southern Baptist university, and will be attending a conservative Southern Baptist seminary in the fall (whose president was one of the signers of this resolution), I've gotta say I was both completely shocked and extremely pleased when I heard this news. I also am realistic enough to know there's going to be a big battle within the denomination over the resolution (I've already heard mourning and lamenting), but now there will at least be dialogue for the first time. Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention; this is one of the few times I've been able to applaud the Southern Baptist church for a social stance. But do know that each church within the SBC is largely autonomous, so change happens much more slowly in this denomination. I don't expect to see an immediate voting windfall, but hopefully this is a step in the eventual right direction. As one who was brought up conservative Southern Baptist, attended a conservative Southern Baptist university, and will be attending a conservative Southern Baptist seminary in the fall (whose president was one of the signers of this resolution), I’ve gotta say I was both completely shocked and extremely pleased when I heard this news. I also am realistic enough to know there’s going to be a big battle within the denomination over the resolution (I’ve already heard mourning and lamenting), but now there will at least be dialogue for the first time.

Thanks for bringing it to everyone’s attention; this is one of the few times I’ve been able to applaud the Southern Baptist church for a social stance. But do know that each church within the SBC is largely autonomous, so change happens much more slowly in this denomination. I don’t expect to see an immediate voting windfall, but hopefully this is a step in the eventual right direction.

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