Carla Hinton, Religion EditorThe Oklahoman, 06/23/2005 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Southern Baptist Convention messengers expressed concerns about public education Wednesday, but stopped short of urging parents to remove their children from public schools. Instead, messengers at the annual meeting in Nashville approved a resolution focusing on parental responsibility in determining negative influences — such as those […]
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Orlando – 2000 Southern Baptist Convention
SOULFORCE DIRECT ACTIONOrlando, FloridaJune 13-14, 2000 6/18/2000Soulforce Direct Action, Orlando Photos: (1 of 4)Soulforce Direct Action, Orlando Photos: (2 of 4)Soulforce Direct Action, Orlando Photos: (3 of 4)Soulforce Direct Action, Orlando Photos: (4 of 4) 6/9/2000An Urgent Soulforce Alert: Take a stand for justice on Wednesday, June 14. 6/8/2000Location for Tuesday night Training, June 13, […]
Case Against Southern Baptist Teachings
On June 14, 2000, the SBC adopted a revised summary of their faith, called Baptist Faith and Message, which states, "In the spirit of Christ, Christians should oppose… all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography." At the 2000 Southern Baptist Convention, messengers from local churches overwhelmingly approved a motion to commend Dr. […]
Letters to the SBC Executive Committee from Soulforce Volunteers in Preparation for the SBC Action in Phoenix, Arizona, June 15-18
May 28, 2003 Greg T. Mathis Mud Creek Baptist Church Dear Reverend Mathis, I read where you were a member of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, 2003. My partner and I are Soulforce delegates this year and we will also be in Phoenix to work on ways to resolve differences between sexual minorities and […]
St.Louis – 2002 Southern Baptist Convention
"Soulforce Institute for Nonviolent Change" (June 7-9)and "24 Hours of Justice" (June 10-11) Join with supporters of Soulforce from across the United States and Canada for this exciting opportunity! (You may participate in one of both of these events.) Testimonies from St. Louis St. Louis Photo Album 1: June 10 St. Louis Photo Album 2: […]
Action Alerts for Phoenix
The following Soulforce Alerts were emailed to participants who registered for the action in Phoenix. Alert #1 – 5/15/03 Hello, Delegates to Soulforce’s Journey to Phoenix. for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting I’m Doug Donley, co-chair for this Soulforce journey, with the first in a series of Alerts, containing updates, advice and spiritual encouragement. […]