Southern Baptist Committee Withdraws From Baptist Alliance
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The executive committee of the
Southern Baptist Convention voted today to withdraw from the
Baptist World Alliance. The convention says the alliance has become
too liberal and advocates "aberrant and dangerous theologies."
The recommendation will be presented in June to about
12-thousand delegates at the Southern Baptist annual meeting in
Indianapolis. If approved, the convention would leave the Baptist
World Alliance on October first.
The Baptist World Alliance is devoted to evangelism and
providing education and disaster relief worldwide. It also offers
religious and social service programs. In a December report to the
Southern Baptist Convention, a special task force said the alliance
showed a "decided anti-American tone."
Posted by Mike Hellgren
