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Since I've basically checked out of the SBC at this point I shouldn't bother with this.
But I'll take Greg Welty's (as well as that of several other Calvinists who debunked the story) word over that over the muckraker Wade Burleson any day of the week. I agreed with Wade on the IMB guidelines BTW, but he lost credibility a long time ago.
The Christianity Astray article also fails to mention Wade's editing of his blog post (without any note of doing such) once the facts in his initial post proved incorrect. It's also basically month old news that adds absolutely no new information.
Since I've basically checked out of the SBC at this point I shouldn't bother with this.
But I'll take Greg Welty's (as well as that of several other Calvinists who debunked the story) word over that over the muckraker Wade Burleson any day of the week. I agreed with Wade on the IMB guidelines BTW, but he lost credibility a long time ago.
The Christianity Astray article also fails to mention Wade's editing of his blog post (without any note of doing such) once the facts in his initial post proved incorrect. It's also basically month old news that adds absolutely no new information.
I seem to remember a recent BP article that was edited and contained old news, but I digress.
So, it's okay for Patterson to fire professors based on their theology, even though they were hired by the seminary knowing their theology.
Shortly after Burleson's blog post, Patterson was interviewed by Oklahoma pastor Wes Kenney, who asked about "rumors" of possible Calvinist firings.
"We're hopeful that we don't have to cut any professors," Patterson said in the taped interview, posted on Kenney's sbc Today website. The president said he would not hide behind a screen of economic problems if he thought a professor needed to be removed because of certain Calvinist beliefs. "I will say," Patterson continued, "that Southwestern will not build a school in the future around anybody who could not look anybody in the world in the eyes and say, 'Christ died for your sins.' "
Shortly after Burleson's blog post, Patterson was interviewed by Oklahoma pastor Wes Kenney, who asked about "rumors" of possible Calvinist firings.
"We're hopeful that we don't have to cut any professors," Patterson said in the taped interview, posted on Kenney's sbc Today website. The president said he would not hide behind a screen of economic problems if he thought a professor needed to be removed because of certain Calvinist beliefs. "I will say," Patterson continued, "that Southwestern will not build a school in the future around anybody who could not look anybody in the world in the eyes and say, 'Christ died for your sins.' "
Thank you, gentlemen, for pointing out the jist of the article. I appreciate it.
I have only one other thing to say: I'm staying in the Southern Baptist Convention as a Calvinist.
They ordained me, but when my covenantalism and amillieniallism became evident the regional missionary politely asked me to move on. That was over twenty years ago and I never looked back.Since I've basically checked out of the SBC at this point I shouldn't bother with this.
They ordained me, but when my covenantalism and amillieniallism became evident the regional missionary politely asked me to move on. That was over twenty years ago and I never looked back.Since I've basically checked out of the SBC at this point I shouldn't bother with this.