No-hoper for Southern Baptists

[Bandwraith at aol.com]

Hi Penny,

Thanks for that. I stand corrected. I vaguely remember
seeing that at the time, now that you have reminded
me.

regards


In a message dated 10/13/02 7:55:15 PM, padgett.harper at verizon.net writes:

<< If I may?  

Bandwraith writes:

>Nice to see, in the wake of Jerry Falwell's overtly
>petulant racism regarding the prophet Mohammed,
>that fellow southern Baptist, Jimmy Carter, was
>recognized for his untiring efforts to mediate
>peace.

I believe that would be *former* fellow Southern Baptist:  
from http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/20/carter.baptists.ap/ :

Jimmy Carter breaks lifelong ties to Southern Baptists
October 20, 2000
By Kristen Wyatt/Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Southern Baptists, already suffering from defections 
because of the denomination's conservative positions, have lost one of their 
best-known members: Jimmy Carter. 
The former president, whose evangelical Christian faith figured prominently 
in his 1976 White House campaign, said in a letter mailed to fellow Baptists 
that he is cutting ties to the Southern Baptist Convention after struggling 
with the "increasingly rigid" creed of the nation's largest Protestant 
denomination. 
Some of the group's positions, including recent decisions barring women 
pastors and declaring that wives should "submit graciously" to their 
husbands, "violate the basic premises of my Christian faith," Carter wrote.  

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If I may?  

Bandwraith writes:

<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Nice to see, in the wake of Jerry
Falwell's overtly
petulant racism regarding the prophet Mohammed,
that fellow southern Baptist, Jimmy Carter, was
recognized for his untiring efforts to mediate
peace.</blockquote>
I believe that would be *former* fellow Southern Baptist:  
from
<A 
HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/20/carter.baptists.ap/">
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/20/carter.baptists.ap/</A>
:

Jimmy Carter breaks lifelong ties to Southern Baptists
October 20, 2000
By Kristen Wyatt/Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- The Southern Baptists, already suffering from defections 
because of the denomination's conservative positions, have lost one of their 
best-known members: Jimmy Carter. 
The former president, whose evangelical Christian faith figured prominently 
in his 1976 White House campaign, said in a letter mailed to fellow Baptists 
that he is cutting ties to the Southern Baptist Convention after struggling 
with the "increasingly rigid" creed of the nation's largest 
Protestant denomination. 
Some of the group's positions, including recent decisions barring women 
pastors and declaring that wives should "submit graciously" to 
their husbands, "violate the basic premises of my Christian faith," 
Carter wrote.  

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