Southern Baptist Convention considers name change

[freeatlast]

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest church in America, announced today that come next year, they might not be the Southern Baptist Convention anymore....
http://blog.chron.com/believeitorno...nvention-considers-name-change/#comment-26341

 

[Salty]

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest church in America, announced today that come next year, they might not be the Southern Baptist Convention anymore....
http://blog.chron.com/believeitorno...nvention-considers-name-change/#comment-26341

Correction- "...the second-largest association of churches in America,..."

The SBC is NOT a "church" as the Methodist or other groups are!

 

[billwald]

I'll sign up if it is changed to “Confederate Baptist Convention.”

>The SBC is NOT a "church" as the Methodist or other groups are!

This is a silly argument.

de·nom·i·na·tionNoun/diˌnäməˈnāSHən/
1. A recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church.
2. A group or branch of any religion. More »
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The SBC conforms to the 1st definition.

 

[Salty]

I'll sign up if it is changed to “Confederate Baptist Convention.”

>The SBC is NOT a "church" as the Methodist or other groups are!

This is a silly argument.

de·nom·i·na·tionNoun/diˌnäməˈnāSHən/
1. A recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church.
2. A group or branch of any religion. More »
Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary

The SBC conforms to the 1st definition.

I agree with you on the term denomination - its "Church" (as opposed to church) I disagree with.

Hmm Confederate - not bad - I assume you are talking about the Article of Confederation - meant to be a very, very loose organization ( I esp like Article II)

JIM - You might be interested in Article XI

Salty