You're right about it being at attempt to distance themselves from certain
people. But it's not the televangelists. They're trying to distance
themselves from the most evil people on earth who pose the greatest threat
of all time.
Women preachers, and those who support them. That's who they have in their
sites.
Kamilla
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dawsonzhu@aol.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: Southern Baptist controversy
> Janet Rice wrote:
>
> << The "wives, submit to your husbands" gets a lot of press, but as
> far as I can tell the real issue for Baptists is the question of whether
the
> Bible is the only way to understand God or whether one's personal
experience
> with Jesus is also important in how one reads the Bible. >>
>
> Could this have something to do with an attempt to distance
> the Baptists from certain brands of televangelists? I think
> to many a John Q Public, "(corrupt) televangelist" = "southern
> baptist preacher" which would understandably motivate
> conservatives to try to decouple themselves from the cast.
>
> by Grace we do proceed,
> Wayne
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