05-23-2022, 07:19 AM
It's been around for a long time, and now the MSM has decided that they have what they want to run with it. I used to be a Southern Baptist, so let me unwind some of this.
The problem is not unique to the SBC. I've personally seen hidden sex abuse in several other denominations. However, the way Southern Baptists handle things has made this a major slap in the face of evangelical religion. The SBC has been sexually blue-pilled for a very long time, but they tried to deny the implications of it. It's a peculiar hypocrisy that comes from denying the obvious. It's not a question of women having influence, but that they held such influence from a feminist viewpoint. They weren't walking in biblical religion. Women taken with feminist mythology don't act like godly women, and men who allow it don't act like godly men.
They were also very hypocritical about how the denomination worked. They claimed to be democratic, and in some ways that was true, but there have always been heavy-duty power brokers who got their way on everything. As soon as a church got beyond a certain size, voting and open meetings faded into insignificance. A big church is just another political institution. Churches that did things according to the book seldom got to play with the big boys.
There is a high probability that this will cause a significant exodus from the denomination. Even that would be somewhat hypocritical, because a great many not-so-big-shot leaders knew and didn't warn their own people. The internal political repercussions will be significant. The whole denomination has lost their reputation forever. I seriously doubt anyone is smart enough to use this opportunity to solve deeper problems.
The problem is not unique to the SBC. I've personally seen hidden sex abuse in several other denominations. However, the way Southern Baptists handle things has made this a major slap in the face of evangelical religion. The SBC has been sexually blue-pilled for a very long time, but they tried to deny the implications of it. It's a peculiar hypocrisy that comes from denying the obvious. It's not a question of women having influence, but that they held such influence from a feminist viewpoint. They weren't walking in biblical religion. Women taken with feminist mythology don't act like godly women, and men who allow it don't act like godly men.
They were also very hypocritical about how the denomination worked. They claimed to be democratic, and in some ways that was true, but there have always been heavy-duty power brokers who got their way on everything. As soon as a church got beyond a certain size, voting and open meetings faded into insignificance. A big church is just another political institution. Churches that did things according to the book seldom got to play with the big boys.
There is a high probability that this will cause a significant exodus from the denomination. Even that would be somewhat hypocritical, because a great many not-so-big-shot leaders knew and didn't warn their own people. The internal political repercussions will be significant. The whole denomination has lost their reputation forever. I seriously doubt anyone is smart enough to use this opportunity to solve deeper problems.
