E. J. Dionne of the Washington Post comments on the recent election of Rev. Frank Page as the President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Toward the end of the article he writes...
The election, he said, indicates that "the leadership of the denomination that pushed it hard to the right on theological and social issues is aging or passing from the scene and is unable to rally the troops as they once did."
"Some people," Leonard added, "are tired of just fighting liberals. You need a reason to be a Southern Baptist other than just fighting liberals in the culture or in the church."
One other force was at work in this year's Baptist voting: the rise of the blogosphere.
Sitting here in France this is welcome news.
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