Southern Baptist Convention messengers last week approved
resolution concerning:
New Age globalism. The resolution expresses concern
about promotion of “a one-world government, a one-world religion and a
one-world economy.” It warns the movement would redefine family and recognize
homosexuals, bisexuals and transexuals; employ wholesale abortion as a means
of population control; elevate the rights of children above parents; deny any
religion can possess objective truth; and mean the destruction of the sovereignty
of nations.
Southern Baptist Convention messengers last
week approved resolution concerning:
New Age globalism. The resolution
expresses concern about promotion of “a one-world government, a one-world
religion and a one-world economy.” It warns the movement would redefine
family and recognize homosexuals, bisexuals and transexuals; employ wholesale
abortion as a means of population control; elevate the rights of children above
parents; deny any religion can possess objective truth; and mean the destruction
of the sovereignty of nations. It calls on Christians to become informed about
the movement and to pray and stand for national sovereignty. It urges leaders
to protect the traditional family, to reverse the trend toward globalism and
to prevent the placement of American troops under foreign military command.
Religious persecution. The resolution
focuses on Sudan and China, noting their deplorable record on religious liberty.
It calls on Congress to use “every appropriate means” to compel the
governments of those nations to stop the various atrocities and ongoing violations
of religious freedom.
Sexual trafficking of women and children.
The resolution notes as many as 1 million women and 2 million children are
trafficked internationally into sexual slavery each year, including more than
50,000 in the United States. It condemns the practice and urges prayer for the
victims. It also calls on Congress to pass legislation increasing criminal penalties,
providing assistance for victims and urging worldwide action to eliminate the
practice.
The trafficking of human fetal tissue.
The resolution condemns the growing industry of buying and selling human fetal
organs, tissues and cells as a “grisly practice that converts human body
parts into a commodity to be bought and sold.” It urges leaders to enforce
laws against the practice.
The Cooperative Program. The resolution
urges churches to consider increasing their giving through the plan by 1 percent
during this 75th anniversary year.
Religious freedom and evangelism in
a pluralistic society. The resolution affirms the “God-given and constitutionally-protected
right to make Christ known in a pluralistic society” and expresses a fresh
commitment to personal evangelism. It also abhors “the use of coercive
techniques, dishonest appeals or any form of deception in evangelistic outreach.”
“Judicial oppression” of
the Boy Scouts of America organization. The resolution responds to a recent
court ruling that upheld a homosexuals right to serve as a Scout leader,
warning that such “judicial imperialism” could subject churches and
religious entities to government intrusion. It urges the Boy Scouts to hold
to their ideals and calls on public officials to defend them as the case is
appealed.
Retaining the traditional method of
calendar dating. The resolution affirms the historic calendar designations
of B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (“anno Domini” in the year
of the Lord). It opposes the designations of B.C.E. (before common era) and
C.E. (common era) some have begun to use as examples of “secularization,
anti-supernaturalism, religious pluralism and political correctness pervasive
in our society.”