[George W. Bush]

Here in NC, I can think of at least two churches in recent memory that have been expelled from the association based on what was being taught from the pulpit concerning homosexuality

Despite some of the flaws we SBCers know of within the SBC, at least the fundaments of orthodox Christianity are upheld and our associations and Convention stand for the teachings of the Bible.

We need to watch out for liberal profs in seminaries and a certain tendency toward worldliness in Baptist schools but the SBC is in fairly good shape as far as its general witness to the world. I do have some concern for a creeping easy-believerism, perhaps due to megachurch/church growth movements but perhaps that is a recurring theme among many Christian groups.

We shouldn't be too smug just because we're holding the line on tradition and orthodoxy better than so many other Protestant groups have done. Their collapse is actually a sad thing. We'd be so much better off if they still upheld their witness from previous generations.

[billbears]

We need to watch out for liberal profs in seminaries and a certain tendency toward worldliness in Baptist schools but the SBC is in fairly good shape as far as its general witness to the world.

I agree with you there. What has happened over the past few decades at Meredith and Wake Forest comes to mind.