And I am glad to see the Southern Baptists take action in this case, BTW. Someone who is going to be a pastor should at least subscribe to the basic beliefs of the church or denomination they supposedly belong to.
We are all sinners, but we also must repent of our sins.
I agree, but there really isn't a central doctrine that members of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) are required to adhere to. I believe the SBC does require employees to sign a statement of faith, but individual churches may or may not.
It's a kinda weird system, but each church is independant and does not answer to the SBC.
In my opinion, not having a centralized dogma handed down from on high is both one of the greatest strengths and greatest weaknesses of being a Baptist. The typical small Southern Baptist congregation changes pastors every two years or less. Since there is no centralized dogma that every pastor is required to adhere to, the congregation tends to get a rather wide selection of views on the Bible over the years.
Most of the churches that I have attended would probably be called "Fundamentalist" congregations. They each chose pastors who were either basically conservative in perspective or smart enough to not let on that they weren't.
That doesn't mean they each taught every Scripture from the same perspective. There are a number of passages that can be approached from different perspectives. Growing up Southern Baptist taught me to respect other's opinions even if I don't agree with them.
On the other hand, it also means that you can't judge a church by the sign out front. I've been pretty shocked a few times by folks who claim the title "SBC" but share virtually nothing in common with my conservative upbringing.