Southern Baptist Convention to Rename Itself In Nod to BLM Movement

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The Southern Baptist Convention is set to rename itself, with the group's president citing the ongoing Black Lives Matter riot movement as an imperative for the change, according to The Hill. The group no longer wants to be associated with the American south.

"Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post. "Every week we gather to worship a savior who died for the whole world, not one part of it. What we call ourselves should make that clear."

Greear cited the summer's national race riots and unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The resolution to adopt a new name passed following a vote of church leaders, although it's unclear how they perceive the name as an insult to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The church will rename itself Great Commission Baptists. The new name is all well and good, and invokes a command of Jesus to his disciples, but it's questionable that they're making the change for what seems to be expressly political purposes.

Other imagery and references to the "southern" nature of the denomination is expected to be removed from public view.

The Southern Baptist Convention used to be a boogeyman for old-school liberals, but now it's just another mainline church akin to the notoriously liberal Episcopal and Presbyterian churches.

Article: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/southern-baptist-convention-to-rename-itself-in-nod-to-black-lives-matter-movement/
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BaylorFTW said:

The Southern Baptist Convention is set to rename itself, with the group's president citing the ongoing Black Lives Matter riot movement as an imperative for the change, according to The Hill. The group no longer wants to be associated with the American south.

"Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post. "Every week we gather to worship a savior who died for the whole world, not one part of it. What we call ourselves should make that clear."

Greear cited the summer's national race riots and unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The resolution to adopt a new name passed following a vote of church leaders, although it's unclear how they perceive the name as an insult to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The church will rename itself Great Commission Baptists. The new name is all well and good, and invokes a command of Jesus to his disciples, but it's questionable that they're making the change for what seems to be expressly political purposes.

Other imagery and references to the "southern" nature of the denomination is expected to be removed from public view.

The Southern Baptist Convention used to be a boogeyman for old-school liberals, but now it's just another mainline church akin to the notoriously liberal Episcopal and Presbyterian churches.

Article: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/southern-baptist-convention-to-rename-itself-in-nod-to-black-lives-matter-movement/
Wow. Great Commission Baptists. What a pleasant surprise!
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The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
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Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
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BaylorFTW said:

The church will rename itself Great Commission Baptists.
Clunky.

They should just call it the Supine Baptist Convention. That way at least they could keep the initials.
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If clunky is the best criticism one can muster, Great Commission Baptist's are off to a great start.
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Good for the soon formerly known as SBC denomination. I don't keep up with them anymore but I thought I had heard here actually 2 or 3 years ago maybe a little longer ago the fundies started losing control.
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cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.
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Redbrickbear said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.


Jesus on virtue signaling:

"No one is good--except God alone." - Mark 10:18



cinque
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Redbrickbear said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.
What's the difference in being virtuous and virtue signaling? Who gets to decide?
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Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
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Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.
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cinque said:

Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.


Hypocrites hate God. It's no wonder you bristle at His word.
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Bearitto said:

cinque said:

Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.


Hypocrites hate God. It's no wonder you bristle at His word.
His word is a Lamp unto my feet, a light unto my pathway, you old hateful thang.
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Refugee? LOL. Refugees don't return to their country of origin.
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cinque said:

Bearitto said:

cinque said:

Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.


Hypocrites hate God. It's no wonder you bristle at His word.
His word is a Lamp unto my feet, a light unto my pathway, you old hateful thang.


We aren't talking about your bible burning.
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cinque said:

Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.
What if that text is accompanied by 5 other texts? Is that enough context for you, professor?
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If this will keep the peaceful protestors from setting Baptist church buildings on fire, then I'm all for it.
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BearN said:

If this will keep the peaceful protestors from setting Baptist church buildings on fire, then I'm all for it.


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So is it going to be Middle Eastern Baptist ?
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So to hell with Baptists from the South?
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"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." - George Orwell, 1984
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Bearitto said:

BearN said:

If this will keep the peaceful protestors from setting Baptist church buildings on fire, then I'm all for it.





Universalist Church? I'll let that one slide.
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Regardless of the motivation behind the name change...it is a good idea .
cinque
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BearN said:

cinque said:

Bearitto said:

Mark 7:6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Matthew 6:1 "Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Romans 10:3 Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Titus 1:16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

Matthew 23:27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Luke 20:46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."
A text without a context is a pretext.
What if that text is accompanied by 5 other texts? Is that enough context for you, professor?
No.
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Maybe something completely ecumenical and neutral like "the convention" would be a better choice. You don't want to offend BLM by keeping Southern in the name; you certainly don't want to offend Muslims by using any references to the new testament.

So glad not to be a part of this convention of clowns any more.
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cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.
What's the difference in being virtuous and virtue signaling? Who gets to decide?


Being virtuous is doing Godly things out of the goodness of your heart. Virtue signaling is pressuring others to bend to your will out of spite.
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trey3216 said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.
What's the difference in being virtuous and virtue signaling? Who gets to decide?


Being virtuous is doing Godly things out of the goodness of your heart. Virtue signaling is pressuring others to bend to your will out of spite.


Another way might be...

TRUE VIRTUE: Treat others as you want to be treated.
VIRTUE SIGNALING (PC): Treat others as they demand to be treated.
cinque
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trey3216 said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

cinque said:

Redbrickbear said:

The move to get another name did make some sense because there are lots of Southern Baptist Churches that are not in the South...Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and ect.

Even ones in other countries.

So I can understand that change.

But the virtue signaling here by the leadership is troubling. If anything in this summer of BLM racial panic it would be a time to wait until maybe next year to make such a change.

Also, ["Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post.]

Jesus skin tone is not known. Most likely Mediterranean but also judging by Greeks/Hittites and other people living in the Levant he could have had extremely light skin...we just don't know. It is stupid for someone like JD Greear to say that.

Also, Jesus was not a "refugee" in the sense that modern liberals mean. He was born in Judea part of the Roman Empire...while a child he moved for a short time to Egypt... another part of the Roman Empire. He never left the jurisdiction of the Empire.

A person born in North Carolina...who then moves for safety/job or any other reason to Florida is not a "refugee" in the modern sense of the term.
Why would it be a bad thing for Christians to virtue signal?
It's bad for any person to virtue signal.

Be virtuous...don't play at it for pats on the head by the liberal elites in our society.
What's the difference in being virtuous and virtue signaling? Who gets to decide?


Being virtuous is doing Godly things out of the goodness of your heart. Virtue signaling is pressuring others to bend to your will out of spite.
So, how then are the GCBs virtually signaling?
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Well, say what you will, but those silly Methodists have been "United" for quite a while...
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While we're at it, we should rename the direction "south" as well. !
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Canada2017 said:

Regardless of the motivation behind the name change...it is a good idea .
Long overdue for numerous reasons. One of which is most churches in the SBC have changed their name long ago. Consulting companies have made a ton of money changing "First Baptist Church of <city_name>" to some cool sounding name that goes with the new paint scheme and signage they are recommending.
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Is it still okay to eat fried chicken on Sunday, or is that a cultural misappropriation on my part?
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BaylorFTW said:

The Southern Baptist Convention is set to rename itself, with the group's president citing the ongoing Black Lives Matter riot movement as an imperative for the change, according to The Hill. The group no longer wants to be associated with the American south.

"Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee," the organization's president, JD Greear told the Washington Post. "Every week we gather to worship a savior who died for the whole world, not one part of it. What we call ourselves should make that clear."

Greear cited the summer's national race riots and unrest following the death of George Floyd in police custody. The resolution to adopt a new name passed following a vote of church leaders, although it's unclear how they perceive the name as an insult to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The church will rename itself Great Commission Baptists. The new name is all well and good, and invokes a command of Jesus to his disciples, but it's questionable that they're making the change for what seems to be expressly political purposes.

Other imagery and references to the "southern" nature of the denomination is expected to be removed from public view.

The Southern Baptist Convention used to be a boogeyman for old-school liberals, but now it's just another mainline church akin to the notoriously liberal Episcopal and Presbyterian churches.

Article: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/southern-baptist-convention-to-rename-itself-in-nod-to-black-lives-matter-movement/
I'll believe it when I see it.

There have been efforts to change its name as far back as the early 1970s.

W. A. Criswell proposed they change it to the Continental Baptist Convention.

The SBC is slowly changing from its racist past. A change in name would be a start.
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Sam Lowry said:

BaylorFTW said:

The church will rename itself Great Commission Baptists.
Clunky.

They should just call it the Supine Baptist Convention. That way at least they could keep the initials.

I've always liked "The Catholic Church of the South."
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