The Tennessean's Ray Waddle writes a religion, faith and values column. Today's article includes discussion of the upcoming Baptist gathering in Atlanta.
Excerpt:
The New Baptist Covenant will attract 30 organizations (racially, geographically, theologically diverse) to promote the example of Jesus and liberalize the Baptist public image, now dominated by the conservative, high-profile Southern Baptist Convention.
The new movement may turn out to be the biggest surge yet of "golden-rule Christianity," a theological style emerging as a defiant alternative to doctrinal conflict. Golden-rule Christians (as sociologists describe them) favor compassionate action over creedal uniformity.
Here's the link to the complete article: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/NEWS06/801260335/1023
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