The Associated Baptist Press has this article today, Another agency head endorses Floyd as search for 2nd candidate continues.
I found the article to be almost balanced. I did raise an eyebrow at this quote, though:
Meanwhile, one oft-mentioned presidential prospect — Oklahoma pastor Wade Burleson — kept his options open. Burleson, the International Mission Board trustee whose complaints about exclusionary IMB policies almost cost him his spot on the board, said earlier he would not be nominated if Page was — although he did not name the South Carolina pastor.
Sorry, but any close observer of the situation with Wade and IMB knows that Wade’s complaints did not come anywhere near costing him a spot on the Board. That plan couldn’t make it a full month before the IMB Executive Committee implored the Board to rescind it.
The rest of the article, though, is pretty accurate. Or did I miss something? ;)
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Kiki Cherry
on May 18th, 2006
@ 8:19 am:
I thought Wade said the pastor he knew of was in Georgia, not South Carolina.
Or did I miss something here?
annie
on May 18th, 2006
@ 9:28 am:
Almost “balanced?” Balanced with what? Seems like an objecteive news story, done rather well, to me. Let’s not look for enimies where they don’t glaringly exist. The ministry of free,independent denominational journalism is a valuable contribution to thousands of Baptists, including YLs.
annie
on May 18th, 2006
@ 9:49 am:
While objectivity is the subject,(not spelling) has anyone watched the piece on Wade on KFOR-TV? I was rather pleased. Google, and enjoy the truth.
Rod
on May 18th, 2006
@ 2:40 pm:
Yeah, the IMB policy changes are kinda getting lost in other controversies. What a mess!
Phillips Lynn
on May 19th, 2006
@ 1:56 pm:
Rod,
There is a common thread between the IMB policy changes and the present or new controversies.
“The powers that be” or “king makers” were reported to be behind the policy changes and we now see those same people endorsing their chosen candidate (or we should say “chosen by default of their first choice choosing not to run.”)
This has been the problem for years. Our convention is being controlled by a very exclusive group of people.