SBC

"[T]he donors said trustees should publicly apologize to Patterson and restore him to the financial position he held at the conclusion of the full board meeting on May 22." - BNG

Related: Executive Committee Should Rescind Paige Patterson's Firing

CT: Imagine for a moment with me, what if the person serving as SBC president at this hour was a competent, accomplished, biblically sound, orthodox female who could address the multitude of questions and issues the SBC is facing regarding women?

An attorney for terminated Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson issued a media release late Monday afternoon (June 4) defending Patterson against alleged "wide-spread misrepresentation and misinformation." BPNews

Related - Norman Geisler: Why Firing Paige Patterson from the Presidency of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was a Serious Mistake

"The Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana . . . announced Monday that they plan to withdraw from the [Southern Baptist Convention] 'due to the ongoing social justice promoting, leftist progressivism, and mission drift away from the Gospel by the denomination's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.'" CPost 

"The president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee has stepped down from his position citing an 'inappropriate relationship,' and is retiring from active ministry." CPost

Platt added, "I have come to the realization that it is not viable long-term for me to lead as president of the IMB while serving as teaching pastor in a church." BPress

Land "describes the current struggle over the next leader as a battle between the 'Billy Graham wing' of the SBC versus the 'John Calvin wing.'" OneNewsNow

"The lawsuit also names the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, its president, Paige Patterson, and Houston's First Baptist Church as defendants, alleging they are liable for their professional, personal or denominational connections with Pressler." CPost