As apt as I ma to rant about the negative stuff I see in SBC life, this is indeed a corrective turn in the right direction
I frequently hear from young Southern Baptists who express deep frustration with the ethos and image projected by some of their leaders in recent years: they want their denomination to rise above the old polarities of left and right, choosing transcendent Biblical values over ideological and partisan alignments. The current and future signatories of this statement will give young Southern Baptists something to be proud of – and that’s no small thing.
God’s Politics – Jim Wallis blog, faith blog, religion, christian, christianity, politics, values
Let’s see if this will move beyond a “position” (and this consideration can also be applied to the larger “concern” for environmental issues; is it “concern” of a level that will lead to a change?