The Southern Baptist Convention has been able to adapt and reflect on modern times more than other denominations due to the ability to vote on new motions every year. While the civil rights movement was happening, there was a debate over fundamentalism within the Baptist faith.
The office of abortion alternatives was created by Southern Baptist Convention's home mission board president in 1987, aiding churches to establish crisis pregnancy centers. During the period when abortion was a contentious issue in the US, Baptist publications ignored the topic.
The speaker discusses the belief behind the Great Commission, that people can only be saved by choosing to accept God, and the implications of this belief for evangelism efforts, including the controversial methods employed by some groups.
Russell Moore, a former Southern Baptist leader who now preaches against gender discrimination, highlights the hypocrisy of preaching about equality and love, yet denying women the ability to become preachers. His biography, however, suggests that he may have paid someone to write it for him.
This episode discusses the Church of God with Signs Following, which involves handling venomous snakes during religious services. The group was founded by George W. Hensley and prioritizes taking the Bible "literally" by handling snakes and drinking poison.