No place in the pew.The Southern Baptist Convention Noun 1. Southern Baptist Convention - an association of Southern Baptists association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" Southern Baptist - a member of the Southern Baptist Convention vowed June 16 to increase membership by welcoming members of all minority groups--except for gays and lesbians. At the denomination's annual meeting in Atlanta, the Rev. Jerry Falwell This article is about Jerry Falwell, Sr. For the article about his son, see Jerry Falwell, Jr. Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. (August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007)[1] was an American fundamentalist Christian pastor and televangelist. , who recently knocked the Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands; it ran from 1997 to 1999. concert tour for being named after a "demon," said the church would not accept lesbians and gays "unless they give up homosexuality." "We reach out in love to the offenders, but we condemn the sinful actions," Falwell said. The group also voted to condemn President Clinton for appointing gay philanthropist James Hormel James Catherwood Hormel (born January 1, 1933 in Austin, Minnesota) is a philanthropist and heir to the fortune of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods (producers of SPAM and other meat products). He lives in San Francisco. Hormel earned a B.A. as envoy to Luxembourg and for declaring June Gay Pride Month. Southern Baptists have seen their numbers decline in recent years, losing 160,000 members in 1998 alone, with membership of nearly 16 it remains the U.S. |
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