Comments on: Southern Baptist Attendance Drop Blamed On Parents Not Having As Many Kids

By: a thought on the sbc | themattscott

a thought on the sbc | themattscott — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:37:12 +0000

[...] Brown had made mention, a few months ago, that the SBC is in serious decline, and made the point of poor mode/method as [...]

By: Random Acts of Linkage #59 : Subversive Influence

Random Acts of Linkage #59 : Subversive Influence — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:18:02 +0000

[...] Josh Brown points out a story suggesting that Southern Baptist membership is declining because Baptists aren’t having enough kids. They used to have “bring-a-friend-to-church” Sundays… [...]

By: Christine Wicker

Christine Wicker — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:48:33 +0000

I’m a longtime religion journalist,who has just written a new book called “The Fall of the Evangelical Nation.” (Take a look at this month’s Mother Jones, if you want to know about it.)

My first clue that birthrates were falling among Southern Baptists, just as they have among every group that rises in income and education, was when prominent Southern Baptist leaders began preaching that God really, really wants women to bear lots of children.

Some of them are now saying that in fact, God doesn’t like birth control at all. God feels that women would have better lives and be closer to His will if they just trusted in Him to give them as many children as He wants them to have.

Since children who can’t yet read are among the SBC’s most fertile mission fields and converting an adult who hasn’t been raised in some kind of church is nigh unto impossible, it might be true that Southern Baptist women need to get busy in the bedroom.

By: Josh Brown

Josh Brown — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:51:57 +0000

you said it david. not me. and thanks for the link jonathan. i saw that too.

By: Dave Brower

Dave Brower — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:20:37 +0000

“All Southern Baptists should recommit to a life of loving people and ministering to people without strings attached so people will be more open to hearing the Gospel message.”

Wait, isn’t that a string attached to the end of that sentence?