Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, JUN 9 – Southern Baptists call for laws opposing pornography and same-sex marriage while urging pro-natalist policies amid a 2% membership decline, officials said.
- Southern Baptists are meeting this week in Dallas to vote on resolutions targeting pornography, sports betting, same-sex marriage, sex, gender, and family issues based on divine creation.
- This meeting marks the 40th anniversary of the 1985 Dallas convention, a decisive conservative takeover influencing current resolutions that reflect long-standing Southern Baptist positions.
- The convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, its public policy arm, advocates against abortion, transgender identity, and supports legislating morality despite internal calls for defunding it.
- In 2024, the Southern Baptist Convention experienced its 18th straight year of membership decline, shrinking by 2% to 12.7 million members; however, baptism rates have increased beyond levels seen before the pandemic.
- The resolutions and debates suggest continued conservative influence in the denomination with implications for political engagement, pro-natalist policies, and opposition to the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling.
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