It appears likely that Russell Moore will survive opposition to him as the head of the SBC’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, but nobody should suppose that all is well in ERLC-world. Here is a comment, for example, at an SBC Voices discussion of the release of statistics documenting yet another year of denominational decline.
If I were an artist, I would draw a picture of a ship representing the SBC. Then I would draw a picture of Russell Moore of the ERLC drilling holes in the ship. While this is happening I would draw a large group of fellow travelers on the ship asking him, as well as the captain/staff and other paid crew members, what he was doing and why he was doing it.
Then I would draw a smaller group of fellow travelers on the ship defending Moore and arguing with the other group. In fact, they would be chastising the larger group and shouting at them to understand that holes are good for the ship. The larger group would be disparaged for being “racist” and obviously seen as uneducated buffoons that just need to get off the ship.
Meanwhile, the ship would continue to sink.
This because Moore refused to support The Orange One in the recent election, but did support construction of a mosque that had been refused a construction permit because, you know … MOOZLIMS!!
The commenter, apparently, can’t grasp the possibility that someday it may be his club that can’t get a building permit because, you know … BAPTISTS!! After all, it does require a third-rate mind to fall for the brazen marketing lie that the Bible is inerrant, and who of sound character thinks that Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac is behavior worthy of emulation? Seriously: Who wants a bunch of dimwits with bad character invading their neighborhood every weekend?
People who actually believe-in and uphold religious liberty will applaud Russell Moore’s defense of the Muslims. I do; in fact, it’s the only thing about Russell Moore that I do like. That explains, I suppose, why I haven’t set foot in a Baptist church in years.