Just how tiny is the “Southern Baptist Convention”?
Of course, there is always the possibility that the said incident never happened, or didn’t happen the way it was depicted. I’d like some other confirmation before I take that story at face value.
For what. What did you do that deserves an apology to non-Christians only?
There is nothing obscure about your clear and unambiguous scorn for a good segment of the American Christian population. Would you characterize them as lukewarm Christians?
The OP can certainly be forgiven for having a low opinion of religion. “I’m right and you are wrong, I’m a better Christian than you are etc” Every religious person is subject to judge the faith of another. I’ve never heard an atheist describe himself as a better atheist than another atheist.
-formerly grienspace
Tiny? The SBC is pretty huge.
Which I’m kinda guessing was Squink’s point.
So far, I can’t find any other report of this to cofirm it. Is it possible that there was other water to hand out? Can you imagine a bunch of people lining up and/or milling about for relief supplies, seeing the water that was being refused to them? That could start a riot !
Actually, it implies there are other reasons similiar to the one he gave. Presumably, that means he has other examples of religious charities doing things he doesn’t like.
No, because it’s likely that not all of the reasons he dislikes religion are similiar to the reason he gave in his OP.
I can third the “no fool can mistake this for beer” cans it was packed in. A-B has, for decades, been on the spot with disaster-relief supplies whenever needed. I may bad-mouth their beer on occasion, but their corporate responsibility in times like these has been beyond reproach. I hope the religious nut-jobs who denied people water get a taste of their own medicine someday.
There is nothing in that article that seems to indicate that anyone with the authority to represent the SBC as a whole said “don’t distribute the canned water.” The only people discussed and quoted were a specific group of volunteers, led by a Pastor who made the decision not to hand it out. Unless that Pastor and those volunteers had the authority to speak for the SBC as a whole, the size of the SBC doesn’t matter.
That “specific group of people” were identified as SBC. You’ve no evidence that it was a large or a small group, or whether it represented just that group’s policy, or SBC policy. The article doesn’t say. Why did you?
Actually, the article did say:
“The pastor didn’t want to hand out the Budweiser cans to people and that’s his prerogative and I back him 100-percent,” said SBC volunteer John Cook.
The individual Pastor made the decision, which would indicate that it was that group’s policy.
The article does refer to “the SBC” a couple times, but it’s fairly clear to that it’s just sloppy writing and they meant “the SBC [volunteers]”.
Whatever. The guy is still a jerk.
My apologies.
Like Czarcasm said, it’s only one of many, many reasons. I brought this one up because it’s recent news, of course.
Perhaps, but he’s certainly done more to help the hurricane victims then I.
If you find somewhere decent, let nocturne and I know. We’ll go with you
Which group? the only group mentioned is the SBC. Accusations of “Sloppy writing” do not confer upon you the miraculous ability to divine the size of the organization that “really” involved. You’ve made a pleasant speculation, but that’s all it is.
I suspect the SBC will/would claim that because of the ‘independent’ nature of those affiliated with the umbrella organisation, that this was simply one pastor making a decision. Except it really ain’t so. Guidleines and edicts issued by this particular quasi-fascist group are indeed seen as orders.
There is also a prevailing belief within the SBC that ‘once saved, always saved’. Basically they can get away with anything provided they have been baptised. Hence they get to ignore the teachings of their saviour whenever the mood strikes.
No, “reading comprehension” is what confers that “miraculous ability.”
As an outsider, I have to say that sounds pretty damn convenient. We poor Catholics don’t get that guarantee, we are still expected to behave.
The same story on two local news stations does not equal confirmation. Plenty of false stories get passed around various news organizations with no independent investigation being done.