Southern Baptists consider what it means to be Baptist
SAN ANTONIO — Southern Baptist Convention president Frank Page said today the denomination needs to set aside internal differences and be both "right and relevant" to revive languishing membership trends.
Page's words came as moderates took their first steps to slow down conservative attempts to more narrowly define what it means to be a Baptist.
The latest controversy centers on speaking in tongues, a Pentecostal practice that is spreading across denominational lines. Some on the Southern Baptist right denounce the practice and believe seminaries and other agencies should set standards preventing the hiring of people who advocate speaking in tongues....