There were dozens of motions made this afternoon, and I failed in my task of recording them. I had good reason – for the first time in my life, I made one.
“Your holiness, I move that the convention, on behalf of us old codgers who have trouble remembering names, print the names on the front AND THE BACK of the name-tags for the next convention.”
The response to my motion was overwhelmingly positive but I have no idea if it will produce the desired result. SBC name-tags ALWAYS flip over and you see someone you know you should know but you can’t remember their name. All they have to do is print the name under the schedule of events and the problem is fixed.
While I was standing in line, heading out to my post-lunch men’s room visit, and headed back to my seat, motion after motion was made.
Many were inappropriate (actually resolutions, offered at the wrong time, poorly worded, etc) and will be ruled out of order. Most will be referred.
Many of them revealed a pointed hostility against the Sexual Abuse task force. Southern Baptists have tried to deal with the fact that many among us abused women and many more helped to cover this up, but now the enemy is not abusers or those who cover up abuse, but those who have tried to deal with the problem! The world is upside-down.
There is, as always, a lot of hostility against the ERLC and NAMB. No surprise.
We have requested 4,325,674 task forces for the incoming president to appoint. Please, folks, NO MORE TASK FORCES.
Say it with me…NO MORE TASK FORCES! NO! NO! NO!
A few will likely be scheduled for action.
