Changes

Some Baptist colleges and universities not officially owned by the SBC but historically tied to it resisted the trend and broke their ties with the SBC ([[Baylor University]] being one example). The moderates protested that the fundamentalists had downplayed the historic emphasis on evangelism to impose a particular reading of Scripture, thereby breaking with the denomination's historic unwillingness to impose creeds.  Ultimately, in 1991 the moderates formed a splinter group (the [[Cooperative Baptist Fellowship]], or CBF), convincing two state associations (the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Baptist General Association of Virginia) to dually align with it and the SBC (this, in turn, resulted in two new conservative-minded state associations, solely aligned with the SBC, to form: the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia).

Some Baptist colleges and universities not officially owned by the SBC but historically tied to it resisted the trend and broke their ties with the SBC ([[Baylor University]] being one example). The moderates protested that the fundamentalists had downplayed the historic emphasis on evangelism to impose a particular reading of Scripture, thereby breaking with the denomination's historic unwillingness to impose creeds.  Ultimately, in 1991 the moderates formed a splinter group (the [[Cooperative Baptist Fellowship]], or CBF), convincing two state associations (the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the Baptist General Association of Virginia) to dually align with it and the SBC (this, in turn, resulted in two new conservative-minded state associations, solely aligned with the SBC, to form: the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia).

The success of the conservatives led to two major changes to the [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (the SBC's official "statement of faith"): a 1998 amendment adding a section on The Family and a 2000 revision.

The success of the conservatives led to two major changes to the [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (the SBC's official "statement of faith"): a 1998 amendment adding a section on The Family and a 2000 revision which repudiated homosexuality and stood for the sanctity of life.

In 2004, conservatives at the SBC introduced a resolution calling on all parents to pull their children out of public schools due to the [[liberal indoctrination]] there.  The resolution was defeated, not because Baptists disagreed with the motivation, but because the SBC did not want to usurp parental authority over how to educate their children.<ref>see [http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38986 news]</ref>

In 2004, conservatives at the SBC introduced a resolution calling on all parents to pull their children out of public schools due to the [[liberal indoctrination]] there.  The resolution was defeated, not because Baptists disagreed with the motivation, but because the SBC did not want to usurp parental authority over how to educate their children.<ref>see [http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38986 news]</ref>