He uses the word “subverted” at least three times in his article:
Ben Zeisloft, Western Journal:
When the Southern Baptists assemble in the coming days in Dallas, they will once more consider how they can oppose the murder of preborn babies in our nation.
But in order to most effectively accomplish that task, they may have to disband the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, their own public policy arm, which has shockingly subverted efforts to end abortion…
Southern Baptists want to end abortion across the country. They correctly view preborn babies as image-bearers of God who should be protected by the same laws that protect born people.
They have made this stance clear, and yet the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, the institution Southern Baptists trust to wield their considerable influence in the public square, has not only been derelict in advancing that stance, but has consciously subverted that stance…
The fact that the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, which is supposed to support and amplify the moral witness of the Southern Baptist Convention, has instead subverted that witness on the critical issue of ending abortion in our nation must be addressed in Dallas.
If the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is not willing to reform itself and support the abolition of abortion, then Southern Baptists have not only the right, but also the duty and responsibility, to start the process of abolishing the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
Be bold and take them on. No guts .. No glory
The meeting is next week, Fred. It will be interesting to see what happens, from a number of different standpoints.