On Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 16, at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, SCBC messengers approved without discussion a slate of eight resolutions offered by the Resolutions Committee, including:
– Appreciation to the South Carolina Baptist Convention staff, convention officers, and committee leadership for hosting the annual meeting.
– Recognition of Anderson University on its 100th year of existence.
– A resolution encouraging South Carolina Baptists to become deeply involved in prison ministry to help inmates re-enter society armed with education and spiritual training.
– A resolution calling on South Carolina Baptists to pray that God will grant elected officials wisdom and strength as they lead.
– A resolution acknowledging that the theft of copper from heating and air-conditioning units, including thefts from churches, has caused financial hardships in communities, and calling on elected officials to amend laws regarding crimes for purchase and sale of nonferrous materials and copper.
– A resolution encouraging financial responsibility among South Carolina Baptists and churches to teach financial concepts from a biblical perspective.
– A resolution encouraging South Carolina legislators to vote against all bills that would expand or support new gambling activities.
– A resolution encouraging believers to love and show compassion toward homosexuals, and that Baptist leaders deal honestly with the Word of God, teaching the subject of homosexuality in its intended context of sin.
To read the resolutions in their entirety, visit www.scbaptist.org/annualmeeting2010/article265971.htm.