Southern Baptists Split from World Alliance

Calling the global association of Baptists leaning too far to the liberals, the Southern Baptive Convention of some 16.4 million has broken ranks with them.

Specifically, the Southern Baptists - addressed personally during their convention for the third straight year by George W. Bush - say that global Baptists believing there is error possible within the Bible and that gays have a right to marry and exist is just unacceptable.

I keep wanting to make a joke here but there's nothing funny about this. Yes, I understand this is a very deep matter: personal faith. But to me, the Southern Baptist position seems to say that to love God, you have to hate just about everything except the Bible. It seems like a huge evolutional step backward.