Jimmy Carter Leaves Southern Baptists - ABC News
Oct 20, 2000 · In an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published today, Carter says Southern Baptist leaders reading the Bible out of context led to the adoption of increasingly “rigid” views.
Jimmy Carter's essay on quitting church is suddenly viral
May 1, 2015 · His determination to promote the rights of women led him in 2000 to sever ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades, over its rejection of women in leadership. He explained his...
Former President Jimmy Carter Leaves the Southern Baptist Convention ...
Nov 1, 2000 · The chasm between Mr. Carter and the Southern Baptist mainstream is most clear on moral issues. As President, Mr. Carter made abortion rights a priority and organized the infamous 1979 White House Conference on Families now recognized as a watershed event.
Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Baptist, left a legacy of faithfulness ...
As an active and visible Baptist layman, Carter developed a decades-long friendship with Jimmy Allen, president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the late 1970s. Together, they dreamed up what came to be known as Bold Mission Thrust, the SBC’s ambitious program to spread the Christian gospel around the world by the year 2000.
Former President Carter Leaves Southern Baptist Convention
On October 28, 2000, The New York Times reported that "a week ago, former President Jimmy Carter made the unexpected announcement that he was severing his lifelong ties to the Southern Baptist Convention. He would remain active in his church in Plains, Ga., he said, but he would no longer consider himself a member of the denomination itself ...
Jimmy Carter on Leaving the Southern Baptist Convention - Video - Oprah.com
Sep 27, 2015 · President Jimmy Carter says he was very active in the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the largest Baptist denominations in the world, until they adopted a stance on women that didn't match his Christian beliefs.
Two notable interviews may help Southern Baptists reflect on Jimmy Carter
Jan 7, 2025 · Former President Jimmy Carter is interviewed by Bill Sumners, then-director of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, in 1991.
Jimmy Carter and the SBC - Southern Equip
When Jimmy Carter’s presidential term was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 1977, he became the first U.S. president to be affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. At the time, it was an affiliation he embraced, and the denomination embraced him in return.
Jimmy Carter, the former President, dies at 100 - Wisconsin State …
Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter spoke to 18,000 messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention on Thursday, June 13, 1974 in Dallas, Texas. He urged Baptists to use their personal and political influence to return the nation to ideals of stronger commitment and higher ethics.
Jimmy Carter was a champion for women’s rights - 19thnews.org
Jan 9, 2025 · Carter’s legacy on gender equity also included public criticism of his own church denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. After years of advocating for the equal status of women leaders within Southern Baptist churches, Carter formally severed ties with the denomination at the age of 76, arguing that it demeaned women as subservient to ...