{"id":2291285,"date":"2024-07-09T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-baptist-president-slams-gop-over-abortion-backpedal-platform-may-be-subject-to-change-but-gods-word-is-not\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:22:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:22:24","slug":"southern-baptist-president-slams-gop-over-abortion-backpedal-platform-may-be-subject-to-change-but-gods-word-is-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-baptist-president-slams-gop-over-abortion-backpedal-platform-may-be-subject-to-change-but-gods-word-is-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Baptist President Slams GOP Over Abortion Backpedal: &#8216;Platform May Be Subject to Change, But God\u2019s Word Is Not&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouthern-baptist-president-slams-gop-over-abortion-backpedal-platform-may-be-subject-to-change-but-gods-word-is-not%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2291285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary provides an overview of \u200bthe reaction to the Republican Party&#8217;s \u2062decision to remove \u2062the pro-life plank from\u2064 its party platform. Newly elected Southern Baptist Convention president\u2064 Clint Pressley expressed\u200b disappointment in the \u2062GOP&#8217;s move, \u2062stating that \u2062Southern Baptists\u200c uphold \u2063the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. The platform committee approved \u200da streamlined platform focused \u2063on border security,\u2063 energy dominance, and military strength, but lacked strong statements on abortion restrictions. Committee members, including Gail Ruzicka, raised concerns about the \u2062lack of pro-life language in the platform and \u200bthe rushed voting process. Some pro-lifers, like Pastor\u2062 Mike Stone, stated they would\u200d not support politicians who do not protect\u2064 unborn children. The summary\u200d ends\u2063 with a\u200c note from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-scrambles-to-shut-down-reports-of-medical-emergency-press-blackout-on-air-force-one\/\" title=\"White House Scrambles to Shut Down Reports of Medical Emergency, Press Blackout on Air Force One\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reporter-forced-to-resign-over-n-word-controversy-tells-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"New York Times Reporter Forced To Resign Over N-Word Controversy Tells His Side Of The Story\">deputy managing editor<\/a> emphasizing<\/a> the importance of \u2062the\u200d upcoming 2024 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/%20\"><span>Lorri Wickenhauser<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 9, 2024 at 11:23am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-reasons-media-ratings-have-plunged-since-joe-bidens-inauguration\/\" title=\"4 Reasons Media Ratings Have Plunged Since Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration\">newly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">elected president<\/a><\/a> of the Southern Baptist Convention was one of those raising an outcry after the Republican Party took a giant step away from the pro-life plank of its party platform Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disheartened by what\u2019s happened in the GOP,\u201d Clint Pressley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pastorclint\/status\/1810668687671644520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> Tuesday on social media platform X.\u00a0\u201cThe GOP platform may be subject to change, but God\u2019s word is not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouthern Baptists \u2018contend for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death\u2019 and will insist that elected officials do the same,\u201d added Pressley, who <a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2024\/06\/12\/north-carolina-pastor-clint-pressley-elected-sbc-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has pastored<\/a> Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, for 14 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to our Senior Pastor, Clint Pressley, on his election to the Presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0lixF8jtQA\">pic.twitter.com\/0lixF8jtQA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hickory Grove Baptist Church (@DiscoverHGBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscoverHGBC\/status\/1800897830761939049?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pressley was elected president of the SBC in June.<\/p>\n<p>With the Republican National Convention just one week away, the platform committee on Monday swiftly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-touts-gops-new-2024-platform-party-common-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved a streamlined platform<\/a> that focused on securing the nation\u2019s southern border, restoring energy dominance and rebuilding a strong military.<\/p>\n<p>Notably absent, however, was any kind of strong statement in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-judge-rejects-religious-leaders-challenge-missouri-abortion-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Some complained that the platform had been decided upon before committee members even arrived at the session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been coming to these conventions since 1992, and this is the first time we don\u2019t have a pro-life platform,\u201d Gail Ruzicka, an RNC platform committee member from Utah, told an interviewer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never happened before,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cThere was no committees. We always had subcommittees, where we could go in and work on a section of the platform, we can propose amendments, debate them, and add them \u2014 always happens. I\u2019ve done that many times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t allow any amendments. They didn\u2019t allow any discussion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey rolled us. That\u2019s what they did. You know, I spent thousands of dollars to be here, and everything they told us they were going to do \u2026 none of it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI\u2019ve never seen this happen before. I don\u2019t understand why they did it, and I\u2019m extremely disappointed that we do not have any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tony-perkins-gop-must-never-retreat-pro-life-cause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-life language.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ruzicka did acknowledge that \u201cthere are good things in this platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot things in there that I support, and that I would want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But she said she didn\u2019t vote for it because of its watered-down stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe platform simply says that \u2018we oppose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legalizing-late-term-abortion-ny-leftists-want-ban-cat-declawing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late-term abortion<\/a>.\u2019 Well, what about before that? \u2026 It doesn\u2019t even mention the unborn baby at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThey rolled us. That\u2019s what they did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gail Ruzicka, RNC platform committee member from Utah, just after today\u2019s vote in Milwaukee: \u201cI\u2019ve never seen this happen before. I don\u2019t understand why they did it, and I\u2019m extremely disappointed that we do not have any pro-life language\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5DIWoialyP\">pic.twitter.com\/5DIWoialyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattsmith_news\/status\/1810388135177580882?\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ruzicka also noted that the unprecedented nature of this haste: \u201cIt never happened before. And I\u2019ve never been treated so badly, to have them force this vote on us before we even had a chance to read the platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gave it to us, but then they had a meeting, with people speaking, so we glanced through it. We didn\u2019t have time to study it and read it, and then all of a sudden somebody made a motion to vote on the platform. That was it, and they sent us home, and said, \u2018well, goodbye!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least some pro-lifers said the GOP\u2019s move could impact the way they vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have repeatedly stated, for years, that I wouldn\u2019t vote for any politician who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-pope-francis-told-me-i-was-a-good-catholic-and-to-keep-receiving-communion\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: Pope Francis Told Me &#039;I Was a Good Catholic&#039; and to &#039;Keep Receiving Communion&#039;\">supports killing unborn children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not even a dog catcher.<\/p>\n<p>I have ZERO intention to start in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Stone (@PastorMikeStone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PastorMikeStone\/status\/1810501114330058892?\">July 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have repeatedly stated, for years, that I wouldn\u2019t vote for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/politicians-son-murdered-us-ambush-appearances-targeted-hit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politician<\/a> who supports killing unborn children.\u00a0Not even a dog catcher,\u201d Pastor Mike Stone of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Georgia, said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have ZERO intention to start in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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Some committee members, including Gail Ruzicka, felt rushed and unheard during the decision-making process. This change in the GOP platform may impact how some pro-life voters choose to vote in the upcoming election. Pastor Mike Stone stated he will not vote for any politician who supports abortion, emphasizing the importance of the 2024 election. The Western Journal is seeking support from readers to continue their fight against Big Tech censorship and ensure the preservation of American values<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":2291286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pressley.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,6203,34393],"class_list":["post-2291285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-gop","tag-southern-baptist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pressley.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}