Nu conteaza ce se intampla politic cu casatoria intre persoane de acelasi sex, spune el, credintele baptiste despre homosexualitate nu s-au schimbat. „Exista spatiu in bisericile baptiste sudice pentru oameni care sunt atrasi de acelasi sex, dar care sunt casti si care se pocaiesc. In bisericile baptiste sudice nu exista spatiu pentru cineva care este angajat nepatruns in conduita homosexuala. “
Moore nu spune nimic nou; Crestinii evanghelici au folosit de mult acest limbaj pentru a descrie parerile lor despre casatorie si sexualitate. Este de datoria lui sa articuleze opiniile de politica publica ale Conventiei Baptiste de la Sud si o parte din aceasta face un bilant al locurilor unde se afla congregarile. Teologic, baptistii din sud nu „isi inmoaie” parerile, spune el – de fapt, multi crestini se cufunda in ceea ce el descrie drept „contracultura” sexuala.
„In momentul de fata, exista multa confuzie culturala despre moralitate si despre casatorie – daca casatoria este chiar un lucru bun, cu atat mai putin definitia a ceea ce este”, spune el. „Unul dintre cele mai contra-culturale lucruri pe care le putem spune este ca credem in pacat. “
El a calificat-o intr-un mod interesant: marturisirea credintei, chiar parerile fundamentale despre sexualitate si casatorie, pot fi civile. „Pentru ca suntem un popor misionar, credem in a numi pacatul ceea ce este, dar nu credem in a ne distra de oameni – nu ridiculizati oamenii in regat”, spune el.
It’s tempting to look for cracks in the evangelical worldview in this acknowledgment. It’s even more tempting to look for signs of a total “culture war” victory, especially considering the recent sweep of same-sex marriage legalizations. But there are a few problems with trying to detect these kinds of trends among Christian denominations, and particularly Baptists. For one thing, the Southern Baptist Convention is only a loose network of members and congregations. Although roughly 50,000 churches are affiliated, and some send delegates to the organization’s conventions and help with the selection of its leaders, the Baptist community is fairly diffuse. One pastor in Florida may be taking a stand against “Adam and Steve” jokes, but it’s hard to tell what that means for any other church—or the overall denomination.
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And the bigger issue is the concept of a “culture war” itself. It provides vivid imagery: Warriors on behalf of two world views, fundamentally opposed, shouting at each other across a giant gulf of values and judgement. Historically, Southern Baptists have been pegged as the prototypical culture warriors, and preachers like Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson were a big part of the rise of the Christian right and the Moral Majority in 1980s American politics. But as mores on sexuality have loosened, and especially as the landscape of same-sex marriage has changed, that “majority” is changing, too. It’s easy to revert to the framework of a culture war and claim that evangelicals are losing, especially because Baptist communities are struggling to maintain their membership rates.
