Calvinist Flyswatter

"Reformed" candidate loses

"REFORMED" CANDIDATE LES PURYEAR
GARNERS ONLY 188 VOTES AT 2008 SBC

From the Baptist Press:

INDIANAPOLIS (BP) -- Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga., was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention June 10, receiving 52.94 percent of votes (3,100) cast on the first ballot.

Five other candidates were nominated. Frank Cox received 1,286 votes (21.96 percent); Avery Willis, 962 votes (16.43 percent); William (Bill) Wagner, 255 votes (4.35 percent); Les Puryear, 188 votes (3.21 percent); and Wiley Drake, 45 votes (.77 percent).

A total of 5,856 ballots were cast, and 20 (.34 percent) were disallowed. At the time of the election, there were 7,196 registered messengers at the annual meeting.

[End of excerpt from the Baptist Press of June 10, 2008].

Les Puryear presented himself as holding to "Reformed" theology, and we demonstrated on this blog that this position is inconsistent with the SBC's Baptist Faith and Message.

Only 188 voters apparently wanted a "Reformed" Hybrid Calvinist president of the SBC. We wonder how many of these voters are affiliated with the Flounders as "Flounders-friendlies."

posted by Bob L. Ross @ 6:44 PM