“There was no lack of irony in the fact that such an immoderate man was destined to lead a group of people who insisted on being called ‘moderates.’”
A great line from an article remembering Cecil Sherman on the occasion of his passing—and the passing of era. The fight between “conservatives” and “moderates” in Southern Baptist life began in earnest 3 decades ago, in the same year I was ordained at 19.
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