RICHARD LAND ADMITS THE TRUTH

Current SBC Christian Life Commission Executive Director Richard Land told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that the Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission would not remain in Fort Worth despite the desires of current Radio- TV Commission president Jack Johnson. Then he explained why.

Land said that would never happen for several reasons, including tensions between conservatives who lead the national body and the moderates who are in control of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

“It seems to me that Texas Baptist can’t expect for the national convention to move anything to Texas as long as the Baptist General Convention of Texas is adopting the positions it has,” Land said.

The decision to move the radio-TV agency was not made to “punish” Texas Baptist, Land said. But national officials might have been influenced some by their displeasure with the independent Baptist state convention, he said.

Read: BGCT PRESIDENT JEROLD McBRIDE RESPONDS TO RICHARD LAND

August/September 1995