After a week of heated debate, NOBTS trustees announced Wednesday to ban private prayer at the seminary.
"There has been so much discussion and strife over the issue of private prayer language that we though it would be better just to discourage private prayer all together," said trustee Don T. Preighatall.
According to new guidelines, seminary students will only be allowed to pray in public, thereby ending any chance for private prayer language. Private prayer language, also known as "speaking in tongues" has been all the rage recently in Baptist circles, making its presence felt even in NAMB and IMB trustee meetings.
Said one NOBTS student, "I just don't see what all the fuss is about. Speaking in tongues doesn't have any impact on salvation."
In response, seminary spokespeople said, "No, tongues doesn't affect salvation, but it does affect whether or not one is Southern Baptist. We will take whatever steps necessary to wipe out this scourge from the SBC."
GK
"There has been so much discussion and strife over the issue of private prayer language that we though it would be better just to discourage private prayer all together," said trustee Don T. Preighatall.
According to new guidelines, seminary students will only be allowed to pray in public, thereby ending any chance for private prayer language. Private prayer language, also known as "speaking in tongues" has been all the rage recently in Baptist circles, making its presence felt even in NAMB and IMB trustee meetings.
Said one NOBTS student, "I just don't see what all the fuss is about. Speaking in tongues doesn't have any impact on salvation."
In response, seminary spokespeople said, "No, tongues doesn't affect salvation, but it does affect whether or not one is Southern Baptist. We will take whatever steps necessary to wipe out this scourge from the SBC."
GK
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