Religious liberty

In “Baptist leaders say Trump violates religious liberty,” in your Dec. 17, 2015, edition of The Alabama Baptist it was stated that Russell Moore said, “Anyone who cares an iota about religious liberty” should denounce Trump’s “reckless, demagogic rhetoric.” Moore is the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president.

You also stated that Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, stated Dec. 8, 2015, that “Donald Trump’s proposal … is un-American, unworkable, counterproductive and embarrassing.”

I for one, though not endorsing Trump or any other political candidate, have to take issue with the statements from these two so-called “leaders.”

They are so concerned about “religious liberty” as they call it (but) we all know how concerned the Muslims are with “religious liberty.” Their idea of religious liberty is “you have the liberty to choose Islam or death.” There is no compromise, no bartering and no other options.

Moore and Walker do not speak for the entire Southern Baptist Convention, nor do they speak for my church or my church members.

I totally agree with Franklin Graham. It’s not the government trying to shut down religion as such, although I believe the current president would love to see Christianity go by the wayside and move Islam into the power areas of this nation.

To say that it violates “religious liberty” is highly arguable when confronted with the threat that radical Islam poses to this nation.

Once again, tell Moore and Walker that they, in fact, do not speak for all Southern Baptists.

This is what you get when you put politics ahead of doctrine: “Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him Godspeed: For he that biddeth him Godspeed is partaker of his evil deeds” (2 John 1:9–11).

Dale Morgan
Jack, Ala.