baptists and booze, what a crock

The Southern Baptist Convention just passed some resolutions about alcohol. Frankly, this whole resolution pisses me off:

Resolution on Alcohol
The messengers easily passed a resolution today that urges complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

WHEREAS, Years of research confirm biblical warnings that alcohol use leads to physical, mental, and emotional damage (e.g. Proverbs 23:29-35); and

WHEREAS, Alcohol use has led to countless injuries and deaths on our nation’s highways; and

WHEREAS, The breakup of families and homes can be directly and indirectly attributed to alcohol use by one or more members of a family;

And
WHEREAS, The use of alcohol as a recreational beverage has been shown to lead individuals down a path of addiction to alcohol and toward the use of other kinds of drugs, both legal and illegal; and

WHEREAS, There are some religious leaders who are now advocating the consumption of alcoholic beverages based on a misinterpretation of the doctrine of “our freedom in Christ”; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Greensboro, North Carolina, June 13-14, 2006, express our total opposition to the manufacturing, advertising, distributing, and consuming of alcoholic beverages; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge Southern Baptists to take an active role in supporting legislation that is intended to curb alcohol use in our communities and nation; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we urge Southern Baptist to be actively involved in educating students and adults concerning the destructive nature of alcoholic beverages; and be it finally

RESOLVED, That we commend organizations and ministries that treat alcohol-related problems from a biblical perspective and promote abstinence and encourage local churches to begin and/or support such biblically-based ministries.

Here is an article about it, and one guy that actually gets it:

In opposing the resolution, Jeff Young, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in
Ravenna, Texas, said the older members of the SBC had won the battle to proclaim
the Bible is “authoritative and sufficient, but when we pass extra-biblical
resolutions such as this, we pull the rug out from underneath that teaching.”

Another blogger has used some of John Piper's words in addressing the issue, great stuff: http://theologica.blogspot.com/2006/06/sbc-resolution-on-alcohol.html

And my thoughts on the subject: