Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Missouri's most powerful Baptist takes on the 'emerging church'
By
Tim Townsend
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/02/2007

For Roger Moran, the most powerful Baptist in Missouri, the past represents victory and personal grace.

He has spent nearly a decade building a political Baptist empire, one based on a conservative foundation that he put in place.

But when talk turns to the future — specifically, the future of the Missouri Baptist Convention — Moran is suddenly an Old Testament prophet of doom.

His target: a young band of moderate Christians that he believes is trying to steal back the convention, undercutting his empire. It's a growing movement he'd like to see disappear.
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