By my count, roughly 20 percent of the Conservative Baptist Network are/have been affiliated with Council For National Policy, an uber-secretive group of right-wing politicians, media folks and activists.
That includes some longtime Southern Baptist exec committee members:
That includes some longtime Southern Baptist exec committee members:
Whoops. Meant "roughly 20 percent of the *steering committee* for the Conservative Baptist Network."
Here's (to my knowledge) the only CNP membership directory that's ever been made public:
As of 2014, Paige Patterson was also a member.
splcenter.org/sites/default/…
As of 2014, Paige Patterson was also a member.
splcenter.org/sites/default/…
Tony Perkins -- head of the Family Research Council and, more recently, the US Council on Intl. Religious Freedom -- is also a member of both groups.
Perkins and other CNP leaders have previously been accused of mishandling sex abuse allegations.
washingtonpost.com/politics/how-a…
Perkins and other CNP leaders have previously been accused of mishandling sex abuse allegations.
washingtonpost.com/politics/how-a…
Paul Pressler has also been a high-ranking CNP member for decades.
