"There
should be an 'Abstract of Principles', or careful statement of theological
belief, which every professor in such an institution must sign when
inaugurated, so as to guard against the rise of erroneous and injurious
instruction in such a seat of sacred learning."
James
P. Boyce from "Three Changes in
Theological Institutions"
- summarized by John Broadus, 1856
Baptist Polity- As I See It, rev. ed. by James L. Sullivan
Broadman and Holman Press., Nashville, TN, 1998
To ask the privilege of withholding funds from certain causes supported through the Cooperative Program shows a basic misunderstanding of Baptist Polity itself. Contributions are not for coercion or control. Trustees are for that. Contributions are for support" Mr. Sullivan's observations are most interesting these days. According to this line of reasoning, the "Texas Baptist Way" is not Baptist and BGCT leadership does not understand Baptist polity.
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"There
should be an 'Abstract of Principles', or careful statement of theological
belief, which every professor in such an institution must sign when
inaugurated, so as to guard against the rise of erroneous and injurious
instruction in such a seat of sacred learning." 
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