There go the Southern Baptists …

The new leader of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty  Commission wants to keep his church relevant by making it more like the  anti-church culture at large.

At least that’s what I take away from all I have been able to learn about  Russell Moore, the 42-year-old who eschews political involvement by the church –  unless, of course, it’s pro-amnesty politics or berating-Israel politics or even  berating-America politics.

“We are involved in the political process, but we must always be wary of  being co-opted by it,” Moore told the Wall Street Journal. “Christianity thrives  when it is clearest about what distinguishes it from the outside culture.”

That sounds good. As far as it goes, I agree with the statement. The problem  is it doesn’t mean much. It’s ambiguous. And making unclear proclamations seems  to be Moore’s stock in trade.

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