Southern Baptists Rise To Kern's Defense

The controversy over Rep. Sally Kern's widely-publicized remarks about homosexuals today moved from the media to the pulpit, as some Southern Baptist church pastors suggested church-goers let Kern know of their support for her.

That follows an email issued last week from the office of Dr. Anthony Jordan (pictured), executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, in which he urged "DOMs," or church directors of missions, to support Kern; her husband, Steve, is pastor of Olivet Baptist Church in Oklahoma City.

The email from Jordan's office:

From: Leininger, Lisa [mailto:lleininger@BGCO.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:23 PM
To: DOMs
Subject: Representative Sally Kern

Good afternoon,

Dr. Jordan has asked me to pass along the contact information for Representative Sally Kern. As most of you know she has been under some very tight scrutiny lately about standing up against homosexuality. Many requests have been made to Dr. Jordan regarding what we can do for her as a fellow believer and southern Baptist. He would like you to share this information with all your churches inviting them to contact Rep. Kern via e-mail or a phone call to encourage her and offer support during this trying time. If you have any questions or if I can help you in any way please let me know.

Thank you for all you do! Have a great weekend!

Representative Sally Kern
sallykern@okhouse.gov (405) 557-7348

Kern has been under fire from The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and other gay lifestyle entities whose members have flooded Kern with emails and phone calls protesting her remarks.

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