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Will the Baptist Church ever get involved with all that has taken place with Baylor athletics? Don't they provide some financing to Baylor?
When you say "Baptist Church"... that isn't like saying the Catholic Church...
You are probably thinking along the lines of the Baptist Conventions. The SBC -
Southern Baptist Convention, is like the strongest...
Here is there position:
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With the exception of the five theological colleges associated with our SBC seminaries, the Southern Baptist Convention has no direct connection with any of these institutions. It provides no funding. It elects no trustees. Each institution is related to one of our partnering Baptist state conventions.
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The SBC provides no scholarship assistance to any student through the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget. Scholarship awards are coordinated through each respective college or university's finance office in accordance with guidelines adopted by the individual school.
To which they designate in Texas:
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Baylor University affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas
Notice Baylor is affiliated with Baptist General Convention of Texas, and not the "Southern Baptists of Texas Convention."
It has been awhile since I've seen their squabbling, but IIRC, many Southern Baptist view Baylor as... well... Baylor.
I'm not sure if Baylor gets funding from the Baptist General Convention of Texas... but they don't get anything from the SBC.