Clockwise from lower right: Dr. Ted Warren-Lifeway, John Revell-Executive Committee, Tim Wilkins-Director of Cross Ministries in South Carolina, Tal Thompson-Director of Missions in Tennessee, Alan Chambers-President of Exodus International, Christine Sneeringer-Worthy Creations in Florida, Dr. Jimmy Draper, Dr. Barret Duke and Richard Holloman.Who better to lead a Southern Baptist Convention panel promoting gender stereotypes than a cabal of gender-confused ex-gay political activists?

Photos of the panel show it to be dominated by Exodus International president Alan Chambers and other Exodus leaders including South Carolina ex-gay activist Tim Wilkins, Florida ex-gay activist Christine Sneeringer, and Texas ex-gay activist and SBC gender-issues czar Bob Stith.

The panel appears to be all-white — and all-male except for Sneeringer. Some members are not Southern Baptist.

Clockwise from lower right: Dr. Jimmy Draper-Lifeway, Dr. Barret Duke-Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Richard Holloman-Director of Sight Ministries housed at Two Rivers Baptist Church in Nashville, John Revell-Executive Committee, Tim Wilkins-Director of Cross Ministries in South Carolina, Tal Thompson-Director of Missions in Tennessee, Alan Chambers-President of Exodus International and Bob Stith-Pastor of Carroll Baptist Church in Southlake, Texas.

None of these “ex-gays” has demonstrated academic expertise in gender issues nor a commitment to equal opportunity for women.

Instead of educating the public about gender diversity and individuality, the SBC gender panel plans to recruit Southern Baptist financial support for ex-gay activists and to confuse Christian teen-agers, their pastors, and their parents into believing they aren’t truly manly or womanly unless they mimic a 1950s-era heterosexual “lifestyle.”

Hat tip: Good As You