Category talk:Universities and colleges affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention

This category was nominated for deletion on 30 December 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

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Clarification

I've noticed several IP's adding colleges to this category, though the colleges do not maintain any affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention (Furman University and Meredith College). I posted something to the Furman Univ. talk page, which was deleted by the IP 68.91.228.64. If the category should include these schools which have broken their ties, then its name should likely be changed. "Affiliated" implies a current affiliation; perhaps the name should have something about "historically affiliated". At any rate, some clarification is needed. Goodmanjaz 13:48, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Belmont University should be removed. They are no longer operating with the Tennessee Baptist Convention and are not a Baptist entity.

Belmont University has not severed its relationship with the Tennessee Baptist Convention. See http://forum.belmont.edu/umac/archives/005880.html -- I am restoring it to the category.--orlady 18:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal for Scaling Back Criteria for Inclusion in Category

I propose that the criteria for inclusion in this category be scaled back to its original intent: Only those institutions that maintain an affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention or its associated state conventions should be included in the category. The SBC has recently updated its list of colleges after many years of it being stagnant, and it now provides a solid list of schools that I believe are appropriate for inclusion in the category. I believe that institutions which no longer maintain an affiliation with the SBC should not be included in this category, as the category title clearly suggests that institutions in the category are currently affiliated with the SBC. I recognize that the category description was expanded at some point to include such schools, but I believe this change to have made the criteria for inclusion overly broad and therefore made for unnecessary confusion. Thoughts? WildCowboy (talk) 17:25, 25 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]