Self-Idolatry and Its Impact on Christian Institutions

UPDATE: One hour after this episode was published on audio platforms, Baylor University announced it was returning the grant money. You can read the school's statement here: https://x.com/Baylor/status/1943007545305485724

Today, we’re unpacking the progressive shift at Baylor University, a prominent Baptist institution in Waco, Texas, and its recent acceptance of an almost $700,000 grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation. We explore how this funding, aimed at fostering "LGBTQ inclusion" in churches, signals a broader leftward drift at Baylor, despite its historical ties to Baptist values. We’ll dive into the grant’s purpose and its implications for biblical fidelity, and the university’s embrace of progressive ideologies like standpoint epistemology and DEI initiatives. We’ll also examine Baylor’s ties to the Baptist General Convention of Texas, its evolving policies on sexuality, and the broader cultural and spiritual battle over institutional capture.

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Timecodes:

(00:50) Baylor’s new initiative

(17:55) About the Foundation

(25:19) Baylor’s ties to the Foundation

(30:10) More about Baylor

(38:47) Baylor’s shift left

(54:25) Definition of marriage

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Links:

Baylor's press release: https://socialwork.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2025/courage-margins-c3i-awarded-research-grant

Megan Basham's thread: https://x.com/megbasham/status/1940564251384357229

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