(ChurchLeaders) The documentary film “Enemies Within the Church” has been making waves in the evangelical community for its bold claims about the pervasive presence of Marxist ideas within the American church. The film names as “enemies within the church” a number of the country’s most influential evangelical institutions, as well as a diverse group of individuals, from Bill Johnson to Albert Mohler.
The film became the subject of controversy when the Conservative Baptist Network (CBN) tweeted an announcement that a showing of the film would be hosted on the campus of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (MABTS).
The trailer of the film featured footage of other SBC entities, including a shot of the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), seeming to imply that the SBC seminary was one of the “enemies” described in the film, drawing sharp criticism from other Southern Baptists, particularly those associated with SWBTS.