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Allen Nelson IV walked to the front of his small church in central Arkansas, stopped in front of the communion table with three large crosses behind him, and unfurled a giant black flag with a white skull and crossed swords. For several years, the pastor and father of five had felt that too many of his fellow Christians were drifting unmistakably leftward on issues of race, gender and the strict authority of the Bible. The flag was a gift from a friend, energized — like Nelson — by the idea of h

Southern Baptists are divided over critical race theory, the role of women in ministry and who should lead the convention next.

Secret recordings, leaked letters: Explosive secrets rocking the Southern Baptist Convention Sarah Pulliam Bailey, The Washington Post June 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Tuesday, June 10, 2014 file photo, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd, center, of Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, hugs the Rev. Dwight McKissic, right, of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, after Floyd was elected the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention during its annual meeting in Baltimore. Steve Ruark/AP Demands for political loyalty. Disputes about racism. A fight between conservatives an...

Thousands of Southern Baptists will gather next week in Nashville for their big annual meeting.  It will be the first event of significant size in the city since the pandemic killed Nashville's meeting industry. As of Wednesday, 16,000 messengers, the voting representatives of Southern Baptist churches, had pre-registered for the event.  "It is undeniable our SBC Family is facing many challenges. Some are real and concerning," Ronnie Floyd, the president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, said in a Wednesday email newsletter. "For some who may be younger or ...

Southern Baptist Convention: 4 things to watch at the annual meeting Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean © Jon Shapley, AP Joel Miller, a missions and outreach pastor, prays on the second day of the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Birmingham, Ala. The president of the Southern Baptist Convention has apologized for the sexual abuse crisis besetting his denomination and outlined an array of steps to address it. ( Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via AP) Thousands of Southern Baptists will gather next week in Nashville for their big ann...