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Southern Baptists resist push from right in divisive vote Poll Yes Dr. Ronnie Floyd, center, president and CEO of the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, speaks during the executive committee plenary meeting at the denomination's annual meeting Monday, June 14, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Southern Baptist Convention tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades on Tuesday, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides in the church and defeating an effort to make an issue of cri...

A recent call to investigate the Executive Committee over abuse responses is the latest issue up for debate. Opposing factions in the SBC both say its future is at stake.

SBC sources: Paige Patterson made ‘black girl’ comments cited in Russell Moore letter Patterson was also critical of the Rev. Fred Luter, the SBC’s first Black president, saying Luter and other ‘ethnic’ leaders didn’t understand how important the denomination’s theology was. Paige Patterson gives a report June 14, 2017, during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting at the Phoenix Convention Center. Photo by Adam Covington/Baptist Press June 3, 2021 (RNS) — Author and speaker Trillia Newbell was minding her own business this week, “doing the good work the Lord planne...

Russell Moore departs but division remains in SBC May 26, 2021 Bob Smietana / Religion News Service Share this article NASHVILLE (RNS)—Russell Moore’s resignation from the presidency of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has put the Southern Baptists’ propensity for controversy on clear display. Conservative, pro-life, anti-same-sex marriage, Moore was hardly a theological outlier among his fellow Southern Baptist leaders, yet his opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump, whom Moore had once called “an arrogant huckster,” as well as his sympathy for immigrants and concer...

What must you believe to be a Christian? JavaScript in your web browser. Please What must you believe to be a Christian? What must you believe to be a Christian? | Monday, March 15, 2021 First man: "Yes." First man: "A Christian." First man: "Protestant." First man: "Baptist." First man: "Northern Baptist." First man: "Northern Conservative Baptist." Second man: "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" First man: "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." Second man: "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist...