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Clarence Page: Southern Baptists face turmoil over critical race theory, whatever it is

‘Critical race theory,” again? ....

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Southern Baptists face turmoil over critical race theory, whatever it is

âCritical race theory,â again?
Groan. Every time I surf the news these days, those three little words continue to pop up, even though hardly anybody, including the people who say it, seem to know what âcritical race theoryâ or CRT, for short, really means.
So I was only half-surprised to see the CRT dispute has even reached churches, including the internal tug of war between ultraconservatives and moderate conservatives in the very conservative Southern Baptist Convention.
Two prominent Black megachurch pastors, the Rev. Charlie Dates of Chicagoâs Progressive Baptist Church and the Rev. Ralph D. West of Houstonâs The Church Without Walls, made national headlines in religious media by announcing that they would be leaving the denomination in protest. ....

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Why Southern Baptists' runoff election represents a 'watershed moment' for Evangelicals

The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical group in the U.S. elected a new president Tuesday Ed Litton. Litton, who has championed racial reconciliation, narrowly defeated Mike Stone, the favored far-right candidate. Judy Woodruff discusses the runoff vote with Ed Stetzer, a part of the Southern Baptist Convention and executive director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center.
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Judy Woodruff:
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant Church denomination in the U.S., met this week to elect a new president.
But it was more than just selecting a new leader. The future direction of the denomination itself is at stake. In recent years, and especially the past several months, the convention has been divided by contentious debates over race, politics, gender, and the handling of past sexual abuse cases. ....

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At Founders event, Southern Baptists urged to choose Bible over 'paganism,' CRT

At Founders event, Southern Baptists urged to choose Bible over 'paganism,' CRT
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Alabama pastor Ed Litton, known for racial reconciliation work, joins SBC presidential race

Alabama pastor Ed Litton, known for racial reconciliation work, joins SBC presidential race
So far, four Southern Baptist leaders, each representing a different segment of the SBC, plan to run for president of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention and guests lift their hands in prayer during the SBC’s annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 11, 2019.
RNS photo by Butch Dill
January 21, 2021
(RNS) The Rev. Ed Litton, an Alabama pastor known for his work on racial reconciliation, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention this summer.
Litton enters an increasingly crowded field for SBC president, joining Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler, Georgia pastor Mike Stone and Randy Adams, executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention. ....

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