The Fight for the Heart of the Southern Baptist Convention
How the Convention’s battle over race reveals an emerging evangelical schism.Read full piece
Faith Leaders Hope Chauvin Verdict Lifts Racial Justice Work
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict rendered against Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing George Floyd.
Pastor Dwight McKissic: SBC Fine with Black Members ‘On the Front Porch’
Christian Post reports comments by Dwight McKissic on the Word&Way podcast “Baptist Without An Adjective.”Read full piece
Some Black Southern Baptists Feel Shut Out by White Leaders
As a student in college and seminary, then as a pastor in Texas, Dwight McKissic has been affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention for more than 45 years. Now he’s pondering whether he and his congregation should break away.
Black Baptist Pastor Leaves State Convention, May Leave SBC
Dwight McKissic, a prominent Black Southern Baptist pastor in Texas, announced Friday that his church would make denominational changes in light of efforts by prominent Southern Baptists to condemn Critical Race Theory.
Baptist Calvinists Defend Slavery of SBTS’s Founders
As some Black Southern Baptists urge their denomination’s flagship seminary to remove honors to enslavers, prominent White Calvinists associated with the school are defending not only the founders but even slavery.
Southern Baptists Confront Stain of Racism, Slaveholding Past, But for Some it’s Not Enough
In addition to increasing diversity in leadership, some Southern Baptists also want the convention and its entities to reconsider how they honor their early slave-holding leaders.Read full piece
Planned Parenthood Removes Founder’s Name Due to Racism; Southern Seminary Refuses Similar Step
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced it will remove founder Margaret Sanger's name from its Manhattan Health Center because of her "racist legacy." Meanwhile, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary refuses to remove the names of its racist founders.
An Open Letter to Dr. Al Mohler and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Board of Trustees Regarding Honoring the Founding Slaveholders
Dwight McKissic shares an open letter to SBTS President Al Mohler and SBTS trustees requesting they remove honors on campus to the school's founders, including by renaming SBTS's undergraduate college and several buildings.
Mohler Defends Theology of Enslavers; Push Grows for SBTS Changes
Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, says the school should stop using the name of a racist financial supporter, but added he will not remove the names of the slaveholding founders from campus buildings.
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