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Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, Calif., introduced a motion June 13, 2006, to ask the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention to write a letter of appreciation to the Second U.S. Court of Appeals for a ruling that allowed his church and others to continue programs for homeless people that his local government was trying to shut down. The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting continues through June 14 in Greensboro, N.C. Photo courtesy The Southern Baptist Historic Library and Archives
Jessi Dodge

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