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‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism

July 2, 2020

(RNS) — While liberal Christians have embraced the idea of social or collective sin, especially when it comes to racism, white evangelicals have typically resisted such notions as unbiblical. A Black Southern Baptist pastor is now calling them out on it.

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Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them.

by Jonathan Merritt

June 17, 2020

(RNS) — One Alabama megachurch preacher is experiencing a cautionary tale about a central spiritual idea: What goes around comes around.

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Rev. Rolland Slade, first black chair of Southern Baptist Executive Committee, elected

by Adelle M. Banks

June 16, 2020

(RNS) — Rolland Slade, pastor of Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon, California, was previously vice chairman of the Executive Committee.

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Retire gavel named for slaveholder, Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says

by Adelle M. Banks

June 10, 2020

(RNS) — Greear said he had felt uneasy using the gavel at the 2019 meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says ‘black lives matter’

by Adelle M. Banks

June 9, 2020

(RNS) — Greear also called for new clergy to be trained in preventing sex abuse and he challenged Southern Baptists not to be divided by the U.S. presidential election.

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I've always suffered racism. Becoming a Christian didn't make it easier

by Trillia Newbell

June 8, 2020

(RNS) — If the church is divided on race — and it is — what does that say to the world about us?

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Without annual meeting, amid decline, Southern Baptists continue debate on race, women’s roles

by Adelle M. Banks

June 4, 2020

(RNS) — Southern Baptists have struggled over the meaning of critical race theory in particular and the direction of the denomination in general.

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Southern Baptist Convention president’s church policies questioned

by Adelle M. Banks

June 2, 2020

(RNS) — J.D. Greear said his church found that Bryan Loritts ‘did not attempt to protect the abuser or discourage victims from pursuing justice’ at another church.

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Catholic bishops, Southern Baptists, call for justice in George Floyd death

by Bob Smietana

May 30, 2020

(RNS) — Catholic and Southern Baptist leaders condemned the abuse of police power, call for racial healing and pray that the family of George Floyd will find comfort.

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Al Mohler, Southern Baptist leader, says he was ‘stupid’ to defend slavery in 1998 CNN interview

by Jonathan Merritt

May 15, 2020

(RNS) — The Rev. Al Mohler, longtime Southern Baptist leader, repudiated past comments defending slavery, calling them ‘stupid,’ says he is ashamed of seminary title with a link to slaveholder.

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There’s a new Baptist sex abuser database, but SBC action is still needed

by Christa Brown

May 4, 2020

(RNS) — For more than a decade, abuse survivor advocates have been asking the Southern Baptist Convention to establish a clergy predator database and for just as long they've been confronted with a denomination determined to do nothing.

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Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, announces cuts due to COVID-19

by Yonat Shimron

April 29, 2020

(RNS) — The move comes after five consecutive weeks of steep revenue decline in the wake of the coronavirus and the expectation that sales may not rebound anytime soon.

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Cedarville’s plan to save Anthony Moore abandoned its students — and Moore

by Russell L. Meek

April 28, 2020

(RNS) — Welcoming an admitted sexual offender into the sort of environment that facilitated his previous crime did not show love for him or the student body.

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Amid coronavirus, Southern Baptists cancel annual meeting

by Yonat Shimron

March 24, 2020

(RNS) — Denominational leaders were concerned about the risk of contagion, but finances also played a role. With many churches closed, leaders did not want churches spending stretched resources on travel.

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Religious conference organizers cancel, monitor upcoming events in light of virus

by Adelle M. Banks

March 12, 2020

(RNS) — With reports of cases in the Washington metropolitan area and the pandemic declaration by the WHO, ‘there was no question anymore,’ one organizer said.

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‘More than individual sin’ — Black pastors urge evangelicals to admit systemic racism

Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them.

Rev. Rolland Slade, first black chair of Southern Baptist Executive Committee, elected

Retire gavel named for slaveholder, Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says

Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says ‘black lives matter’

I've always suffered racism. Becoming a Christian didn't make it easier

Without annual meeting, amid decline, Southern Baptists continue debate on race, women’s roles

Southern Baptist Convention president’s church policies questioned

Catholic bishops, Southern Baptists, call for justice in George Floyd death

Al Mohler, Southern Baptist leader, says he was ‘stupid’ to defend slavery in 1998 CNN interview

There’s a new Baptist sex abuser database, but SBC action is still needed

Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, announces cuts due to COVID-19

Cedarville’s plan to save Anthony Moore abandoned its students — and Moore

Amid coronavirus, Southern Baptists cancel annual meeting

Religious conference organizers cancel, monitor upcoming events in light of virus

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