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"Of course, it's the change in the Southern Baptist Convention's racial politics that's drawn the attention of the nation. How does a pro-slavery, anti-civil rights group come to nominate a black man, a former 9th-Ward street preacher, as its leader?
'When I did find out the history, I said, 'Really, you sure?' He couldn't reconcile a past so inimical to black people's humanity with the warmth and generosity he'd observed. "I've been in this thing four years now," he told himself when he was made aware of the group's racist history. 'I just didn't feel a need to leave. All of us got a past. All we can do is apologize about those things and move on.'"
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"Of course, it's the change in the Southern Baptist Convention's racial politics that's drawn the attention of the nation. How does a pro-slavery, anti-civil rights group come to nominate a black man, a former 9th-Ward street preacher, as its leader?
'When I did find out the history, I said, 'Really, you sure?' He couldn't reconcile a past so inimical to black people's humanity with the warmth and generosity he'd observed. "I've been in this thing four years now," he told himself when he was made aware of the group's racist history. 'I just didn't feel a need to leave. All of us got a past. All we can do is apologize about those things and move on.'"
Novel idea...
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