Black Pastors Consider Exodus From Southern Baptist Convention Over Race

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By Ann Brown

Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, and his wife, Vera McKissic, pray during services in Arlington, Texas, June 7, 2020. 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 over race-related actions of some white SBC leaders. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Black pastors are unhappy with the current leadership of the Southern Baptist Convention and some are leaving the largest U.S. Protestant denomination over race.

Racial insensitivity from some leaders of the predominantly white SBC has become a concern for Black pastors, especially after a controversial declaration by SBC seminary presidents in late 2020. The church leaders made a provocative declaration against critical race theory.

They argued that “a fundamental concept in the struggle against racial injustice contravenes church doctrine,” AP reported.

Critical race theory acknowledges that systemic racism is part of the current American life, and also challenges the beliefs that allow it to flourish, CNN reported.

“Critical race theory is a practice. It’s an approach to grappling with a history of white supremacy that Click here to read entire article

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