demondeacfreak
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"The Rev. Fred Luter II of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, La., is set to become the first ever African-American president of the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention, as he is so far the only candidate for the election in June."
Fred Luter was nominated to his current position as an SBC vice-president by Danny Akin, the president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is located on the original campus of Wake Forest University. He is the first African-American to be a vice president in the SBC.
Obviously the SBC has a long history of racism, so it is good to see changes being made. A few decades ago 95% of SBC membership was white, today that number is closer to 80%. Things seem to be moving in the right direction.
"The Rev. Fred Luter II of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, La., is set to become the first ever African-American president of the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention, as he is so far the only candidate for the election in June."
Fred Luter was nominated to his current position as an SBC vice-president by Danny Akin, the president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, which is located on the original campus of Wake Forest University. He is the first African-American to be a vice president in the SBC.
Obviously the SBC has a long history of racism, so it is good to see changes being made. A few decades ago 95% of SBC membership was white, today that number is closer to 80%. Things seem to be moving in the right direction.
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