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Racism, Sexism, and A Lust For Power in the Southern Baptist Church

By Russell L. Meek
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Oct 18, 2019
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I have the right degrees from the right institution and I hold the right theological positions. I’m an inerrantist, I hold to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, and I am gravely concerned that our history of political maneuvering has cloaked a love for power in the language of right theology.

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