Tag: birmingham
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Southern Baptists address issues of sexual abuse
Last week, Southern Baptists from around the country met in Birmingham, Alabama for their annual meeting. A major focus for Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president J.D. Greear is sexual abuse within the SBC, America’s largest Protestant denomination. In February, the Houston Chronicle ran a piece outlining hundreds of examples of sexual abuse allegations within the Southern…
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MLK’s dream still alive 50 years after his death
Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago today outside his hotel room in Memphis, Tennessee. In our age with all of the politics and spin, and counterspin, I find it sad to admit that I feel like I don’t really know anything about this man. Obviously I know he was the most prolific leader…
Josh Benner 