Former Southern Baptist head Merritt quits seminary role after report of racist joke

The Rev. James Merritt, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, withdrew as a visiting professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest after accusations surfaced that he told a "racist joke" in private board meetings.

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