the president, you have influence and some leadership. how do you deal with that? i m a pastor, and so i approach these issues every day in the city of mobile where i live. we have a unique racial history. so we engaged after ferguson with other pastors from other denominations and other races and we began to sit down and have a conversation. that led to a friendship, that led to action in our city that we think has been making a difference. and so it s very important that we sit at the table with one another and help to deal with an issue that has been a stain on our denomination, that has been a part of our culture from the very beginning. and we re seeing that god can heal these wounds and these separations that divide us. but we have to come to the table. we have to listen and we have to share. we have to help each other understand each other s struggles and pains. in terms of listening, that seems to be something that s a
person. this truly is a holiday. of all days. good to see you, thank you very much. we will have more to discuss about juneteenth a little bit later on in the show. much more ahead this hour. still to come, new court filings show a man charged in the january 6th riots was carrying a gun while confronting police. a new leader for southern baptists. pastor ed litton will talk about the denomination s future. as the week continues this week on msnbc.
culture which impacts our churches sometimes. but people called southern baptists are good people. when i won last week, people who voted against me came up very kindly and said i didn t vote for you, but i love you in christ and i will pray for you. i think, again, the fringe is loud right now in our culture on every level. what it means is we have to practice exactly what you re holding us accountable to, and that is what the word of god says. pastor ed litton, i d love to continue this conversation, but i appreciate you making time. thank you very much. thank you, joshua. there s much more ahead in our next hour. congressional republicans voted overwhelmingly to make juneteenth a federal holiday but will this turn out to be a symbolic gesture? we ll put that to our panel. up next, a western drought is drying up water reserves with no end in sight. we ll have the latest. visible is wireless that doesn t play games.
in their theology. we believe in baptism by immersion as public statement by conversion, and there s a commitment into the infallibility of god s word, the sufficient of god s word and we agree together as separate, almost 50,000 different churches to cooperate for the purpose of getting the gospel and help to the nations. so that s generally, quickly who we are. i think that most people if you ask them in the public what is a southern baptist, you can expect they would have a different answer and their answer might be wrapped a little bit more in politics or social issues, maybe issues like critical race theory or how race is dealt with. what is your sense of how best to deal with some of these differences as the president of the denomination with the understanding that you re not necessarily telling every pastor how to run their church, but as the president, you have you leadership. how do you deal with that? i m a pastor, and so i
pessimistic or wait and see. the entirety of american history it does not bode well for our willingness to take large leaps in the direction of liberty. but more stop and start, inconsistent action that hopefully pushes towards equity. janel ross, a real person in person. this truly is a holiday. of all days. good to see you, thank you very much. we will have more to discuss about juneteenth a little bit later on in the show. much more ahead this hour. still to come, new court filings show a man charged in the january 6th riots was carrying a gun while confronting police. a new leader for southern baptists. pastor ed litton will talk about the denomination s future. as the week continues this week on msnbc.