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The Southern Baptist Convention will gather Monday and Tuesday to consider whether a Kennesaw, Georgia, church should be ousted from the denomination over its acceptance of gay people into its congregation.
Jim Conrad, the pastor of Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, said he is OK with the probability his church will be “disfellowshipped” by the executive committee during its two-day meetings, adding that the denomination is facing broader questions about diversity of opinion regarding varying stances on sensitive topics.
“The problem the SBC is facing right now is this: In order to work with them, you’ve got to be in lockstep agreement with them on every point. Nine out of 10 won’t get you by,” Conrad told the
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Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
Divisions over race, politics, gender and LGBTQ issues are roiling the Southern Baptist Convention ahead of a meeting of its executive committee next week
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
February 20, 2021, 2:32 PM
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Jim Conrad, pastor of Towne View Baptist Church, looks at a copy of a letter from the Southern Baptist Convention s credentials committee on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Kennesaw, Ga. During an SBC meeting in late February, its executive committee will discuss a recommendation that Conrad s church be ousted from the SBC because it accepted LGBTQ people into its congregation. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)