Friday, June 16, 2017

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION KICKS OUT GAY ATTENDEES, WAFFLES ON WHITE SUPREMACISTS

From Religion Dispatches-

While the Southern Baptist Convention considers whether or not to denounce white supremacy and the “alt-right,” it apparently has no such equivocation over the place for LGBT Christians at its annual gathering: gays and those preaching tolerance for them are not welcome inside the Convention’s annual meeting.

At least, that’s the message sent loud and clear to a small group of activists who tell RD they were “forcibly removed” from the convention this morning in Phoenix, Arizona. All told, five people were removed and had their conference registrations revoked, allegedly without formal explanation. All of those removed are affiliated with Faith in America (FIA), a progressive nonprofit dedicated to “[moving] the needle forward on LGBTQ equality in the pews and in our legislation.”


More here-

http://religiondispatches.org/southern-baptist-convention-kicks-out-gay-attendees-waffles-on-white-supremacists/

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