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struggle4progress

(118,275 posts)
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 02:59 PM Jun 2016

Southern Baptists may consider opposing Confederate flag

By The Washington Post
on June 14, 2016 at 8:42 AM

... At the .. annual meeting, attendees may have the chance to vote on whether the Southern Baptists should take an official stance against the Confederate battle flag ...

The Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest faith group in America behind only the Catholic church, is meeting in St. Louis on Tuesday and Wednesday ...

One option submitted to the committee that determines which resolutions make it to the floor: the statement calling for the removal of all Confederate battle flags ...


http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2016/06/baptist_confederate_flag_meet.html

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Southern Baptists may consider opposing Confederate flag (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2016 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author charlyvi Jun 2016 #1
Okay, I had to take a standing 8 count on that one underpants Jun 2016 #2
Too late bluestateguy Jun 2016 #3

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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
3. Too late
Tue Jun 14, 2016, 03:56 PM
Jun 2016

That's like deciding to oppose slavery in 1890, or deciding to oppose segregation in 1985.

Big deal. What a profile in courage! Oooooh!

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