They would have done so, and done so enthusiastically.
Random fact: The Southern Baptist Convention was founded in 1845.
While you’re all thinking back to what was happening in America during that time, I will take a brief context-detour to tell you that SBC is a huge branch (~12M members) of evangelical christianity, which is itself largely the same part of the christian faith that is turning into Christian Nationalism, and yes, that very same SBC was founded in 1845 because they split off from the larger convention of baptists in order to uphold the institution of slavery.
They would have done so, and done so enthusiastically.
Random fact: The Southern Baptist Convention was founded in 1845.
While you’re all thinking back to what was happening in America during that time, I will take a brief context-detour to tell you that SBC is a huge branch (~12M members) of evangelical christianity, which is itself largely the same part of the christian faith that is turning into Christian Nationalism, and yes, that very same SBC was founded in 1845 because they split off from the larger convention of baptists in order to uphold the institution of slavery.
I looooove to remind the Southern Baptists of that as often as possible.
They squirm and deny…but never really have any counter.
For proof I always like to throw this out there… It only took them 150 years. (I had to take a Baptist history class for a scholarship in undergrad)
SBC Statement