http://www.wbrc.com/story/32221893/sout ... cial-unityThere might have been some who thought this resolution wouldn't make it off the floor. Not only did it make it, but the watered down version proposed by the resolutions committee was strengthened considerably before it was passed. The SBC has made it clear how it feels about the confederate flag. It is not, in their opinion, a memorial to those who died in the Civil War, or a symbol of "Southern culture and values." It's not possible to get past the statements of confederate leaders, and its foundational documents, which declared not only a belief that African Americans were inferior to whites, and were willed by God to be slaves, but that this belief was a core value of the Confederate States.
Jerry Young, president of the National Baptist Convention, joined in a discussion with SBC pastors of various races, brought together by Ronnie Floyd, on racial reconciliation. This isn't the first time leaders from the National Baptists have had this dicussion with SBC leaders, or have been present and visible at the convention. What do you think, William? Are we coming close to a merger? The two groups already have a fraternal relationship that goes back to the days when the SBC provided financial support to the college and seminary in Nashville. There are a lot of dually affiliated churches between the two.