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Southern Baptists

NEW ORLEANS - AUGUST 26: Hazzert Gillett (2nd-L) sings as another worshiper prays during services at Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, which was founded in 1900, in the Lower Ninth Ward August 26, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The church was flooded by Hurricane Katrina but has since re-opened. The second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is August 29. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Southern Baptists: Gay rights not civil rights

Associated Press
TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue...
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Rev. Fred Luter, pastor of the Franklin Ave. Baptist Church, delivers a sermon during Sunday Services at the Church in New Orleans, Sunday, June 3, 2012.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Southern Baptists elect 1st black president

Travis Loller, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. was unopposed in being elected by thousands of enthusiastic delegates on Tuesday...
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Rev. Fred Luter, pastor of the Franklin Ave. Baptist Church, delivers a sermon during Sunday Services at the Church in New Orleans, Sunday, June 3, 2012.  (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Southern Baptists meet during challenging times

Travis Loller, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists may elect their first African-American president when they meet Tuesday as the nation's largest Protestant denomination...
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