Being a black leader in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) today can be exciting, as America's largest Protestant denomination makes unprecedented progress toward diversity. But it can also be discouraging. Even small instances of culture clash are hard to overlook when you're in the minority.
The latest discussion over racial disconnect in the denomination stems from LifeWay Christian Resources' decision to stop carrying a CD by rapper Sho Baraka at its 170 bookstores. The Washington Post broke the news last week, attributing the decision to a lyric in one track on The Narrative that contains the word penis, though LifeWay's statement on the matter only referenced inappropriate language.
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