The largest Protestant denomination in North America, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), officially adopted "critical race theory" and "intersectionality" as "analytical tools" to be used in fostering racial reconciliation in the church. These key drivers of identity politics, however, are more likely to produce racial discord and strike at Christianity itself.
Before we get to why, let's look at how it happened. The convention adopted "Resolution Nine—On Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality" during its annual meeting last week. The resolution instructs Southern Baptists that while these "tools of analysis" can be employed, it must be done in subordination to the Bible.
The Committee on Resolutions, chaired by Dr. Curtis Woods of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, took just more than an hour directly before the meeting's scheduled dinner break to pass some 13 resolutions, including resolution nine. The committee spent the first 45 minutes on resolutions one through eight. Then the meeting's chair and SBC president, Pastor J.D. Greear, called for a motion to pass resolutions nine through 13 as a package.
