Southern Baptist Convention Must Examine Its Own Racism

The six white men who lead the seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention released a joint statement on November 30th denouncing Critical Race Theory. Specifically, they "declare[d] that affirmation of Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and any version of Critical Theory is incompatible with the Baptist Faith and Message." I totally agree with them! The uncritical self-examination of the Southern Baptist Convention's racism and the Baptist Faith and Message which undergirds its doctrinal beliefs makes these seminaries incongruent with any liberative analysis which might bring healing from the institutionalized racism these six seminaries maintain and sustain.