Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, recently declared that he thought it was time for the Southern Baptist Convention to elect a black president.
He's right and he's wrong.
He's right about the need for the SBC to elect a black president. There are only brothers and sisters in Christ within the church. The leadership of the denomination should be a reflection of the kingdom of God.
He's wrong, however, about the timing of the election. It is past time. The SBC should have elected a black president long ago.
The chance that Southern Baptists will hear and heed McKissic's appeal is more than slim. Since 1979 Southern Baptists have been determined to remain more Southern than Christian.
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Southern Baptists have been captives of their own Southern Culture since their beginnings. This is not unlike many other expressions of Christianity. Unfortunately, they have been captive to a culture that at various times and to varying degrees has been racist, demeaning of women, anti-intellectual, narrow-minded, and afraid/fearful/reactionary of anyone who is not "white, male, and southern". What is more unfortunate, is that at various times in their history, they have elevated some or all of these cultural characteristics to a level more controlling than the Christ that they profess.
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