Retire Gavel Named for Slaveholder, Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear Says

Adelle M. Banks-Religion News Service : Jun 15, 2020
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"Southern Baptists, I think it is time to retire the Broadus gavel. While we do not want to, nor could we, erase our history, it is time for this gavel to go back into the display case at the Executive Committee offices." -J.D. Greear, SBC President

[ChristianHeadlines.com] For most of their history, Southern Baptists have opened their meetings with a gavel named for a slaveholder. (Image: via Christian Headlines)

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