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hatrack

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6. There's a reason they're "Southern" Baptists . . .

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 06:58 AM

Jun 13

They were the pro-slavery wing of the Baptists.

Pro-slavery Baptists.

Pro-slavery.

Throw in a heapin' helpin' of bullshit Calvinism and "prosperity gospel" and that's pretty much everything you need to know.

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