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Southern Baptists to Elect First Black President

Rev. Fred Luter leads largest church in Louisiana

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2012 10:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – When the Southern Baptist Convention originally broke away from the main Baptist church, it was over its support for slavery. So it'll be a pretty big deal when Rev. Fred Luter Jr. becomes its president next week. If delegates vote as expected, the charismatic...   Read full story »

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