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Liberal Baptists Meet With Focus on Unity

Conservative SBC group absent from Carter-led gathering

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2008 3:29 PM CST

(Newser) – Organized by Jimmy Carter and other leaders, thousands of Baptists begin a three-day meeting in Atlanta today to show that the denomination encompasses a broad range of viewpoints and can work together despite differences. Social issues are a focus, the Christian Science Monitor reports, though...   Read full story »

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