North Texas church apologizes for controversial plantation sermon by Anna Duggar’s father
“This is why we need Black history in school,” one commenter wrote on Twitter. Another posted, “Gee, I wonder why slaves could not just leave the plantations to go to DC.”
On Tuesday, Fairpark Baptist, which describes itself as a Christ-centered, biblically based church, apologized for the comments, saying they were hurtful and reflected a misrepresentation of racial and historical issues.“Fairpark Baptist Church affirms that racism and slavery are wrong, sinful and violate the Scriptures,” the church said in a statement. “As a part of our faith we would never condone slavery, or tolerate any kind of prejudice against people of color.
In 2008, one of Keller’s daughter, Anna, married Josh Duggar from the TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, which featured the expansive Arkansas family and its devout Baptist theology.. Josh Duggar is currently in prison in Seagoville for possession of child pornography.. Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.
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