Opinion | What the Southern Baptist Convention war over CRT is really about

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Opinion | What the Southern Baptist Convention war over CRT is really about
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Opinion | AntheaButler: The SBC may decide to play the race card, gambling that white fear of America's racist history is important to its conservative membership. This is the same gamble GOP lawmakers are making across the country. - MSNBCDaily

And CRT isn't the only issue dividing Baptists right now. The group's rightward drift and unwavering support for former President Donald Trump have roiled the community and led to several high-profile departures. Arguably its most prominent evangelist, Beth Moore,the denomination this year after she was pilloried for her criticism of Trump and the denomination's handling of sexual misconduct scandals.

Russell Moore, another prominent evangelist with no relation to Beth Moore, wrote two scathing letters to SBC leadership that were then leaked publicly. Moore, the former president of the SBC's policy arm, who left his position last month, alleged a culture of racism and sexism at the SBC and accused church leaders of trying to intimidate sexual abuse survivors." language in the hope of steering the convention even more to the right than it already is.

. This also keeps it in lockstep with the messaging from the Republican Party about CRT and the broader question of how we teach history in our country's schools.

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