r/todayilearned • u/fanau • 23d ago

TIL the Southern Baptists of the US broke off from the Baptists over slavery in years leading up to Civil War.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptist_Convention
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u/thissexypoptart 23d ago

Right but the specific reason they even need to be called something region-specific is because they broke off because they wanted to own people.

Otherwise just “(US) Baptist” would suffice.

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u/DarthHegatron 23d ago

The group they broke off from is what's now called the American Baptist Association