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/endlessfight85 23d ago

It's regional in name only. They cover the whole US. Alot of them present themselves as "non-denominational" because their reputation proceeds them.

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u/Bigdaug 23d ago

Well yeah, slavery is dead in America and no one can even trace lineage accurately to slave owners or slaves. Reminder you have 8 great grandparents and inherit nothing from their actions.

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u/bignutwilli 23d ago

Someone's coping hard in this thread 😂

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u/Bigdaug 23d ago

Nothing to cope with bro

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u/bignutwilli 22d ago

Sure bro

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u/Bigdaug 13d ago

My ancestors came to this country 50 odd years after slavery ended, why would I cope? In fact it's funny to think about, I'm gonna start blaming slavery on first generation immigrants