Although the Southern Baptist Convention is often mentioned in connection with right-wing social conservatives, some Baptists ...

Carter declared that he was no longer a Southern Baptist and threw his support behind a competing movement of moderates.

Deacons. Ministers ... A Houston Chronicle investigation found a trail of abuse by Southern Baptist missionaries stretching back for decades. Mission board officials kept the allegations internal.

Carter, a deacon and Sunday school teacher at Maranatha ... He said those were being dissipated by the Southern Baptist denominational trend toward demanding conformity and melding church and ...