Can I Get a Woke Witness? Southern Baptist Convention Dropping ‘Southern’ From Name Because BLM

RALEIGH – There has been a general trend among some churches in which their leadership pulls the congregation into a more progressive direction, more social justice friendly, more Woke. This includes participation in the removing, renaming, and sanitizing historical references so as not to offend.

In the latest glaring example of this blend of political and religious correctness, the Southern Baptist Convention is dropping the word ‘Southern’ from its name because it can remind one of the history of slavery in this era of Black Lives Matter protests and anti-racism.

From the Hill:

“Leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention are steadily removing the “Southern” part of the group’s name in an effort that Convention President J.D. Greear said is essential following a summer of Black Lives Matter protests and increased calls for racial justice reform. 

In an interview with The Washington Post published Tuesday, Greear said there has been more support to adopt the new name “Great Commission Baptists,” both because of the changing climate in the U.S. and because many have long believed the “Southern Baptist” title no longer adequately encompasses the approximately 50,000 churches that now exist around the globe. 

“Our Lord Jesus was not a White Southerner but a brown-skinned Middle Eastern refugee,” Greear told the Post. “Every week we gather to worship a savior who died for the whole world, not one part of it. What we call ourselves should make that clear.” […]”