About 15 million people are part of Southern Baptist churches, the largest Protestant group in the United States. Patterson is slated to deliver the primary sermon — a high-profile honor — in June at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Dallas. The author spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person is no longer part of the Southern Baptist community and doesn’t want to become a central part of the story. The Southern Baptist Convention has agonized in the past decade over how to respond to rising rates of divorce among its members. Roger Oldham, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention, responded to a request to speak by saying he was “unavailable to comment on our day of worship.”READ MORE:Paul Ryan dismissed the House Chaplain.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 00:33 UTC