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LTRP Note:<\/strong> The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes only and not as an endorsement for the content or the source.<\/p>\n

By National Public Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fewer jokes and check your facts \u2013 those are two of the tips on handling homosexuality shared with Southern Baptist pastors gathered in Nashville [in April 2014].<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s largest protestant denomination is holding a first-ever summit on human sexuality this week.\u00a0The Southern Baptist Convention typically avoids handing down dictates. But on homosexuality, the denomination is starting to get very specific.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think we have to reject redneck theology in all of its forms,\u201d pastor Jimmy Scroggins of West Palm Beach told ministers Monday night. \u201cLet\u2019s stop telling Adam and Steve jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n

A panel of five church leaders also told preachers to stop spreading falsehoods, like gay people were abused as children.<\/p>\n

Overall, Greg Belser of Clinton, Miss., said pastors have to take particular care on this hot button topic. Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n

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Southern Baptist \u2018Church\u2019 Votes to Keep Pro-Homosexual Minister, Go \u2018Third Way\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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