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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz EXPOSES Cause Of Racism In The South [View all]LuvNewcastle
(16,843 posts)the Baptists. I was raised Baptist, so I know the kind of shit they say. I remember back in the 1970's, preachers were standing in the pulpit and talking about the story of Noah and the Great Flood. They used to say that black people were descended from Noah's son Ham, who was cursed by God for seeing his father's nakedness. They said that the curse was also upon all of Ham's descendants, that they were relegated to being the servants of the other races. That's one of many racist sermons I've heard in Baptist churches.
I've been to services in several Protestant denominations, as well as some Catholic masses and liturgies at a Russian Orthodox church, and I've never seen the prejudice and RW propaganda that I've seen in Baptist churches. I'm sure it happens in some of the other churches, but the Baptists are, by far, the biggest offenders.
My dad keeps up with religious news and he says that the Southern Baptists, who are most Baptists, are losing members and the mainline Protestant churches are gaining members. If that trend continues, I think we'll see some moderation of southerners' views on a lot of issues.