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June 24, 2009

Southern Baptist Convention Expels Church for Support of Gay Rights
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The Southern Baptist Convention has cut ties with a Texas church over
what it calls an overly lenient stance on homosexuality. On Tuesday,
delegates voted to end a 127-year relationship with Fort Worth’s
Broadway Baptist Church. The church had drawn scrutiny from opponents of
gay rights over proposals to allow photographs of same-sex couples in
its directory.



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