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Scot McKnight<\/a> shared the above infographic. American Baptists ought to have been at the forefront in the fight for marriage equality, given our history. Can we at least be next? Or, in keeping with Baptist principles, can we at least explicitly give each believer and each congregation the freedom to follow the dictates of their conscience on this subject?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"