The Southern Baptist Convention was founded specifically to defend slaveholding Christianity.

Evidence

The Christian denomination in which I grew up was founded on the proposition that chattel slavery could flourish alongside the gospel of Jesus Christ. Its founders believed this arrangement was not just possible but also divinely mandated. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 17

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White American churches historically worshipped a Jesus who demanded racial hierarchy. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 31; Slavery, not theology, caused the 1845 Baptist schism. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 18; The leading southern Baptist theologian felt no moral qualm about owning slaves — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 105 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Defending a Christian nation has meant defending the racial order #expands (0.82) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 476