SBi Files — Spiritual Bureau of Investigation

Spiritual Bureau of Investigation — SBi Files examines man-made religious institutions, leaders, and individuals through documented evidence, historical records, public statements, and Scripture. Much of the focus will be on man-made institutions like the Southern Baptist Convention because of their size, influence, and role in American religious and political life. Individuals may also be examined when questions arise about credibility, truthfulness, character, or whether their words and actions align with the teachings of the Hebrew Jewish Messiah, Yahshua.

The SBC: Racist Origins, Exploited Black Labor and Political Power

The Southern Baptist Convention cannot honestly claim moral authority without confronting the racial exploitation that helped create, finance and preserve its institutions. The SBC was organized in 1845 following a denominational conflict over whether slaveholders could serve as missionaries. Its formation was inseparable from the defense of slavery—the ownership, exploitation and dehumanization of Black people. …

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Slavery by Another Name

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Slavery by Another Name: The Forced Labor System That Survived Emancipation: The video. Slaveholders Had Previously Been Accepted Most Americans are taught that slavery ended with the Civil War and the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. Douglas A. Blackmon’s Slavery by Another Name challenges that familiar …

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Founding of the SBC-1845

Below is a summary of the proceedings surrounding the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), established in 1845 amid a sectional conflict in which slavery was a central and decisive issue. The immediate dispute concerned whether slaveholders could be appointed and supported as Baptist missionaries, but the controversy reflected the broader commitment of many …

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