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Southern Baptists Call to Overturn Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination was motivated by conservative Christians’ success in reversing Roe v. Wade.

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Clint Pressley, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, speaking Tuesday at the denomination’s annual meeting in Dallas.

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges. They see early signs of promise.

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James Obergefell, center, the plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, after the Supreme Court ruling in 2015 that legalized gay marriage.
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