Southern Baptists Say They’re Calling Off The Culture War, But Can Artists Trust That Claim?

There’s a newly elected Gen-X leader, and he has no time for the culture wars of the past. “Greear has promised to lead the denomination down a different path, which, he has said, must include efforts both to repent of a ‘failure to listen to and honor women and racial minorities’ and ‘to include them in proportionate measures in top leadership roles.’ If the meeting in Dallas is any indication, his vision is resonating with a large number of the next wave of Baptist leaders.” But many artists and, indeed, the arts in the U.S., have been burned. What’s that path again?