SBC elects officers, approves 8 resolutions

SAN ANTONIO?Southern Baptists gathered in San Antonio June 12-13 and re-elected their president for a second term, elected Texan Jim Richards as first vice president, approved a definition of its Cooperative Program missions funding channel along with eight resolutions on spiritual and social topics, including global warming and protecting children from abuse.

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