http://wwno.org en http://wwno.org/post/southern-baptists-historic-presidential-vote-near <div><p>The nation&#39;s largest Protestant denomination is set to take its biggest step yet toward resolving its troubled racial past.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Southern Baptist Convention plans to vote on whether to elect an African-American president for the first time in the denomination&#39;s 167-year history. The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. is so-far unopposed for the position.</p><p>Seventeen years ago, Luter was one of the authors of an SBC resolution that apologized to African-Americans for perpetuating racism and resolved to strive for racial reconciliation.</p> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:09:04 +0000 The Associated Press 14095 at http://wwno.org