(ChurchLeaders) Like most ministry leaders, Pastor Dwight McKissic of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas has undoubtedly received his fair share of criticism over leadership decisions he’s made or sermons he’s preached. But the letter he received last week is nothing short of hateful. And racist.
Calling African Americans “savages,” a letter signed by one John V. Rutledge says “they diminish every arena in which they parade: academic, political, corporate, judicial, military, athletic.”
Rutledge goes on to say “Seeking another white bastion to badger and beleaguer, they invaded the church.” By “church,” context indicates that Rutledge is referring to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).