Southern Baptists vote to support gay ban

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Southern Baptists vote to support gay ban
By Bob Smietana - The (Nashville) Tennessean
Posted : Thursday Jun 17, 2010 13:21:07 EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. — Southern Baptists meeting here approved a resolution Thursday urging Congress to leave “don’t ask, don’t tell” in place.

The policy allows gays to serve in the military if they keep their sexual orientation private.

The possibility of lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military may cause some Southern Baptist chaplains to reconsider their service, said Keith Travis, leader of the chaplaincy evangelism team at the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board.

Travis, who was an army chaplain for 28 years, was one of more than 40 retired chaplains who sent a letter to President Obama earlier this year, asking him not to lift the ban.

“I believe some chaplains will leave,” Travis said.



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