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Magic word ‘Diversity’ used to cover every Southern Baptist problem

“Hard facts carry no such weight among politicians as magic words like ‘diversity’ — a word repeated endlessly, without one speck of evidence to back up its sweeping claims of benefits.” –Thomas Sowell

Have a problem? Just utter the magic word: Diversity. That’s the leadership style of Southern Baptist Convention president J.D. Greear. Greear’s plan for dealing with any problem is to repeat the word—Diversity—and somehow, the problem is fixed.

The problem of sexual abuse in churches? The answer? Diversity.

“Steps to address sexual abuse are being developed by a diverse study group made up mostly of women, Greear said, according to BP.