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How Brittney Griner, Baylor and the city of Waco are still coming to terms

WACO, Texas -- People sometimes call University Baptist Church "easy church" because the vibe is jeans and guitars instead of fire and brimstone, and the congregation can eat donuts during the service, which starts a few minutes past 10:45 a.m. to accommodate the stragglers. Robert Griffin III attended during his 2011 Heisman Trophy season at Baylor, sliding into a seat in the back so he wouldn't be a distraction.

Brittney Griner, an equally iconic Baylor alumnus, did not attend the church when she was in college, but she was front of mind for Sharyl West Loeung, who walked on stage and grabbed a microphone on a Sunday morning in mid-December.