December 1, 2006
Ga. Baptists Cut Ties With Mercer U.
The Georgia Baptist Convention formally cut its ties to Mercer University, a move that was prompted by a gay-lesbian symposium held at Mercer last year that upset convention members.
The split ended a 173-year connection between the convention and the university. The Baptist organization had provided more than $3-million in scholarship funds for Mercer each year, but those grants will cease at the end of 2007. The convention had signed off on appointments of Mercer's trustees, but that
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