Despite condemnation of IVF, Southern Baptists avoid hard turn rightward

Denomination retains its historical stance on church-state separation

A worship band band leads the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in song on Tuesday. Image from the convention’s live video feed.

Despite a vote opposing the use of in nitro fertilization, delegates to the annual Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this week avoided a sharp turn to the right. Messengers, as delegates are called, rejected e…