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Church politics in the US

03/07/2021 GMT

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The President of the Southern Baptist Convention in the US on church politics

The President of the Southern Baptist Convention in the US on church politics.

Ed Litton newly-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention - America's largest Protestant church group - on the politics and rifts within his organisation.

Also, a huge ransomware attack has hit about 200 businesses in the US at the start of the Independence Day holiday weekend.  Experts say the consequences are severe and may take a very long time to unravel.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, a Nigerian novelist and journalist; and Roger Garside, a British author, former diplomat and capital markets adviser.

(Image: Pastor Ed Litton answers questions after being elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Credit: AP)

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