My mom has been going on about the Southern Baptist Convention lately. I've never been the most religious person.. but I'd like to get closer to her. So, I want to learn more about it.
Well its in the US and its a christian denomination
I see.. I kind of gathered that just from her interest. Is there anything more peculiar or obscure, harder to know that you could tell me?
Largest worlds baptist denomination with over 15 million members 
Interesting.. I wouldn't have guessed that. Is there a reason it's popular?
Southern baptist split with northern baptist over the issue of slavery and if slave owners could be missionarys
Oh, crazy. So it has roots that far back? Is there anything else about the history you can tell me? 
After the civil war another split happened because the freedman set up black congregations
I gotcha. So it's gone through a few different forms. What's one last thing I could use to show my mother that I've developed an interest in it?
United States who split with northern Baptists over the issue of slavery, specifically whether Southern slave owners could serve as missionaries. After the American Civil War, another split occurred when most freedmen set up independent black congregations, regional associations, and state and national conventions, such as the National Baptist Convention, which became the second-largest Baptist convention by the end of the 19th century. 
Since the 1940s, the Southern Baptist Convention has shifted from some of its regional and historical identification. Especially since the late 20th century,
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