Casting Our Vote

After nearly two hours I have just cast one of three votes that the Greater Bethel Baptist Church was eligible to cast in this 129th session of the National Baptist Convention, USA Inc. (NBC)

This particular year there has been great debate over the office of the president in the NBC. The race began with four Pastors asking the delegates to cast their votes in their favor (Past President Henry Lyons, Vice President at-large Julius Scruggs, Congress President Holmes and Dr. Stephen Nash). By January because of a small but huge oversight on President Holmes campaign team he was disqualify from the race. Later I'm not sure when but Dr. Nash drop out of the race. Leaving Julius Scruggs and Henry Lyons, as the race heated up at our National Congress as pastors, churches and delegates began the great debate. What debate you ask? Very interesting story if you are not aware former president Henry Lyons served as president of NBC but was convicted and sentence 2 sever several year in federal prison. The great debate is whether or not he should have the chance to become president or not. There are those who believe in total forgiveness with no strings attached. While others believe in forgiveness but not forget-NESS. One group says the church must forgive, while the other group says we forgive BUT we don't have to forget what you did. It has been intriguing to listen to the conversation and at time heated conversation.

I have just cast my vote for Dr. Julius R. Scruggs to be our next president.