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Okay all, let's talk about this real quick and it's implications for the so-called #SocialJusticeStatement .

Let's start by noting that the name "Stan Hannon" is a misspelling.

As can be seen at this link (fbcbelleview.org/stan-hannan-se…) his name is, in fact, Stan *Hannan* (thread)
First, let's talk about Stan's biography a bit.

The scant details given on the church website about his military service (fbcbelleview.org/stan-hannan-se…) along with what @JustinPetersMin has said give us enough info to research exactly what Stan's role was in the Rhodesian military.
Also, real quick shout out to @C_Stroop and @anxiousoracle for their work researching this.

@anxiousoracle did most of the legwork on the research front, and I am building off that work here.

Now, back to our friend Pastor Stan.
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A pastor I know was recently researching the what the founders of the SBC had to say about slavery. 1/ #Thread
While it's been common knowledge that the SBC was founded to allow missionaries to own slaves as they moved West with the Gospel, 2/
He was dismayed to learn that many influential leaders not only supported slavery "just" theoretically, they also owned slaves. 3/
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