The decision was met with confusion and anger from members of the denomination and the public. Southern Baptist leaders had declined to consider the resolution the day before, saying they were concerned that the proposed language was too strong.
There was a standing ovation in the crowded convention room in Phoenix after the resolution was passed. The resolution decries 'every form of racism, including alt-right white supremacy and every form of racial and ethnic hatred as of the devil.' The Southern Baptist Convention voted to formally 'denounce and repudiate' white nationalism and the alt-right movement at the church's annual meeting Wednesday, but only after the denomination's leadership was criticized for initially bypassing the proposal. William McKissic whose resolution to condemn white supremacy was passed at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting on Wednesday in Phoenix.
