In a surprise move, Southern Baptists said no to two well-known presidential candidates and elected a church planter from Marietta, Ga., to lead them in the coming year. Bryant Wright, senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga., beat Ted Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla., 4,225 to 3,371 in a runoff. Wright’s votes represented 55.11 percent…
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