No need to say much about the content of yesterday’s statement of apology and repentance issued by the Council of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. It is an acknowledgement of our inevitable implication in all the chapters of our story, including the tragic story of Britain and the slave trade. As a Scot whose country and society benefited financially from trafficking in human beings I want to identify entirely and without reservation with the words carefully chosen and humbly offered.
So instead of any paraphrase or precis I can offer, you can read the full text at the Baptist union of Great Britain website. It is a document framed in the values of the Kingdom of God.
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