. >> there is no doubt that we have a lot of work to do but at aiofns gde. lot ai gns. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation, dedicated to its founders and christian religion, community development and education. additional funding provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement product. that's why we're your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter. the jane henson foundation and corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. an historic vote by the southern baptist convention this week. the nation's largest protestant denomination elected new orleans pastor fred luter, jr. as its first african-american president. the emotional vote was hailed as a significant step for the sbc, which was founded in 1845 in support of slavery. luter told us he hopes to address the sbc's declining number of baptisms and members -- >> we need to find out what happened and we need