The Southern Baptist Convention is trending again, thanks to generous news coverage of its annual conference. The New York Times, the BBC, and The Guardian have all run stories on the four-day conference,

The Southern Baptists Convention easily passed a resolution that called for the reversal of same-sex marriage in the United States along with supporting other long-existing conservative hot topics.

The convention's voting, especially on the issue of same-sex marriage, is significant given its reach: The SBC is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, with nearly 13 million members in 2024, according to the organization. It could be a powerful lobbying force in Washington, D.C.