0_Apprentice
My mom has been going on about the Southern Baptist Convention lately. I've never been the most religious person.. but I'd like to get closer to her. So, I want to learn more about it.
1_Wizard
Well its in the US and its a christian denomination
0_Apprentice
I see.. I kind of gathered that just from her interest. Is there anything more peculiar or obscure, harder to know that you could tell me?
1_Wizard
Largest worlds baptist denomination with over 15 million members 
0_Apprentice
Interesting.. I wouldn't have guessed that. Is there a reason it's popular?
1_Wizard
Southern baptist split with northern baptist over the issue of slavery and if slave owners could be missionarys
0_Apprentice
Oh, crazy. So it has roots that far back? Is there anything else about the history you can tell me? 
1_Wizard
After the civil war another split happened because the freedman set up black congregations
0_Apprentice
I gotcha. So it's gone through a few different forms. What's one last thing I could use to show my mother that I've developed an interest in it?
1_Wizard
Since the 1940's the SBC has shifted away from some of the historical identification