(RNS) — Drake, a fixture at SBC meetings, was a culture warrior, a biblical inerrantist and a fierce fighter for what he thought was right — including feuding with city officials who wanted to shut ...

Wiley Drake, a politically outspoken pastor and former vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention known for his advocacy for the poor, has died at the age of 82.

Magnolia native the Rev. Wiley S. Drake Sr., 82, a longtime Southern Baptist pastor best known for helping rally Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) churches to boycott Disney in the 1990s, ...