Southern Baptist delegates overwhelmingly back prohibiting same-sex marriage

Dallas — Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on same-sex marriage - including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.

They also called for legislators to curtail sports betting and support policies that promote childbearing.

The votes Tuesday came at the gathering of more than 10,000 church representatives at the annual meeting of the nation's largest Protestant denomination.