StmarysCity79
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In a move that will surely backfire spectacularly the Southern baptists have voted to keep out any churches with female pastors.
Why do Religious people and republicans enjoy living like it's the stone ages? Surely they don't think anyone under 40 will agree with this stupidity?
female pastors on Wednesday, after a dramatic clash at their annual convention over moves by an ultraconservative wing on multiple fronts to reverse what it sees as a liberal drift.
The ousted congregations are the Saddleback Church in Southern California, one of the denomination’s largest, and the Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. They were expelled in February, but were given the opportunity to appeal the decision at the church’s annual meeting in New Orleans, which ends Wednesday.
Why do Religious people and republicans enjoy living like it's the stone ages? Surely they don't think anyone under 40 will agree with this stupidity?
female pastors on Wednesday, after a dramatic clash at their annual convention over moves by an ultraconservative wing on multiple fronts to reverse what it sees as a liberal drift.
The ousted congregations are the Saddleback Church in Southern California, one of the denomination’s largest, and the Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. They were expelled in February, but were given the opportunity to appeal the decision at the church’s annual meeting in New Orleans, which ends Wednesday.
Southern Baptists Vote to Further Expand Restrictions on Women as Leaders (Published 2023)
Delegates at the denomination’s convention approved a stricter ban on female pastors and rejected the appeals of two churches led by women to remain in the denomination.
www.nytimes.com