by Liz Cooledge Jenkins | Jun 30, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
When people hear of the Southern Baptist Convention’s recent vote to reject the appeals of two churches who were expelled from the denomination for having female pastors, some wonder: Why would those churches want to stay in the denomination? Why not chart a...
by Erin Robinson Hall | Jun 28, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
I’m always surprised when I count up the years. These days, what feels like yesterday was really decades ago. That may be because we are just plain getting older. All of us. The U.S. Census Bureau released data that confirms this feeling. The median age of folks in...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention met in New Orleans last week and declared women lacked the necessary chromosome to pastor a church. Bless their hearts. Some male allies rushed to post pithy memes expressing allyship to demonstrate their wokeness. Others sought to...
by Randall Balmer | Jun 22, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Whatever you want to say about Southern Baptists (and yes, there’s a lot to say) they know how to stand up for principles. Opposition to sexual misconduct among prominent figures within the denomination? Well, no. Despite a damning 2022 report about pervasive sexual...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 20, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Where have we heard those words before? Those strident and defensive words from Southern Baptist leaders who claim full biblical authority for denouncing women as unequal in power and position. Listen to their words, along with haunting echoes from a tragic and what...
