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 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...
by Wendell Griffen | Jun 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention recently expelled two churches who chose women to serve as pastors. The convention also amended its primary doctrinal document to make it clear that Southern Baptists believe that it is not right for women to hold pastoral leadership...