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Eugene

(62,650 posts)
Wed Jun 14, 2023, 01:57 PM Jun 2023

Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch

Source: NPR

Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch

June 14, 202312:35 PM ET
Jason DeRose

The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelming Wednesday to uphold earlier decisions to expel two churches because they have women pastors.

The decision came during the group's annual meeting in New Orleans. The SBC heard appeals by California megachurch Saddleback and a smaller church, Fern Creek Baptist in Louisville, Ky.

Saddleback Church ordained a woman as a campus pastor, and the Kentucky congregation has had a woman pastor for more than three decades.

The SBC's statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors and the nearly 13,000 voters, who are called "messengers," voted overwhelmingly to uphold the churches' removals.

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Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/14/1182141691/southern-baptist-convention-sbc-women-pastors-saddleback-megachurch

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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors, uphold expulsion of Saddleback megachurch (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2023 OP
Mixed in with news about the Taliban... RainCaster Jun 2023 #1
Fake edicts from fake Christians. onecaliberal Jun 2023 #2
What makes you think they are fake? Major Nikon Jun 2023 #3
If it isn't obvious already, no one can "explain" it to you. onecaliberal Jun 2023 #5
Sounds more like you can't, but want to pretend you can Major Nikon Jun 2023 #6
Sure, Jan. onecaliberal Jun 2023 #7
Shame, I was looking forward to your attempt Major Nikon Jun 2023 #8
Imagine a faith that preaches love and aid to those who are disadvantaged Major Nikon Jun 2023 #4

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
6. Sounds more like you can't, but want to pretend you can
Wed Jun 14, 2023, 08:32 PM
Jun 2023

Why don't you try, assuming you actually could.

Might want to read this first:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
8. Shame, I was looking forward to your attempt
Thu Jun 15, 2023, 08:47 AM
Jun 2023

It would have been interesting for you to explain how doing what Christians have been doing for literally the entire span of Christianity somehow makes them fake Christians.

At least now it’s safe to assume you can’t and only have passive aggressive gibberish to offer in response to the bullshit call.

Major Nikon

(36,900 posts)
4. Imagine a faith that preaches love and aid to those who are disadvantaged
Wed Jun 14, 2023, 06:12 PM
Jun 2023

Then imagine the vast majority of the adherents to that same faith who spend all their time with their foot on the neck of the disadvantaged.

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