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

[Eugene]

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

[RainCaster]

1. Mixed in with news about the Taliban...

Seems appropo

[onecaliberal]

2. Fake edicts from fake Christians.

[Major Nikon]

3. What makes you think they are fake?

[onecaliberal]

5. If it isn't obvious already, no one can "explain" it to you.

[Major Nikon]

6. Sounds more like you can't, but want to pretend you can

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

Might want to read this first:

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

[onecaliberal]

7. Sure, Jan.

[Major Nikon]

8. Shame, I was looking forward to your attempt

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]

4. Imagine a faith that preaches love and aid to those who are disadvantaged

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.