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Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

  • Written by Susan M. Shaw, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles goSBC pastor Rev. Linda Barnes Popham with the choir at Fern Creek Baptist Church in May 21, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its...

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