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The Southern Baptist Convention is Expelling Churches Led by Women Pastors
They fear that women pastors are just a precursor to sexual immorality
While we are on the topic of the subjugation of women (if you missed yesterday’s rant on this topic, you can read it here), let’s take a peek at what is going on at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual convention.
Convinced that they have somehow time-traveled back to the 50s, the convention voted to expel all member churches that are led by women pastors.
Only male pastors are allowed. Cuz women should never be in authority over men. They can be children’s pastors or women’s pastors, but head pastor? Nope. The fragile male ego can’t handle it.
Mind you, there are about 2,000 women pastors in member churches, so expelling those churches would mean a substantial drop in membership. And the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is experiencing an alarming drop in membership already.
So, it makes perfect sense to 1.) kick out 2,000 or so churches and 2.) put rules in place that will make the SBC even less attractive to young people than it already is.
Actually, those rules against women as pastors have been on the books for decades. It’s just that a few thousand member churches…