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Southern Baptists advance measure to enshrine ban on women pastors

At the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Orlando on June 10, messengers voted on a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine a ban on women pastors.

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Southern Baptists debate whether to expand ban on female pastors

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Southern Baptist Convention weighs stricter ban on churches with women pastors

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Southern Baptists Move to Strengthen Ban on Women Pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention moved on Wednesday to strengthen its prohibition on women as church leaders and preachers, voting decisively to add language to its constitution clarifying that its chu...

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Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors

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Florida pastor Willy Rice elected SBC president at annual gathering

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Southern Baptists’ vote emphasizes long-standing objection to female pastors, preachers

The vote in favor of the Truth and Unity Amendment was 6,028 to 2,026.

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Ban on female pastors advanced by national Southern Baptists at convention

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Southern Baptists to consider constitutional amendment barring female pastors

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SBC debates Charlie Kirk amendment for political violence resolution

Resolutions on political violence and immigration arose with renewed factionalism in the nation's largest Protestant denomination over politics.

Baptist News Global

Bulletin: Debate cut short on Mohler amendment

Mohler had pleaded with messengers not to amend his proposed wording. Ending debate ensured no amendments were proposed or considered.

Religion News Service on MSN

SBC tries to move on from abuse crisis, will debate women pastors and immigration

ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — More than 11,000 Southern Baptist church representatives will gather in Orlando this week, where they will debate women pastors and send out missionaries.

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Southern Baptist abuse probe is over. Debates over its meaning are not

In fall 2024, Megan Lively said, she heard from the FBI agent leading an investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention that the matter was going full steam ahead. "She made it seem like there was a lot going on," Lively recalled by phone Friday.

Washington Examiner

Southern Baptists to debate church’s stance on same-sex marriage and female pastors

The nation’s largest Protestant denomination is set to debate a sweeping resolution that urges lawmakers to make gay marriage illegal. Southern Baptists, gathering this week for their annual convention, are considering proposals aimed at overturning ...

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NC Baptist leader wants civil debate on marriage

CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — The newly-elected president of North Carolina’s largest religious denomination says he’s hoping for a civil debate over a proposal to ban same-sex marriage in the state constitution. The Rev. Mark Harris, president of the Baptist ...