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History of Feminism

FBaggins

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3. Not exactly

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Mar 1, 2023, 08:25 AM

Mar 2023

The denomination doesn’t have the power to expel a pastor.

But they are a voluntary (in both directions) affiliation of churches. The churches involved in this story are still there… still have female pastors… and still have “Baptist” in their name. They just can’t be part of the SBC.

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Southern Baptist Church is expelling female pastors [View all] irisblue Mar 2023 OP

But they're Christians! PJMcK Mar 2023 #1

It means whatever True Blue American Mar 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2023 #5

Debatable. lark Mar 2023 #6

I was going to a Methodist Church True Blue American Mar 2023 #2

Not exactly FBaggins Mar 2023 #3