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
SBC pastor Rev. Linda Barnes Popham with the choir at Fern Creek Baptist Church in May 21, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.AP Photo/Jessie WardarskiDuring 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...