Southern Baptists narrowly rejected a proposal today (June 12, 2024) to enshrine a ban on churches with women pastors in their constitution after opponents argued it was unnecessary because the denomination already has a way of ousting such churches, the AP website reports.
The measure received support from 61% of the delegates, but failed to get the required two--thirds supermajority.
It still leaves the Southern Baptist Convention(SBC) with the official doctrinal statement saying the official pastor is limited to men. Even the opponents of the ban said they favored that doctrinal statement but didn't think it was necessary to reinforce it in the constitution.
Opponents noted that the SBC already can oust churches that assert women can serve as pastors -- as it did last year and last night.
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