The Southern Baptist Convention rejected a proposal that would explicitly state that only men could be pastors. Does that mean that the SBC is changing and becoming more accepting of women in ...

Baptist confessions have long drawn attention beyond the church. The proposal on male pastors will too. Messengers from around the country will soon gather in Indianapolis to conduct the business of ...

In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a religious liberty resolution that — in terms ...

Nearly 10,000 church members have gathered in Indianapolis for the Southern Baptist Convention. The body voted 92% to expel a Virginia congregation that believes women can be in the pulpit. On ...

Importance of religion in one's life among members of the National Baptist Convention by belief in hell % of members of the National Baptist Convention who say religion is… ...

(The Conversation) — The recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention saw a number of motions related to women. The Conversation asked Susan Shaw, a gender and sexuality studies scholar ...