The Southern Baptist Convention moved to strike women from holding leadership roles in its churches. The organization also voted to finalize the expulsion of two churches for having female pastors, Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Geoff Bennett discussed the impact of the decision with Fern Creek’s Rev. Linda Barnes Popham.
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