The Non-Prophets, Episode 22.28.3 featuring Kelley Laughlin, Kara Griffin, Helen Greene and Teo el Ateo

North Carolina megachurch exits Southern Baptist Convention after expulsions over women pastors, AP News, By Peter Smith, June 30, 2023 https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-megachurch-leaves-southern-baptist-convention-f21a86e67c713765b9ace02f609e24c0

A North Carolina mega-church called Elevation Church, exited the Southern Baptist Convention after the expulsion of other churches over them having woman pastors.
The Southern Baptist Convention has seen consistent membership declines for the past two decades. You would think that they would realize that they're doing something wrong, look around at the churches who are accepting female ministers, and realize this is one of the things that we're doing wrong and we need to change. But fear not, it doesn't seem like it registered in their heads at all.
With a history of taking the worst possible position on social issues and then digging in based on cherry-picked verses and then say they're literally interpreting the bible. The Southern Baptist Convention seems to love picking out certain verses that always seem to affect marginalized or disadvantaged groups
Originally formed in 1845 as a separate convention from the Northern Baptists because the southern slave-holding Baptists wanted to continue being pro-slavery while they continued to advocate for racist policies. Well into the 20th century they advocated for things likesegregation and rejecting interracial dating.
Some of the leaders in this current debate are saying they are trying to right a ship that has been veering too far into the liberal realm in terms of sexuality, gender, and politics. Does it really seem too far for women to be allowed to preach in their churches? God is the head misogyny.
The Billy Graham rule which was made famous recently by Mike Pence when he was saying that you know he doesn't ever dine alone with women comes from the same source. Basically it is preventing women from being able to move up in organizations because you are treating women like they're some kind of sexual object that you have to keep at arm's length.
In this scenario women are not intended to succeed at anything, preach, teach, or do anythingoutside of the home. This is a group of people using their God to further marginalize a group of people who have already been excluded.
It's great that the Elevation Church is sticking to their guns and are not bowing to the SBC but at the same time why would you want the approval of anyone that has this old antiquated misogynist view? But the drama is a bonus.

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