FILE – Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans on June 13, 2023. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, Southern Baptist leaders ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at
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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors and vote to expel Saddleback megachurch
Congregants arrive at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. The megachurch founded by Rick Warren was one of two churches expelled from the Southern Baptist Convention after a vote Wednesday at the SBC’s annual meeting. Allison Dinner/AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Dinner/AP Congregants arrive at Saddleback Church in Lake
The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis
A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention says that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Holly Meyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Holly