Ga. Southern Baptists enact policy to discourage women pastors

Tools

Ga. Southern Baptists enact policy to discourage women pastors

Story Published: Nov 12, 2008 at 11:37 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 12, 2008 at 11:37 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Southern Baptists have approved a policy that diminishes the role of churches led by women pastors.

The policy approved Tuesday gives the state Baptist Convention
the ability to refuse donations from entities out of sync with Southern Baptist beliefs. The only church that currently falls into that category is the 2,700-member Decatur First Baptist led by the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell.

Southern Baptists say only men may be head pastor. J. Robert White, executive director of the convention, said there was talk last year of breaking ties with Decatur First Baptist.

Pennington-Russell was out of town and did not attend the convention. She said no one told her those matters would be discussed.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

User Agreement

View comments

The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of WAGT. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

WAGT and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. Comments are posted on site immediately and without station moderation. If you feel a comment is inappropriate you may flag it for review. For guidelines on flagging comments see our Terms & Conditions. We reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove or edit user-generated content at any time and for any or no reason in our absolute and sole discretion without prior notice, although we have no duty to do so or to monitor any Public Forum.

I have read and agree to the terms

Hide comments

More Good Stuff

WAGT Weather

Click here for 7 Day Forecast
Icon
Current Temp 82.0 °F
Mostly Cloudy
More Weather

WAGT Weather

On Demand

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.

Viewer Poll

Do you think Aiken County's blue laws should be repealed?

  • Yes
  • No
  • I'm not sure

What's On Tonight Full Schedule