What's next for the Southern Baptist Convention after it ousted 5 woman-led churches?

As I've said before, there are a multitude of Christian denominations. If you don't want to adhere to the tenants of the denomination your in, convert/move to another one.

Southern Baptists may not allow female clergy, but American Baptists, Episcopalians, and many others, including almost all non-denominational Christian churches, do.

Again Chip...picking and choosing verses that don't fit the story. Below are the verses that reference church leadership...as referenced throughout the verses it states He over and over again. And as for Anonymous below ...nope they are not going to hell.

1 Timothy 3 - 1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. 8 In the same way, deacons[b] are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. 11 In the same way, the women[c] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything. 12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well. 13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

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I think it's hilarious when people say "oh you're cherry picking verses" and then do the same thing...

The Bible is a book full of contradictions - and it's been horribly mistranslated over the years. Like the verse people like to claim says that the Abrahamic god hates gays - that "man shall not lie with man as with woman..." it actually says "man shall not lie with boy as with woman.'

I also find it amazing "there's plenty of denominations if you don't like one join another..." then what's the point of being a Christian if you just have hundreds of denominations with THEIR interpretation of "Christ's teachings?" How is that Christ-like?

This is what boggles me about Christians - and really anyone who is religious but mostly Christians having grown up Catholic. It's just contradiction after contradiction also the fact those who believe in the Abrahamic god are in an abusive relationship with it...to each his or her own but damn.