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Southern Baptists Vote to Further Expand Restrictions on Women as Leaders (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 2 years ago by deacon@lemmy.world to c/news@beehaw.org

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Yikes. There is quite a pattern developing in the religious right, in the US at least. We are turning back the clock folks.

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[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Now that’s the word of God.

No, it's not.

I's the words of many men claiming they know what God says. The divinity of Christ wasn't even decided on the church until the 4th century during council sessions like that of Nicea.

This decision is not extreme

Yes it is.