Why Jimmy Carter left the Southern Baptist Convention


	Why Jimmy Carter left the Southern Baptist Convention

masbury

7-29-2009 3:49 PM

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religion, gender

masbury says:

Subservience of women to men is a false argument, dependent upon selection of certain verses of the Bible and the exclusion of many others. Suppressing female leadership is a cultural decision of male leaders, not an accurate reading of Scripture.

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7-30-2009 5:38 AM

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