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Southern Baptists vote to uphold expulsions for churches with women pastors

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted to uphold the expulsions of Saddleback Church and Fern Creek Baptist for their women pastors. We ask what comes next for one of the nation’s largest, and most conservative, Christian denominations.

Kate Shellnutt, editorial director at Christianity Today, joins host Deepa Fernandes.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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