Southern Baptists' Gender Debate: Churches with Women Pastors Expelled.

The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled two congregations with women pastors and is considering an amendment to make churches' membership contingent upon prohibiting women pastors. While media coverage has focused on gender, an underlying conversation about sexuality has also shaped the church's opposition to women preaching. The SBC's stance on issues of gender and sexuality have not always been just about fidelity to their interpretation of scripture, but rather to differentiate itself from other, more progressive denominations.