Baptists Split on Gay Rights, Ordination of Women
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Reverend Patterson, president of South Western Baptist Theological Seminary, about a vote by the Southern Baptist Convention to withdraw form the Baptist World Alliance. By a two-thirds majority the leaders of the largest Protestant denomination -- with 16 million members -- voted to sever ties. The move stems from disputes over gay rights, ordination of women and other issues. The vote came at the group's annual meeting in Indianapolis.
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