Baptists: Palin Could Be President But Not A Minister

Governor Alaska Southern Baptist leaders are okay with Alaska's Governor running as a Vice President but say the pulpit is for men only.

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, October 02, 2008 - 10:03 am CST Last Updated: Thu, October 02, 2008 - 10:07 am CST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The nation's largest Protestant
denomination says a woman should not lead a church or a marriage.
But prominent Southern Baptists see nothing wrong with Sarah Palin
serving as vice president, or perhaps even commander-in-chief
someday.
The denomination is guided by The Baptist Faith and Message,
which states among other things that "The office of pastor is
limited to men," and a wife should "submit herself graciously"
to her husband.
But Southern Baptist leaders argue that Palin's potential work
as vice president or even president would be separate from her
family life with her husband, Todd, and their children.
The Reverend Richard Land, who heads the denomination's public
policy arm, says "We don't go beyond where the New Testament goes.
Public office is neither a church nor a marriage."

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KxVicious Says:

Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Who really cares what the Southern Baptists think?

Opinionwriter Says:

Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 12:12 pm

This is only a story because the main stream media wants to “expose” what they consider gender discrimination in the Church. They seem offended that the Church is not bound by the ideals and convictions of our secular society. Leave the Baptists alone unless you want to become one, which I’m not, but I do however support religious freedom.

durkac Says:

Thu, Oct 02, 2008 at 10:54 am

Not every Southern Baptist agrees with this opposing belief that women can serve as a VP or President or in any number of positions of what the Bible refers to as “in authority,” but not as a pastor. Some of us see the role of a pastor as that of a position of authority, as well.