Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations.

  • HM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uk
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    22 hours ago

    The same rules for marriage applies to men

    What’s the point of marriage at all if separating would be easy anyway? Unless you implement some form of legal equality for cohabiting persons

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      What’s the point of marriage at all if separating would be easy anyway?

      What’s the point of marriage if you’re only with the person because separating would be difficult?

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      The same rules for marriage applies to men

      Never has this been true. Even if it’s true on paper in modern times. That’s why there’s “no fault” divorce.

      Edit: although certain indigenous religions did give women more rights to divorce the spouse