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The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors.
The California megachurch, along with Fern Creek Baptist of Louisville, Kentucky, appealed their ejection for having women pastors.
Delegates voted 9,437-1,212 to reject an appeal by Rick Warren, Saddleback's founding pastor and best-selling author of "The Purpose Driven Life."
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold. It has rejected an appeal by the California megachurch of its ejection for having women pastors.
NEW ORLEANS — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors. Southern Baptist church representatives at their annual meeting here also rejected a similar appeal by a smaller church,